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dark olive-brown band crossing cell near base, another dark band 

 jusfc beyond crossing whole fore wing ; beyond this band a pale area, 

 where the markings of the upper side, particularly those near inner 

 margin, may be distinguished ; within this pale area a large inverted 

 triangular olive-brown marking, the apex being situated on lower dis- 

 coidal nervule and the base on costa ; close to the side of this triangle 

 next the base are three small black spots, of which the upper is nearer 

 the base than the second, and the second nearer than the third ; also 

 within pale area is a wide olive-brown band, inwardly broadly bordered 

 with blackish, extending from second median nervule to inner margin ; 

 a black lunular mark just beyond cell, and two black lines between 

 first and second median nervules ; hind margin broadly bordered with 

 olive-brown, paler inwardly, and with two indistinct silvery spots near 

 anal angle. Hind wings silvery ; an irregular black line commencing 

 on costa near base, crossing cell, and turning off sharply towards 

 inner margin on third median nervule ; another somewhat similar line 

 beyond, terminating about midway between anal angle and base ; 

 space between these two lines above costal nervure olive-brown ; lower 

 portion of cell filled in with olive-brown ; a black mark at end of cell. 

 Beyond silvery basal area an irregular olive-brown band crosses the 

 wings, within this band four dark reddish lunules, inwardly edged 

 with silvery blue and black, outwardly bordered with black ; the first 

 of these lunules is just below costal nervure, the second and third 

 respectively between first and second and second and third median 

 nervules. Below upper red lunule a large silvery spot centered with 

 olive-brown, and bordered inwardly with black ; a black spot below, 

 and again below this a black streak with a minute silvery blue spot at 

 its inner end ; close to hind margin a series of seven dull orange 

 markings, bordered inwardly with first a black line, then a silvery 

 lunule ; hind margin olive-brown ; a silvery blue streak along upper 

 tail. Exp. 2^ in. 



Hab. New Caledonia ?. In Coll. H. J. Adams. 



Mr. Adams has just received a single specimen of this very 

 distinct new Charaxes. It came from Mr. Watkins, of East- 

 bourne, who obtained it in a mixed collection, and could not be 

 positive as to locality, though he believed it to have come from 

 New Caledonia.* This species has no very near ally in the 

 genus ; its place appears to be next C. epigenes, Godm. and Salv. ; 

 it, however, differs from this species in its falcate fore wings, 

 which resemble in shape those of C. pyrrhus, Linn. Besides the 

 shape of the fore wings, it may be distinguished from C. epigenes 

 by the yellow band of the hind wings. From C. caphontis, Hew., 

 an allied species, it may be distinguished by the absence of the 

 red discal markings of the hind wings. 



Lynton Villa, Sydney Road, Enfield: Aug. 15th, 1898. 



* Mr. Watkins has since written me that he has confirmed New 

 Caledonia as the locality for this Charaxes. 



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