1920] Holland, Lepidoptera of the Congo 233 



(378) 3. Cupido Patricia (Trimen) 

 Lycoena patricia Trimen, 1881, S. Afr. Butt., II, p. 20. 

 Cupido patricia Aurivillius, 1898, Rhop. ^Ethiop., p. 374. 



There are eight specimens, one male, and seven females; one fe- 

 male taken at Kwamoiith, July 1909, the rest at Niangara in November 

 1910. They have been carefully compared with specimens of C. (Ly- 

 coBna) patricia (Trimen), received from Mr. Trimen, the author of the 

 species, and appear to agree with them. I may say, in passing, that I 

 think that the species represents a varietal form of C. parsimon (Fab- 

 ricius) and it is hard to define the difference between the two forms 

 without very carefuly scrutiny. 



CupiDOPSis Karsch 



(379) 1 . Cupidopsis hippocrates (Fabricius) 



Hesperia (Rurales) hippocrates Fabricius, 1793, Ent. Syst., Ill, part 1, p. 288. 

 Cupido hippocrates Aurivillius, 1898, Rhop. .Ethiop., p. 376. 

 Cupidopsis hippocrates Neave, 1910, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 601. 



Two males taken at Medje in August 1910. 



I follow Neave in referring this species to the genus Cupidopsis 

 Karsch, the type of which is C. jobates. It might as well be placed here 

 as anywhere, unless a new genus be erected for its reception. In its 

 markings it shows little resemblance to C. jobates, but structurally it is 

 very close to that species. The female is figured in Mabille's work on 

 the Lepidoptera of Madagascar, included in Grandidier's magnificent 

 series of volumes on the natural history of that island. It differs from 

 the male in lacking the white at the apices of the fore wings, and in 

 having the hind border of the secondaries narrowly margined with 

 white upon which the marginal ocelli are conspicuous. I have an ex- 

 tensive series of this species from various parts of Africa, west, east, and 

 south. 



EvERES Hiibner 



(380) 1. Everes togara (Pla^tz) 



Lycoena togara Ploetz, 1880, Stett. Ent. Zeit., XLI, p. 202. 



Cupido micylus var. togara Aurivillius, 1898, Rhop. iEthiop., p. 377. 



This species, which is common in Cameroon and the valley of the 

 Ogove, is represented in the collection by three tattered specimens, a 

 male taken at Medje in September and two females caught at Medje, 

 one in April, the other in August. 



Aurivillius regards this insect as a varietal form of E. micylus 

 (Cramer) but Mr. Bethune-Baker informs me that a careful study of 

 the genitalia made by him reveals that togara (Ploetz) is specifically 

 distinct from micylus (Cramer). 



