NYMPHALIS DECIUS. 



Plate VI. fig. 1, 2. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section : Diurna. Family : Nymphalidae, Sicains. 



Genus. Nymphalis, Latr. Papilio (Nymph. Gemmat.), Vrurtj. 



Nymphalis Decius. Alis supnl fuscis, fascia coramuni alba ; posticis caudatis, ad angulum ani lufis ocellis 

 duobus. (Expans. Alar. 3 uiic. 3 lin.) 



Stn. Papilio Decius, Cram. pi. 114. A. B. Fabr. Ent. Syst. 111. l.jo. 67. No. 210. m-rbst. tab. m.f. 112. 

 Nymphalis D., Em. MHh. ix. p. 303. Doiiomn Nat. Repos. 4. 109. 



Habitat: Sierra Leone {JJruri/). Interior, near the Gold Coast {Donovan). 



Upper Side. Antennee black. Eyes, head, thorax, and abdomen brown. One-third of the 

 superior wings next the body brown ; apical half brownish black. These two colours divided by a 

 white band or bar, which, beginning at the anterior edges, crosses these wings, and runs half way 

 down the posterior ones, being edged with blue. Posterior wings furnished with two tails, the lower 

 part of them being of a dark orange ; next the body brown, and next the upper corners almost black. 

 There are also two small eyes on these wings ; one near the abdominal corners, the other at the middle 

 of the external edges. 



Under Side. Palpi and tongue yellow brown. Breast and abdomen brown. Legs next the body 

 brown, the extreme joints almost white. Wings next the body brown for about half an inch, when 

 they suddenly become white, and gradually alter in colour to a blueish, and then to a dark brown 

 all along their external edges, where the inferior wings have several small spots and eyes. Wings dappled 

 with an innumerable quantity of small streaks. Wings angulated. 



Mr. Smeathman states that this species was taken at a considerable distance from the 

 coast, and that it is exceedingly scarce. 



Nl^MPHALIS EUPALE. 



Plate VI. fig. 3. 



Order : Lepidoptera. Section : Diurna. Family : Nymphalidse, Sivains. 



Gencs. Nymphalis, Latr. Papilio (Nymph. Gemmat.), Drury. 



Ny'mphalis Ecpale. Alis supra argenteo-virescentibus, ajiice saturatiore, subtiis gramineis, punctis margina- 

 libus nigris ocellatis. ( Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.) 



Syn. Papilio (Pleb. Urbic.) Eupale, Drury, App. vol. 3. (1783.) 



Papilio (Nymph.) Amasia, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 111. I. p. 130. A'o. 419.(1793). Encydop. Mfth. ix. p. 389, 

 (Nymphalis A.) 



Habitat : Sierra Leone. 



Upper Side. Antennae black. Head and thorax dark greenish brown. Abdomen light green. 

 Half the anterior wings next the body pea-green, the other half much darker green. The posterior 

 wings also pea-green, but next the body paler, with a row of small different shaped brown spots placed 

 along the external edges. 



Under Side. Palpi white. Tips black. Tongue green. Legs, breast, and abdomen white. 

 Wings beautiful pea-green, with some different shaped silver spots, very small and dispersed over 



