328 Mr. Roland Trimen on 



2nd median nerviile and sub-median nervure ; beyond 

 these, a broken irregular line of lunular marks, succeeded 

 by lunulated and sub-marginal streaks corres]3onding with 

 those of the upperside — all fulvous-ochreous ; a hoary- 

 violaceous clouding about upper hind-marginal area. 



$. Duller and paler than $, and without violaceous 

 gloss; all the fuscous marhings more -pronounced. Fore- 

 wing : from lower extremity of first costal bar, an irregular 

 interrupted streak extending to about middle of sub-median 

 nervure ; 2nd costal bar prolonged to 3rd median nervule 

 by 2 small elongate spots ; all spots of discal row larger 

 than in <? ; two cellular streaks distinct, the inner one 

 extending below cell and a little over 1st median nervule. 

 Hindiving : about middle, an irregular interrupted streak 

 (continuous of that in fore wing) extending and gradually 

 attenuating as far as sub-median nervure beyond middle ; 

 3 black spots (of which the 2 upper are large and the 

 costal one somewhat suffused) take the place of the leaden- 

 grey badge of the $ ; these spots are continuous of the 

 discal row of the forewing, and the costal one is anteriorly 

 bounded by a whitish lunule. Underside. — Very dif- 

 ferent in colour from that of the $ , being very pale dull 

 greyish-ochreous, tvith a strong brassy-greenish gloss; 

 nearly all the markings indistinct. Forewing: last spot 

 of discal row large and conspicuous. Hindwing : the in- 

 terrupted series of white spots ic anting ; ocelli with small 

 but conspicuous white centres; an additional (5th) ocellus 

 next costa. 



In outline this Lachnoptera differs fi'om the only 

 species hitherto known, L. lole (Fab.), the forewings 

 being more produced apically and the hindwings more 

 angulated at the extremity of the 3rd median nervule. 

 The male differs from the $ lole on the upperside in 

 both coloimng (which is brighter and yellower) and 

 marking ; the forewings presenting two costal blackish 

 bars and a blackish suffused marking on the lunulated 

 sub-marginal streak, and the hindwings having a much 

 smaller sexual badge. On the underside the South 

 African form has the markings far less distinct, and the 

 white stripe of the hindwings is interrupted and macular ; 

 the latter wings also want the ocellus Avhich in lole is 

 situated between the sub-costal nervules. The female 

 differs greatly in appearance from the butterfly which the 

 late Mr. Hewitson referred (I believe rightly) to that sex 

 of lole, which I noted as " fuscous ; all the outer area of 



