species of African, diarnal Lepidoptera. 553 



yellowish gi'een colour larger, extending to the anal angle, but 

 becoming browner towards the angle ; the lines of black in the 

 discoidal cell are present as in the fore wing. Under side of fore 

 wing is much paler in colour, with a naiTOw transverse line of 

 brown near the middle ; the black markings near the base are 

 plainly shown ; near the hind margin there are three rows of 

 hastate markings, the colour being greyish green ; the first row 

 has a smaU black spot between each nervure, and the third row is 

 much broader and very distinct, commencing narrowly at the 

 costa and becoming wider at the inner margin. Under side of 

 hiud wing is nearly similar to the fore wing, the narrow band of 

 brown continuing to the submedian nervure, but the third row of 

 hastate markings commencing broadly at the costa and terminating 

 just above the second median nervule. Exp. 2;^ in. 



Hab. Sierra Leone. In coll. Crowley. 



Charaxes Gahonica, sp. n. (PI. XVII., fig. 3). 



$ , This species resembles the Burmese C. NicJiolii of H. G. 

 Smith, Ehop. Exot., pt. ii., pi. ii., fig. 1 & 2, more nearly than any 

 African species I have hitherto seen. The fore wing is rufous- 

 black, with a very large basal area of chocolate ; in the centre of 

 the inner margin is a large patch of yellowish white, quadrate in 

 form and extending to the first median nervule, margined by a line 

 of bluish grey on each side ; above this patch are five subovate 

 spots of white, three of medium size, commencing with one at the 

 end of the discoidal cell, succeeded by two larger spots between 

 the second and third median nervules, and two much smaller 

 between the fourth subcostal and the first discoidal or radial 

 nervule ; there is also a row of small white spots situated between 

 the discoidal cell and hind margin; close to the hind margin, 

 between the submedian and first median nervules, there is one 

 white spot of moderate size. The hind wing is cream-colour, witli 

 the basal area chocolate, shaduig nito grey ; the hiud margin is 

 scalloped and has a thin line of black, with two small tails, one at 

 the end of the third and the other at the end of the first median 

 nervule ; at the end of the costa near the hind margin there is a 

 black spot with a small white centre, and there is also a submarginal 

 border of simall spots having cream-coloured centres enchcled with 

 a narrow black line, which is more pronounced near the hind mar- 

 gin ; from the costa to the anal angle the colouring of the transverse 

 band on the under side showing through forms a grey band. Head 

 and upper part of thorax chocolate, the rest of thorax and base of 

 abdomen black, the end of abdomen grey. Under side : fore wing 



