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pearly white, the nervules brown, having the white spots on the 

 upper side plainly marked ; near the hind margin, between the 

 first and submedian nervules, there is a large black spot. Hind 

 wing nearly white, with a broad transverse band of chocolate, 

 somewhat irregular in outline, from the costa to the anal angle 

 bordered on its basal side with a faint bluish line, which is again 

 bordered by a rather stronger black line. The whole of the head, 

 abdomen, and thorax white. Exp. 3^ in. 



Hab. Gaboon. In coll. Crowley. 



Philognoma violinitens, sp. n. (PI. XVIII., fig. 1). 



^ . Fore wing similar to P. Decius, Fabr., but differs in having 

 the transverse band across the wings much broader ; this pearly- 

 white band is bordered on either side with a band of pale mauve 

 of varying width, being much broader, with more of a blue tint on 

 the basal side. Hind wing has the white band extended to a little 

 below the first median nervure narrowing to a point ; the blue and 

 mauve edgings are much broader than in the fore wing ; the orange 

 patch is much less extended than in P. Decius. Exp. 3^ in. 



Hab. Accra. In coll. Crowley. 



The female (PL XVIII., fig. 2) differs still more from P. Decius, 

 the general colour being black rather than brown ; the band of 

 white which traverses both wings is much broader, with a slight 

 indication of mauve edging near the base below the discoidal cell 

 near the hind margin there is a hastate mark of pearly white, 

 tinged with red between each nervule. The hind wmg has the 

 white transverse band narrowing towards the inner margin ; there 

 is an outline of mauve on the basal side ; near the hind margin 

 there are six ocelli increasing in size from the costa to the anal 

 angle ; these oceUi are chestnut-red, with white borders on the 

 upper edge, each spot having a small black centre. Under side is 

 much deeper in colour than in P. Decias, the base being deep 

 rufous-brown, with vermiculations ; all the markings are very 

 similar to P. Decius ; the white above the ocellus nearest the anal 

 angle is surmounted by a black baud. Exp. 3f in. 



Hab. Cameroons. In coll. Crowley. 



I take this opportunity of illustrating the under- 

 mentioned new species of African Lijccnicke in my 

 collection, described by Miss E. M. Sharpe, in the 



