Monograph of the genus Catochrysops Boisduval. 279 



The eyes of the majority of the group are hairy, but 

 there is a small number that have glabrous eyes, several 

 of these, however, have the clasps of quite a different 

 shape, and they will probably form nevv' genera ; the furca 

 and anellus are, however, of the specialised structure 

 already referred to, thus showing that they belong to this 

 group in sensu stricto. 



The distribution of the group is very hmited ; the great 

 majority are confined to the Aethiopian region, and many 

 appear to have a very restricted range therein. None 

 whatever obtain in both the Oriental and Aethiopian 

 regions, though if the pattern alone were considered there 

 Vv^ould be little doubt that E. cnejus and E. osiris would 

 be placed as Indian and African forms of the same species ; 

 the genitaha are, however, very different, the androconia 

 likewise differ, thus proving the distinctness of the two. 

 There are two species common to Africa and Madagascar, 

 and there is one species peculiar to Madagascar, whilst 

 there are sixty species pecuhar to the African con- 

 tinent itself. In the Oriental Region I only recognise 

 two or three species, viz. cnejus with probably the Bali 

 Island race suffusus Rothschild ; whilst luzonicus Rober 

 may possibly be another species, though from the genitalia 

 (see Plate XXIII, ng. 50a) I rather doubt even this. 



fScudder fixed the type of the genus Catochri/sopis as 

 strabo, an oriental species and quite different generically to 

 all the other species hitherto included in Boisduval's genus ; 

 it becomes necessary therefore to erect a new one to con- 

 tain the large assemblage of African species, and I propose 

 the name Neochrysops for this purpose. 



Neochrysops gen. nov. 



Head smallish, eyes small, hairy; frons rather broad, central area 

 filled with loose scales and hahs, margins having closely apprcssed 

 scales ; antenna with long tapering clubs to beyond the centre of 

 the costa. Palpi of moderate length, basal segment short, second 

 segment long, end segment shortish; the two former covered with 

 closely appressed scales giving a very smooth appearance. Legs, 

 mid and hind pair, with a pair of short spines on tibiae at tarsal 

 joint. 



Wings. Primaries moderately broad, not long, with straightish 

 costa, hind margin arched; secondaries, not very ample, evenly 

 curved, from the apex. Neuration. Primaries : vein 2 emitted 



