282 Mr. CI. T. Betliime-Baker's 



deep curve, almost a small sem.icircle, the seventh is shifted far 

 outwards and the eighth inwards; a broad whitish area follows, 

 and is edged externally by an indefinite row of internervular lunules, 

 which is succeeded by a terminal row of semicircular, barely trace- 

 able marks, a trace of a subana.1 black spot. 



$. Upperside, both wings bro^^ii with the basal and the median 

 areas lustrous blue, with a trace of a spot closing the cells. Under- 

 side as in the male. 



Expanse, <$ 33-38; ? 35-40 mm. 



Hab. Newcastle, Natal (Kaffirland, Zululand; 

 Transvaal?). 



Types in my collection. 



This species has hitherto been confused with N. niobe 

 Trinien, that author himself having considered it as merely 

 an aberration of his insect. The androconia are, however, 

 very different and quite prove its distinctness. 



Neochrysops lacrimosa major var. nov. 



(^. Upperside, both wings solid violet blue, a full-toned colour, 

 without the iridescent hue noticeable in the smaller race. Under- 

 side, both wings similar to the parent form, but with the underside 

 paler and all the markings well accentuated. A very much larger 

 race than the other. 



Expanse, ^ 44 mm. 



Hah. Newcastle, Natal. 



Type in my collection. 



Trimen refers to the variableness of the species, but does 

 not mention the difference in size, which with the marked 

 diversity in colour makes the local form quite worthy of 

 a name; the genitalia are quite typical. 



Genitalia. Harpagines very broad indeed and moderately long, 

 upper margin highly arched from the base to beyond the middle, 

 where it is somewhat excised to the apex, which ascends slightly 

 into a knobbed extremity ; lower margin waved, with the terminal 

 half expanded into a large rounded dentate lobe whose saw-edged 

 teeth are large and strong; furca unusually well developed, with 

 the anellus having a well-curved front margin; aedoeagus of 

 moderate dimensions with two strong teeth near the extremity, 

 on the upper edge, the aj^ex itself being expanded into a large 

 trumpet-mouthed orifice ; cingulum broadish, angled forward above 

 the middle; tegumien a narrow, substantial ridge v/ith rounded 



