Monograph of the genus Calochnjsops Boisduval. 285 



Neoehrysops ignota Trimen. Plates XVI, fig. 6; XXVI, 



fig. 6. 



Lycaena ignota Trimen, S. Afr. Butt., ii, p. 39 (1887). 

 Cupido ignotus Aiirivillius, Ehop. Aethiop., p. 376 (1898). 

 Catochrysops ignota Butler, P.Z.S. Lond., p. 193 (1898). 

 Lycaena ignota Trimen. Trans, Ent. Soc. Lond., 1906, 

 p. 75, PI. V, fig. 11. 



(^ and $. Uppers de, both wings pale brownish, with a darker line 

 closing the cells and a fine dark termen with greyish fringes. 

 Underside, both wings hoary grey with darker spots, often inclined to 

 blackish, encircled with whitish. Primaries with a spot closing the cell, 

 the postmedian series consisting of six spots, the second and third 

 often placed obliquely to each other, curved outwards from the first 

 spot; and in a slight curve with the fourth and fifth, the last of 

 v/hich is shifted somewhat inwards and the sixth slightly outwards ; 

 an indistinct row of submarginal internervular lunules. Second- 

 aries with four small black spots near the base, three below each 

 other, and one smaller close to the base on the inner margin, another 

 black spot above the lunule closing the cell, the postmedian series 

 composed of six spots, the upper five in a fairly deep curve, the 

 sixth shifted slightly outwards, a submarginal row of deepish 

 interner\'Tilar lunules. 



Expanse, 36-40 mm. 



Hab. Natal; Transvaal. 

 Types in the Joicey collection. 



Genitalia. Harpagines of the usual narrowish arm-like process, 

 somewhat wider at the base, slightly concave on its lower margin, 

 almost straight along the upper margin which is suddenly excised 

 near the tip and bent downwards to form a strong smallish sickle- 

 like apex, which is sharply dentate, the whole length is furnished 

 with rather fine bristles ; the anellus is small, subconical at its front 

 margin but with an irregular outline ; aedoeagus of moderate length 

 and width ; cinguluin shorter and less narrow than usual ; tegumen 

 a very narrow raised ridge at the extreme rear; cheeks projected 

 well forward bluntly wedge-shaped; falces deeply curved toward 

 the base, where they are broad, but the apical two-thirds are very 

 narrow. Cheeks with fine bristles. 



Androconia, rather large, oblong, Avith the corners well-rounded 

 off, ten rows of reticulations placed rather far apart, sculptm'ing 

 large and definite. 



