Monograph of the germs Catochrysops Boisduval. 295 



Androconia very numerous, a very long oval witli eleven rows of 

 reticulations placed faii-ly closely together, the sculpturing of which 

 is also close vertically, 



Neochrysops trimeni sp. n. Plates XII, fig. 7 ; XVI, 

 fig. 13 ; XXVII, fig. 13. 



Lycaena asteris Trimen {nee Godart), S. Afr. Butt., ii, 



p. 24, PI. 8, figs. 3, 3a (1887). 

 Lycaena celaeus Trimen, in parte, Ehop. Afr. Aiistr., 



p. 247 (1866). 

 Cupido asteris Aurivillius, Rliop. Aetliiop., p. 372 (1898). 

 Catochrysojys asteris Butler, P.Z.S. Lond., p. 192 (1898). 



(^. Upperside, both wings dull violet bluish. Primaries with a 

 broadish brown termcn and a browii dash closing the cell. Secon- 

 daries with a marginal series of five or six brown spots, the subanal 

 one being blackish edged internally with yellow, with short black 

 tails. Underside, both wings darkish brown with darker spots and 

 marks finely and definitely edged with white. Primaries with a 

 large reniform spot closing the cell, followed closely by the post- 

 median series of seven spots, the first on the costa very small, the 

 rest large and oval or suboval, the fourth elongated to touch the 

 cell spot, the sixth shifted inwards, the seventh directly below it 

 and sometimes succeeded internally by one or two very small dots 

 (Trimen's figure shows an internal elongation of this spot), a sub- 

 marginal series of six large reniform spots followed by a marginal 

 series of five or six narrow oval marks. Secondaries with five dark 

 brown spots near the base, four below each other, the two central ones 

 smaller and oblique, the fifth nearer the base on the inner margin; 

 a large subreniform spot closes the cell above, which on vein 8 is 

 a large brown spot, usually black in other species, but brown in this ; 

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

 fom-th confluent, the second and thu'd long, touching the cell spot, 

 the fifth shifted inwards, sixth outwards; a submarginal series of 

 broad lunules, followed by a marginal series of spots, the subanal 

 one black with metallic scales and edged with yelloM'. 



9. Upperside, both wings brown with the basal three-quarters 

 brightish violet blue, otherwise as in the male. 



Expanse, (j" 41; $ 45-48 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony. 

 Types in the Joicey collection. 



This is the species that has hitherto passed in all col- 

 lections as asteris Godart. 



