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outwards, third sjjot outwards and rauch elongated, fourtli slightly 

 inwards and more elongated, fifth very small indeed and shifted well 

 inwards, sixth small and shifted well inwards, seventh spot well 

 outwards and moderately large ; beyond this postmedian series is a 

 row of subhastate white marks, a mai-ginal row of browai spots, the 

 fifth between veins 2 and 3 black, with blue metallic scales and having 

 a bright orange iris, anal spot indistinct with blue metallic scales 

 and orange internal edging, a fine tail from vein 2. 



$ Upperside, both wings with a large area of bright violet blue 

 lustre. Secondaries with a double submarginal row of inter- 

 nervular whitish spots, and a largish deep black marginal spot 

 between veins 2 and 3. Underside like the male, only more accen- 

 tuated. 



Expanse, S 40-41 ; ? 43 mm. 



Hab. Portuguese East Africa, Ruo Valley, 2000 feet, 

 December; Foothills Mount Chiperone, 2500 feet, end of 

 November. 



Types in tlie British Museum, 3(^' and 1$ (*S'. A. Ncave). 



Genitalia similar in general form to N. neavei, but smaller. 

 Harpagines with moderately broad subovate bases which rapidly 

 taper to the extremities, the lower margins being deeply hollowed, 

 whilst the ujDper margins somewhat beyond the base are nearly 

 straight for about half the length, when they are suddenly depressed 

 and recurved upwards, forming deeply hooked apices; there is a 

 plentiful supply of long fine bristles on the lower mai-gins of the 

 base and on the upper margins, excepting the apices themselves ; 

 the furca is short; the anellus being pronounced and having an 

 evenly curved front edge ; aedoeagus of moderate length and broad ; 

 the tegumen is very highly excised from the front, v.'ith deep cheeks 

 having straightish front margins ; the falces are rather narrow, but 

 as usual long and deeply curved; the front margins are fairly well 

 supplied with longish bristles. 



Androconia broadly oval ; proximal margin often asymmetrical, 

 owing to attachment stalk not being central ; distal margin evenly 

 and moderately highly arched; nine rows of reticulations placed 

 well apart both vertically and horizontally. 



There is a moderate amount of variation of the shape of 

 the androconia in this species ; generally they are broadly 

 oval, as I have described, being almost, but shortly, oblong; 

 several are quite ovate, several are asymmetrical distaily; 

 one is very abnormal, being over double the usual length, 

 elliptic in shape, long and narrow, nearly straight on one 



