314 Mr. G. T. Betliime -Baker's 



This appears to be a rare species, Trimen's specimens 

 appear to be but slightly spotted on the underside, whilst 

 those in the British Museum (fvmos'ns) are more heavily 

 spotted. I have specimens from Hope Fountain, S. 

 Rhodesia, which are also more heavily spotted, so I have 

 figured Butler's type. 



Neochrysops cinerea, sp. n. Plates XII, fig. 17 ; XIX, fig. 29 ; 

 XXVIII, fig. 29. 



(^. Upperside, both wings pale brownish groy, with the markings 

 of the underside showing through ; no spots at all on the upperside 

 except the marginal blackish spot between veins 2 and 3; the 

 narrow dash (almost alwaj^s present) that closes the cell is in this 

 species only visible as a mark of the underside pattern that shows 

 through. Underside, both wings pale grey, with markings (except the 

 usual black ones on the secondaries) scarcely paler than the ground- 

 colour, encircled with white. Primaries with the spot closing the 

 cell followed by the postmedian series of six almost round spots, of 

 which the sixth is a double one, the ujjper four spots form a slight 

 arc, the fifth is shifted inwards, and the sixth double one outwards ; 

 a submarginal series of six subhastate marks. Secondaries with 

 the black spots vei-y small, the basal one on the inner margin minute, 

 three subbasal ones below each other, and one just below the costal 

 vein ; the postmedian series consists of six spots, the first well away 

 from the costal black spot, the second to the fourth in a slight curve 

 touching each other and inclined well inwards, sixth spot shifted 

 outwards; a rov>^ of marginal spots with whitish edging bordered 

 internally with a row of lunular intemervular marks ; a black spot 

 between veins 2 and 3, with metallic scales and an internal edging 

 of yellowish, which is more prominent on the co-type. No tails. 



Expanse, 37-40 mm. 



Hah. Solwezi, N.W, Rhodesia {Dollman), November. 

 Type in the British Museum ; co-type in my collection. 

 Two males of this interesting species were brought home 

 by Dollman. 



Genitalia with the harpagines of moderate length, broadish at the 

 base and somewhat ovate, but rapidly reduced, with the lower edge 

 concave, the top edge nearly straight and suddenly excised at a 

 quarter from the apex into a broad sickle-shaped extremity ; a fair 

 supply of long bristles at the base and an abundant supply before the 

 excision, and at the hinder part of the sickle; the furca and anellus 



