340 Mr. G. T. Betlume-Baker's 



Neochrysops nevillei, sp. n. Plates XII, fig. 9 ; XXII, 

 fig. 47 ; XXX, fig. 47. 



(^. Upperside, both wings a peculiar greyish Ulac witli an unusual 

 leaden lustre, the cells closed by a narrow dash. Secondaries with 

 a subanal black spot internally edged with orange. No tails. 

 Underside, both wings dull pale grey with spots scarcely different 

 from the ground-colour, but edged broadly with white. Primaries 

 with the cell closed by a spot; the postmedian series composed of 

 six spots, the upper four in a slight curve, the thkd placed obliquely, 

 the fifth shifted inwards with the smaller sixth below it; a sub- 

 terminal row of almost confluent subtriangular internervular dashes, 

 followed almost directly by the row of terminal sjiots. Secondaries 

 without the usual black spots in the basal ai-ea, except that there is 

 a minute one in the middle of the inner margin ; a very small black 

 spot is below vein 8 near the middle of the costa; a subtriangular 

 dash closes the cell ; the postmedian series is composed of six smallish 

 spots, the upper five in a good curve, the third spot being placed 

 obliquely, and the fifth shifted well inwards, thus making the 

 strong curve, the sixth spot is shifted outwards ; a subterminal row 

 of triangular dashes followed by the terminal row of subtriangular 

 spots; a black subanal spot with metallic blue scales internally 

 edged with chrome yellow. 



9. Upperside, both wings bright lustrous violet blue, with the 

 cells closed by the usual spot. Primaries with costa and termen 

 broadly dark brown, secondaries with a postmed'an series of five 

 spots, beyond which the ground-colour is inclined to be whitish; 

 a subterminal row of subtriangular dashes, followed by a terminal 

 row of smallish spots; otherwise like the male. Underside like the 

 male, only all the spots are larger and more of the basal black spots 

 are present though very small, the basal one below vein 8 and the 

 two on the inner margin are present, the one in the cell is little more 

 than indicated. 



Expanse, c? 38; $ 39 mm. 



Hub. Hope Foimtaiu, S. Khodesia. 



Types in my collection. 



This is a peculiar and pretty little species captured by 

 my friend, the Rev. Neville Jones, to whom I have 

 dedicated it. It should be readily identified when foimd, 

 but the type pair are the only specimens I have yet come 

 across, and I am very grateful to my friend for his kind 

 gift of them. 



