Bee African Species of the Genus Neptis. 567 
amongst long series.of which a few examples may often 
be discovered. 
21. Nepris BARNSI. Pl. XXI, fig.8; Pl. XXIV, fig. 18. 
Eltr., Ent. Mo. Mag., Ser. 3, vol. vil, p. 27 (1921). 
Congo Reragion to SEMLIKI VALLEY. KISUMU. 
“ Expanse 55-60 mm. Ground-colour sepia black with white 
markings. Five white dots in cell of fore-wing, and traces of two 
minute dots beyond. An inner-marginal white patch of two 
elongated spots in la and 16, their proximal edges straight, outer 
ends slightly separated. In 2 and 3 two white marks, proximally 
just separated by nervule 3, but distally more widely divergent. 
In area 4 an obsolescent white streak (in some co-types well de- 
veloped). In 5 and 6 elongated spots divided by nervule 6 and 
distally divergent. A small spot in 9 near costa. Distal to white 
markings and roughly following their contour a fine line of bluish- 
grey scales which is thrown into a series of arches between the 
nervules. Following this, three bluish-grey lines continuous except 
at the nervules. Fringes spotted white between the nervules. 
‘“ Hind-wing with a discal white band about 5 mm. wide, rather 
narrower at inner margin, slightly projecting proximally at median, 
and extending to area 6. Distal edge of band indented on nervules 
by the ground-colour and slightly powdered with black between. 
Three bluish-grey submarginal lines as on fore-wing, and midway 
between the innermost of these and the discal band a narrow line 
somewhat paler than the ground-colour. 
‘“‘ Underside. Ground-colour paler than above. Fore-wing costa 
white at base and nearly to cell end. In cell a series of rather com- 
plicated white markings, consisting of a basal streak terminating 
in a spot, a transverse streak, two small spots, and two at each 
cell end. Beyond this, three or four very small spots. Large white 
marks as on upperside, that in 4 more fully developed, the pale 
lines all much more accentuated but white, not bluish-grey, and 
there is a trace of an additional fine line at and below the apex. 
“ Hind-wing with a large curved white costal band from base 
nearly to end of 8, followed by two less definite white bands on the 
brown ground-colour. Discal band as on upperside, and rest as 
on fore-wing.” 
This species closely resembles seeldrayersi Auriv., from 
which it may generally be distinguished by the obsolescent 
character of the streak in fore-wing area 4, and by the fact 
that the pale line on fore-wing immediately distal to the 
