570 pt Eltringham on the 
It is a remarkable fact that the male armature is not 
constantly distinguishable from that of trigonophora, a 
species to which it bears no close resemblance. 
24. NEPTIS TRIGONOPHORA. PI. XXII, fig. 1; 
Pl. XXV, fig. 2. 
Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist., (5), 2, p. 177 (1878); Auriv., 
Rhop. Aeth., p. 169 (1898); Butler, Proc. Zool. Soe. 
Lond., p. 913 (1900) (? lermanni); Auriv., in Seitz, 
Macrolep., p. 201, pl. 48e (1913). 
K. and 8. Arrica (Rabai to Pondoland),. 
Expanse 45-50 mm. Sepia black with white markings. F.-w. 
without white dots, but sometimes with vestiges of a longitudinal 
streak. An inner-marginal patch in la and 1b, followed by two 
spots in 2 and 3 slightly separated distally. In 4 a very small 
spot distally placed, and in 5, 6, and 9 three white spots distally 
separated, the third very smal] and streak-like. A pale discal line 
following the contour of the discal spots. Three delicate but 
usually well-defined submarginal lines. 
H.-w. with a white discal band from inner margin to area 7, 
straight proximally and very slightly indented distally at nervules. 
This followed by a pale discal line and three, sometimes four sub- 
marginal lines, the innermost of these brownish, the rest extremely 
fine and scaled with white. 
Underside. F.-w. very slightly white at base of costa, a curved 
clavate white mark in cell, its distal end often bordered by a delicate 
pale curved transverse line. Beyond this four rather ill-defined 
spots. White discal marks as above, followed by a well-developed 
pale line of a yellowish tinge and four white submarginal lines, the 
first about 1 mm. wide. 
H.-w. with a small narrow white streak at base of costa, followed 
by two curved well-defined white lines. Discal band as above fol- 
lowed by a yellowish line and four submarginal white lines. All 
fringes white between nervules. 
N. trigonophora is not likely to be mistaken for any other 
species except strigata, which, however, has a fully developed 
spot in area 4, almost invariably a white streak in cell on 
upperside, and has a large broad white band on h.-w. 
underside at base of costa. Some forms of the nysiades 
group resemble it, but these have transverse white lines in 
f.-w. cell beneath. Whilst individual examples of the 
male armature may show differences from that of kzkidel, 
