582 Dr. H. Eltringham on the 
Neplis melicerta is very common’ and easily recognised. 
The male armature is of a simple structure not particularly 
constant and but little distinctive. The species has been 
bred by both Lamborn and Farquharson. Only the pupal 
skins are preserved. They show, though to a less extent 
than in that of paula, the expansion of the wing-cases, and 
appear to have only a single horn-like projection on the head. 
36. Nepris strigata. Pl. XXIII, fig. 3; Pl. XXV, fig. 15. 
Auriv., Ent. Tidskr., 15, p. 284, f. 10 (1894); Rhop. 
Aeth., p. 168 (1898); in Seitz, Macrolep., p. 201, pl. 48¢ 
(1913); Holl., Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., p. 163 (1920). 
CAMEROON to UGANDA and 8. SUDAN. 
Expanse 45-50 mm. Rich sepia black with white markings. 
F.-w. with a white mark in cell, rather variable, but on the whole 
clavate. When well developed, of curved pyriform outline. A 
large inner-marginal patch of two spots in la and 1d, the inner 
edge of which is not usually continuous with that of the h.-w. discal 
band. Two rather short outwardly rounded spots in 2 and 3, 
tending to be separated distally, and a subapical patch of four spots 
in 4, 5, 6 and 9, confluent or but little separated. These followed 
by a pale line and three submarginal lines, the first of which is 
developed into a diagonal streak or streaks near the apex. Marginal 
lines interrupted only by the nervules. Fringes white in inter- 
nervular spaces. 
H.-w. with a white discal band about 6 mm. wide from inner 
margin to 6, where it is rounded off. Following this a line rather 
paler than the ground-colour, and three delicate submarginal lines. 
Underside. Ground-colour paler, white marks more developed. 
F.-w. faintly white at base of costa. Clavate mark in cell followed 
by a pale or white longitiudinal mark, sometimes with traces of 
diagonal streaks above it near costa. The first submarginal line 
on both wings developed into a band of spots. Traces of an 
additional line at apex. 
H.-w. with conspicuous basal white band from base of costa to 
about the middle of its length, followed by two narrow white bands, 
the second much larger than the first. 
N. strigata is easily distinguished on outward character- 
istics, but its specific distinction is very doubtful, the 
male armature being quite indistinguishable from that of 
a peculiar form of nysiades which I have dissected. This 
nysiades form nearly resembles Holland’s continuata. 
