254 Mr. H. Druce's Descriptions of 



Iridopsis euprepes, sp. nov. (Plate XI IF, fig. 8.) 



£ . Closely allied to I. exquisita, Gm.se Smith.* Upper-side : 

 black margins more distinctly defined and rather narrower. Under- 

 side : primaries with four pale spots beyond the cell, the upper one 

 small, the two median quadrate, large and distinct, the lower spot 

 rounded and less distinct, below these there is an indication of a fifth 

 spot. There are three pale patches at the outer angle, large and 

 distinct. Secondaries ; the median band appears wider and more 

 broken, and the marginal coloured band containing the metallic 

 lunules is wider. 



Expanse If inch. 



ffab. North-west Rhodesia. 



Mr. Cookson only sent one specimen. Although this 

 insect is undoubtedly very close to I. exquisita, I believe 

 that, judging from analogy in the genus Phytala, it will 

 prove to be distinct. 



The species of this genus are very little known and 

 seldom seen in collections. We have in our possession a 

 $ specimen from Sierra Leone, which is exactly like Mr. 

 Grose Smith's figure of I. ansorgei,f and I have no doubt 

 that it is the $ of I. incredibilis, Staud., the $ of which 

 is figured in Iris 4, t. 1, f. 7, 1891. 



Spindasis hallimon, sp. nov. (Plate XIII, fig. 9.) 



9 . Upper-side. Primaries blackish-brown with distinct orange 

 bands formed of quadrate spots. The 1st in, and at the end of the 

 cell, consisting of a quadrate spot and a triangular spot below it ; a 

 large quadrate spot beyond, joining at the median nervule to an 

 irregulaT band consisting of six confluent spots which reach from the 

 apex to near the outer angle. The inner margin from the base for 

 about two-thirds its length and extending to the lower median 

 nervule pale silvery blue. Secondaries pale greyish-brown with the 

 under-side bands showing through as darker grey patches ; a deep 

 black outer marginal line. Anal angle largely deep orange, contain- 

 ing a small black spot and two small patches of metallic scales. 

 ( iilise of both wings distinctly and evenly dee]) orange, except at the 

 anal angle where it is deep black. The Tail on the lower median 



* I. exquisita, Grose Smith, Nov. Zool., 5, p. 353 (1898), Rhop. 

 Exot. African Lycsenidae, pi. xxviii, f. 12, 13 (1901). 



t I. ansorgei, Grose Smith, id. p. 354, Rhop. Exot. id. f. 10, 11. 



