﻿Species 
  of 
  African 
  Butterflies. 
  123 
  

  

  the 
  inner 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  outer 
  margin, 
  follows 
  the 
  veins 
  to 
  a 
  row 
  

   of 
  greyish-black 
  patches 
  or 
  spots 
  which 
  cross 
  the 
  disk 
  beyond 
  

   the 
  middle, 
  the 
  uppermost 
  spot 
  being 
  confluent 
  with 
  the 
  

   greyish 
  black 
  of 
  the 
  apex 
  and 
  outer 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  costa 
  ; 
  the 
  next 
  

   spot 
  smaller 
  and 
  indistinct, 
  the 
  next 
  large 
  and 
  round 
  and 
  

   contiguous 
  with 
  the 
  spots 
  above 
  and 
  below 
  it 
  ; 
  the 
  latter 
  is 
  

   small 
  and 
  extends 
  over 
  only 
  the 
  upper 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  space 
  

   between 
  the 
  second 
  and 
  lowest 
  median 
  nervule; 
  the 
  fifth 
  larger, 
  

   between 
  the 
  latter 
  nervule 
  and 
  the 
  submedian 
  nervure 
  ; 
  the 
  

   sixth 
  on 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  indistinct 
  and 
  elongated 
  ; 
  a 
  small 
  

   spot 
  at 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  cell. 
  Posterior 
  wings 
  : 
  veins 
  broadly 
  tipped 
  

   on 
  the 
  outer 
  margin 
  with 
  triangular, 
  greyish-black, 
  ill-defined 
  

   spots 
  ; 
  an 
  indistinct 
  curved 
  row 
  of 
  greyish 
  spots, 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   confluent, 
  beyond 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  disk 
  ; 
  a 
  minute 
  spot 
  at 
  

   end 
  of 
  the 
  cell. 
  

  

  Underside. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  greyish 
  white, 
  showing 
  the 
  

   markings 
  on 
  the 
  upperside, 
  but 
  less 
  distinctly 
  except 
  the 
  large 
  

   third 
  spot 
  of 
  the 
  discal 
  row. 
  Posterior 
  wings 
  stramineous, 
  

   with 
  the 
  discal 
  row 
  of 
  spots 
  as 
  on 
  upperside, 
  and 
  a 
  very 
  

   distinct 
  spot 
  at 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  cell 
  ; 
  veins 
  minutely 
  tipped 
  with 
  

   black 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  margin. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  of 
  wings 
  2 
  inches. 
  

  

  Near 
  to 
  ckarina, 
  Hew., 
  and 
  simana, 
  Hopflf., 
  but 
  is 
  larger, 
  

   with 
  wings 
  comparatively 
  shorter 
  and 
  rounder 
  ; 
  the 
  colouring 
  

   of 
  the 
  male 
  is 
  different 
  and 
  the 
  veins 
  are 
  all 
  black. 
  The 
  

   female 
  differs 
  widely 
  from 
  the 
  female 
  of 
  either 
  of 
  those 
  

   species. 
  The 
  undersides 
  of 
  both 
  sexes 
  are 
  also 
  different. 
  

  

  Belenois 
  isokani. 
  

  

  Male. 
  — 
  Upperside. 
  Both 
  wings 
  pure 
  white, 
  slightly 
  grey 
  

   at 
  the 
  base. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  with 
  a 
  grey 
  band 
  with 
  white 
  

   streaks 
  from 
  the 
  apical 
  fourth 
  of 
  the 
  costa 
  along 
  the 
  outer 
  

   margin, 
  widest 
  on 
  the 
  costa, 
  gradually 
  narrowing 
  to 
  the 
  inner 
  

   angle; 
  the 
  inner 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  band 
  curved 
  and 
  the 
  lower 
  part 
  

   rather 
  deeply 
  dentate. 
  

  

  Underside. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  white, 
  pale 
  yellow 
  at 
  the 
  base. 
  

   Posterior 
  wings 
  tinged 
  with 
  very 
  pale 
  yellow, 
  deepest 
  at 
  the 
  

   base 
  of 
  the 
  costa. 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Upperside. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  creamy 
  white, 
  brightly 
  

   tinged 
  with 
  orange 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  ; 
  the 
  grey 
  band 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  male, 
  

   but 
  lighter, 
  the 
  veins 
  across 
  it 
  darker 
  grey 
  ; 
  costal 
  margin 
  

   rather 
  broadly 
  grey. 
  Posterior 
  wings 
  yellowish 
  white, 
  yel- 
  

   lower 
  towards 
  the 
  base 
  ; 
  rather 
  large 
  grey 
  tips 
  to 
  the 
  veins 
  

   on 
  the 
  margin. 
  

  

  Underside. 
  Both 
  wings 
  creamy 
  white. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  

  

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