﻿Species 
  of 
  African 
  Butterflies. 
  135 
  

  

  outer 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  wings 
  ; 
  the 
  base, 
  a 
  space 
  halfway 
  down 
  the 
  

   inner 
  margin, 
  and 
  the 
  costal 
  margin 
  broadly 
  dark 
  brown. 
  

  

  Underside. 
  Pinkish 
  brown 
  ; 
  two 
  spots 
  in 
  the 
  cell, 
  one 
  

   beyond 
  it, 
  two 
  in 
  a 
  row 
  underneath 
  the 
  last-named 
  spot, 
  

   several 
  spots 
  in 
  a 
  row 
  following 
  the 
  costa, 
  and 
  an 
  elongated 
  

   spot 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  golden, 
  edged 
  with 
  black, 
  a 
  submarginal 
  

   row 
  of 
  spots 
  slightly 
  golden 
  ; 
  near 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  about 
  

   the 
  middle 
  is 
  a 
  silvery-white 
  line 
  slightly 
  curving 
  towards 
  the 
  

   inner 
  angle, 
  and 
  between 
  this 
  and 
  the 
  base 
  is 
  another 
  similar 
  

   line 
  but 
  shorter 
  and 
  thicker. 
  Posterior 
  wings 
  with 
  numerous 
  

   small 
  gold 
  markings 
  and 
  a 
  row 
  of 
  same 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  margin 
  

   of 
  the 
  lower 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  wings 
  ; 
  the 
  excavation 
  above 
  the 
  anal 
  

   lobe 
  with 
  a 
  submarginal 
  golden 
  line. 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Upperside. 
  Both 
  wings 
  orange-brown. 
  Anterior 
  

   wings 
  with 
  costal 
  and 
  outer 
  margins 
  and 
  base 
  broadly 
  dark 
  

   brown 
  ; 
  shoulder 
  broadly 
  pale 
  orange-brown 
  ; 
  cell 
  dark 
  

   brown, 
  mottled 
  with 
  orange-brown, 
  a 
  dark 
  spot 
  at 
  end. 
  Pos- 
  

   terior 
  wings, 
  base, 
  costal 
  and 
  upper 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  outer 
  mar- 
  

   gins 
  broadly 
  dark 
  brown. 
  

  

  Underside 
  pale 
  orange-brown, 
  gradually 
  becoming 
  paler 
  

   towards 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  of 
  anterior 
  wings 
  ; 
  the 
  spots 
  as 
  in 
  

   the 
  male, 
  but 
  larger, 
  as 
  are 
  also 
  the 
  two 
  curved 
  lines 
  on 
  the 
  

   inner 
  margin 
  of 
  anterior 
  wings. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  of 
  wings, 
  $ 
  1, 
  $ 
  1^ 
  inch. 
  

  

  Ch 
  rysorych 
  ia 
  men 
  deck 
  e 
  . 
  

  

  Male. 
  — 
  Upperside. 
  Both 
  wings 
  fuscous. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  

   with 
  an 
  orange-red 
  discal 
  band, 
  broad 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  immedi- 
  

   ately 
  below 
  upper 
  median 
  nervule, 
  and 
  two 
  spots 
  in 
  the 
  cell 
  

   of 
  same 
  colour 
  ; 
  shoulder 
  broadly 
  orange-red. 
  Posterior 
  

   wings 
  same 
  colour, 
  except 
  near 
  the 
  base, 
  which 
  is 
  fuscous. 
  

  

  Underside. 
  Both 
  wings 
  reddish 
  brown. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  

   paler 
  beneath 
  the 
  cell, 
  and 
  thence 
  to 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  ; 
  costa 
  

   on 
  the 
  shoulder 
  broadly 
  pale 
  yellowish 
  brown 
  ; 
  cell 
  crossed 
  

   by 
  two 
  spots, 
  two 
  beyond, 
  two 
  near 
  the 
  base 
  on 
  the 
  inner 
  

   margin, 
  all 
  gold 
  bordered 
  with 
  black 
  ; 
  a 
  submarginal 
  row 
  

   of 
  dark 
  spots, 
  another 
  towards 
  the 
  middle, 
  slightly 
  golden, 
  

   below 
  which, 
  halfway 
  between 
  it 
  and 
  the 
  two 
  gold 
  spots 
  at 
  

   end 
  of 
  cell, 
  is 
  another 
  spot, 
  slightly 
  golden, 
  as 
  are 
  also 
  several 
  

   spots 
  along 
  the 
  costa. 
  Posterior 
  wings 
  with 
  numerous 
  dark 
  

   spots 
  and 
  markings, 
  not 
  metallic, 
  except 
  the 
  line 
  above 
  the 
  

   anal 
  excavation. 
  

  

  Female 
  light 
  orange-brown, 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  brown 
  band 
  

   along 
  the 
  outer 
  margin, 
  slightly 
  wider 
  towards 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  

   costal 
  margin 
  powdered 
  with 
  brown 
  ; 
  shoulder 
  pale 
  brown 
  ; 
  a 
  

  

  