Species of African Butterflies, 65 



margin, apex, and exterior margin to the inner angle broadly- 

 dark brown. Posterior wings with one tail ,' the lobe grey 

 with an orange spot ; a smooth brown spot near the base on 

 the costal margin. 



Underside. Grej tinged with orange. Anterior wings with 

 a spot at the end of the cell, and a submarginal band formed 

 by reddish-brown lines edged with white, an indistinct grey 

 line between the band and the exterior margin; the lower 

 part of the wing towards the interior margin paler, a tuft of 

 brown hairs midway on the interior margin. Posterior wings 

 with three red spots near the base, that nearest the inner 

 margin nearly obsolete, and a series of red lines bordered with 

 white forming the usual bands ; the caudal spot black crowned 

 with yellow, lobe black. 



Female. — Upperside. Dull blue, shading broadly into brown 

 ■on the costal and exterior margins, paler in the middle of the 

 anterior wings. Posterior wings with a black caudal spot, 

 lobe grey. 



Underside. Grey with red markings as in the male. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Delagoa Bay {Mrs. Monteiro). 



In the collection of H. Grose Smith. 



Deudorix dinomenes. 



Male. — Upperside, Copper-red, paler tlian in dinockares and 

 more glossy. Anterior wings with a brown apex. 



Underside. Anterior wings darker and redder than in dino*' 

 charesj the lower portion down to the inner margin orange. 

 Posterior wings with three basal spots larger than in ditw 

 chares and the lines forming the bands on both wings broader 

 and redder ; the outer portion of the posterior wings from 

 beyond the middle irrorated with white. 



Female. — Upperside. Dull blue, more grey than in dino- 

 cliares^ in other respects resembling it ; but on the posterior 

 wings is a marginal black spot between the caudal spot and 

 the lobe. 



Underside. The spots and lines redder and broader than 

 in dinochares. 



Both the above species approximate to dariaves and diodes 

 of Hewitson, and in colouring resemble Polj/ommatus hip- 

 potlioe and its allies. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Delagoa Bay [Mrs. Monteiro). 



In the collection of H. Grose Smith. 



Lyctenesthes mahota. 

 Upperside. Both wings orange-brown. Anterior winga 

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