30 RHOPALOCERA AFRICA AUSTRALIS. 



tween first and second median nervules, midway between the 

 insertion of the nervules and hind-margin ; five small, dark- 

 brownish dots on hind-margin, at extremities of nervules, 

 the first on fourth sub-costal nervule, the fifth on the third 

 median nervule. Hind-wing : six similar dots on hind-mar- 

 gin, the sixth on submedian nervure. UNDERSIDE. Fore- 

 wing : costa narrowly, apex broadly, suffused with glistening 

 creamy-yellowish ; spot between first and second median 

 nervules as on upper-side ; dots along hind-margin very 

 small. Hind-wing : wholly of the same glistening yellowish 

 as costa and apex of fore-wing ; costa near base edged with 

 orange-yellow ; a row of five small, brownish spots between 

 nervules, parallel to hind-margin, similarly situate to spot in 

 fore-wing ; seven spots on hind-margin, the first at apex. 



? . Hind-wing : dull-yellow ; the brownish spots darker 

 and larger than in $ . Fore-wing : apex and hind-margin 

 tinged with the same yellow as the whole of hind-wing ; an 

 additional dot in the hind-marginal row, at the extremity of 

 the sub-median nervure. UNDER-SIDE. Similar to $ , but 

 the glossy yellowish deeper in tint. Hind-wing : inner row 

 of dots sometimes six in number, there being an additional, 

 indistinct dot above second sub-costal nervule. 



(A variety of the $ , in the South African Museum, has 

 the apex of fore-wing and whole of hind-wing rich creamy- 

 yellow, without any of the glistening appearance commonly 

 observable in this species). 



This species is nearly allied to P. Charina. 



Zoolu. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



Natal. Coll. S. A. Mus. 



17. Pieris Charina. 



Pieris Charina, Boisd., Sp. Gen. Lep., I, p. 525, n. 128, 

 ,, ,, ,, App. Voy. de J)eleg. } p. 586. 



Expands 1 in. 7 lin. 1 in. 10 lin. 



$ . Greenish-white ; with a bright pearly lustre, most 

 brilliant near bases of wings. Fore-wing : base blackish ; 

 costa narrowly edged with blackish, wider so close to apex ; 

 on hind-margin a row of black dots, lessening towards anal 

 angle, one at extremity of each nervule. * UNDER-SIDE. 

 Variable. Fore-wing : a very small black dot at extremity of 

 discoidal cell ; costa narrowly, apex broadly, tinged with very 

 pale dull-yellowish, sprinkled more or less thickly with dark- 

 grey dots. Hind-wing : entirely of the same pale-yellowish ; 

 thickly sprinkled with grey atoms ; costa at base tinged with 

 pale bright-green ; a distinct black dot at extremity of dis- 



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