32 RHOPALOCERA AFRICA AUSTRALIS. 



Expands 1 in. 11 lin. 2 in. I lin. 



$ . White ; with black borders. Fore-wing : a more or less 

 distinct spot at extremity of discoidal cell ; on hind-margin 

 a broad, black band, widest at apex, containing about six 

 white, sub-triangular spots, lessening towards anal angle. 

 Hind-wing : a broad black band along hind-margin, con- 

 taining traces of almost obliterated whitish spots; a small 

 blackish spot on costa before apex. UNDER-SIDE. Similar 

 in marking to upper-side ; a more or less distinct disco-cellu- 

 lar spot in both wings. Fore-wing : base tinged with pale 

 yellow ; spots in hind-marginal band larger and more distinctly 

 defined than on upper-side. Hind-wing: pale-yellowish; 

 costa from base, and space between median and sub-median 

 nervures, tinged with orange ; hind-marginal band containing 

 a row of spots along its outer portion ; black spot on costa 

 before apex united to marginal band. 



? . " Larger than , violaceous-white, the border wider. 

 Fore-wing : base more or less powdered with blackish ; costa 

 black, united to the disco-eellular spot, which forms a short, 

 oblique, very dark band. UNDER-SIDE. Fore-wing : base 

 often saffron-yellow. Hind-wing : violaceous-white, rayed 

 with saffron-yellow along nervures. Border of both wings 

 divided as in $ ." 



This description of the ? insect is from Dr. Boisduval's 

 " Species General des Lepidopteres." He further adds, 

 " Specimens from Bengal usually have the under-side of 

 hind-wing greenish ; those from Nubia are often of an 

 ochreous-yellow above, and deep yellow-ochre beneath." 



This species is very closely allied to P. Severina, of which I am inclined 

 to think it only a variety. The principal differences from it that Severina 

 presents are these, namely : distinct white spots on upper-side of hind-mar- 

 ginal band, and the nervures on under-side of hind-wing always more or less 

 clouded with black. I only here allude to the male insects, not having seen 

 a female of P. Creona; but, from what Boisduval states of the Nubian 

 varieties, I have little doubt but that this sex would confirm me in the 

 belief of the species being identical with Severina. 



"Bay of Port Natal." Boisd., App. Voy. de Deleg. 

 Senegal. Bengal. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



" Dongola. Nubia. Senegal. Guinea Coast. Coromandel." 

 Boisd., Sp. Gen. Lep. 



19. Pieris Severina. 



Papilio Severina, Cram., Pap. Exot., pi. 348, f. G, II. 



Herbst. Ins.Schmett.,V, pi. 105,*f. 1, 2. 

 Pieris Severina, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 131, n. 36. 



,, Boisd.) Sp. Gen. Lep., I, p. 507, n. 101. 



App. Voy. de Deleg., p. 586. 



