NYMPHALID^E. 131 



Conspicuous than on upper-side, whiter. Hind-wing : basal 

 black containing four rather large, very conspicuous spots of 

 the ground-colour, and dusted with blue scales, which form a 

 transverse streak between costal and subcostal nervures near 

 extremity of black ; whitish-bluish lunules, in hind-marginal 

 border, large and very conspicuous ; row of black spots as 

 on upper-side ; inner-marginal region stained with ochre- 

 yellow. 



This species, with its slightly-angulated fore-wings, and generally well- 

 dentated hind-margins, seems to unite the group of Junonia to which (Enone 

 and Clelia belong, to those more markedly angulated and falcate-winged 

 species that follow. Its colouring, though not brilliant, is rich and effective ; 

 and the soft creamy smoothness of the under-side is very beautiful. It 

 does not seem to be common in the Natal country Boisduval remarking 

 that he had only seen three specimens from that region. 



Natal. Coll. mini, et Coll. S. A. Mus. 



Zoolu. South Africa. Sierra Leone. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



" Moselekatze's Country." Boisd. 



78. Junonia Ceryne. <// 3/ 4 



Salamis Ceryne Boisd., App. Voy. de Deleg., p. 592, n. 68. 



Expands 2 in. 2 in. 1 lin. 



Brown ; a broad, pale-ochreous, reddish-tinged band cross- 

 ing both ivings. Fore-wing : two short, pale-ochreous striae 

 cross discoidal cell, the outer of the two extending a little 

 below median nervure ; the broad, pale-ochreous band, tinged 

 with reddish externally, occupies wing from about middle, is 

 bifid on costa being divided by a brown, curved mark, con- 

 taining a row of four white spots ; this row of spots continued 

 towards inner-margin by three small black spots in ochreous 

 band ; a row of small blue crescents along brown hind-margin ; 

 fringe brown, spotted with white. Hind-wing: ochreous 

 band of fore-wing continued across this wing to inner-margin 

 before anal angle, and containing a row of five black spots ; 

 blue crescents and fringe as in fore-wing. UNDER-SIDE. 

 Deep, rich ochre-yellow. Fore-wing : transverse striae in 

 discoidal cell white margined with black ; broad band white 

 on its inner edge, which is also bordered with black ; spots in 

 band all white-centred; hind-marginal crescents white, instead 

 of blue. Hind-wing : two white, black -ringed spots near 

 base ; band as in fore-wing, but its black spots not white- 

 centred ; hind-marginal crescents white. 



This very prettily-coloured Butterfly has only been, hitherto, found at 

 Natal. Its wings are angulated and dentated similarly to those of 

 J. Octavia. Boisduval' s description of the species, though brief, is very 

 correct. 



Port Natal. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



" Amazoulu Country."- Boisd. 



