178 RHOPALOCERA AFRICA AUSTRAL1S. 



lunules, united by their lower angles to a thin, black stripe, run- 

 ning between them and hind-margin ; a narrow, black edging 

 to hind-margin, which bears two short, thin, black tails, at ex- 

 tremities of first and third median nervules respectively. UN- 

 DER-SIDE. Fore-wing: palepinkish-ochreous; costa and apical 

 portion pale-olivaceous; black spots as above, but smaller, more 

 sharply defined, and with silvery margins ; two additional 

 spots close to base one in discoidal cell, and the other im- 

 mediately above it, on costal nervure ; a silvery, quadrate 

 space on costa near apex, succeeded by a transverse row of 

 five silvery spots, commencing on costa, and continued to 

 anal angle by two lunular, blackish, reddish-bordered spots. 

 Hind-wing : pale olivaceous-brownish ; with two transverse 

 rows of bright-silvery, black- edged spots one before, the 

 other beyond, middle ; band parallel to hind-margin orange- 

 ochrvous, with several silvery spots on its inner edge one of 

 which, between first and second subcostal nervules, is large 

 and circular ; beyond band is a thin, bluish-silvery streak, 

 parallel to hind-margin, followed by a row of dull, pinkish- 

 white lunules, which are bordered outwardly by another 

 bluish-silvery streak; hind-margin narrowly bordered with 

 yellowish edged with silvery. 



This very curious and beautiful little Nymphalis, which in colouring and 

 marking so singularly resembles the silver studded species of Argynnis, 

 Fab., is, I believe, unique in the collection of the British Museum. While 

 making the above description from the specimen in question, I found the 

 MS. name of Jahlusa attached to it, and was informed by the curator that 

 the label was one of Dr. Boisduval's. The insect was taken in some part 

 of Southern Africa by Sir A. Smith, but whether within or out of the 

 Tropic is unknown. Like the other species of the Genus, it is probably a 

 sylvan Butterfly, and likely to occur in the Natal forests. The brilliant 

 silvery spots of the under-side are at once sufficient to identify the species. 



Interior of South Africa. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



103. Nymphalis Zoolina. 



Nymphalis Zoolina (Westw. MS.), Doubl., Westw., 

 \_Hewits., Gen. Diurn. Lep., pi. 53, f. 1. 



Angas, Illustr. Port Natal, Ins., 



[pi. 1, f. 7. 



Expands 2 in. 6 lin. 3 in. 



Fore-wing angulated at extremity of fifth subcostal nervule, 

 the apical portion being much produced and truncate. Hind- 

 wing considerably produced at anal angle. 



Pale whitish-sulphureous; with dark-brown margins, and 

 transverse markings. Fore-wing : costa edged with dark- 

 brown ; a dark-brown dot in discoidal cell, touching subcostal 

 nervure ; at extremity of cell, a well-defined, closing, trans- 



