RHOPALOCERA AFRICJE AUSTRALIS. 



costa, forming a broad apical patch, becoming suddenly 

 narrow on first median nervure and diminishing" to a point 

 at anal angle ; from inner edge of apical patch an indistinct 

 blackish stripe is sometimes emitted to anal angle (which is 

 very prominently produced). UNDER -SIDE. Hind-wing, 

 and apex and hind-margin of fore-wing, dull-fuscous, with 

 brownish-white-clouded nervures, and spotted ivith silvery. 

 Fore -wing : pale orange - yellow fading into whitish on 

 inner-margin ; costa very narrowly brownish, edged with 

 silvery ; the usual three spots, two in, one closing cell, 

 silvery, thinly black-edged ; a small spot just bey end cell, 

 and two small costal ones above it ; from apex an oblique 

 line of two elongate spots, commencing a sharply bi-angulate 

 row extending to third median nervule ; inwardly edging a 

 narrow brownish-white hind-marginal border four or five 

 arrow-head spots, from apex, succeeded below by some 

 fuscous marks. Hind-wing : the following silvery spots, 

 viz. : a small costal spot at base ; two in cell, and a large 

 triangular spot closing it ; two curved spots from costal 

 partly converging to subcostal nervure ; a small one on each 

 side of submedian ; beyond middle a transverse, very irregular 

 row of variously-shaped spots ; a submarginal row of arrow- 

 head spots. 



Var. $ and ? (Aglaspix, mihi). $ . Much smaller ; 

 fore-wings not, or very slightly, elbowed on hind-margin ; 

 hind-wings with a very short anal-angular projection. Orange 

 in both wings limited to a discal patch, in fore -wing 

 longitudinal, on median nervules, in hind-wing transverse, 

 submarginal, divided into four subovate spots by crossing 

 nervules. UNDER-SIDE. Much paler ; often much tinted 

 with reddish or vinous-ferruginous ; markings similar, but 

 much narrower and duller, and more regular (especially row 

 of spots beyond middle of hind-wing). ? . Paler, duller : 

 orange more suffused, in fore-wing sending a curved ray 

 nearly to costa close to apex. UNDER-SIDE. As in $ . 



So very different in size, shape, and to some extent in marking, is the 

 variety from what would seem to be the typical form of the species, that I 

 felt some difficulty in reconciling the two. But the discovery near 

 Stellenbosch, in great abundance, of a thoroughly intermediate form of the 

 insect has shown me that, though greatly modified, the Cape Town examples 

 are one and the same species with those from Swellendam. The Siellenbosch 

 specimens, though nearer in form and colouration to the type form, show a 

 decided approach to the variety, in the wide basal clouding, and constant 

 black stripe beyond middle of hind-wing, on upper-side, and in the much 

 narrower and rather more regular markings and paler (or often vinous- 

 ferruginous} ground-colour of under-side. The ? is not unlike an enlarged 

 Cape Town specimen, except for the orange before middle and brighter 

 silvery marks : it has also a deep excavation between projection on third 



