HESPERIDJE. 313 



206. Nisoniades Motozi. /. j>, 



Pterygospidea Motozi, Wallgr., Lep. Rhop. Caffr., p. 53. 

 Nisoniades Pato, Trimen, Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond., 3rd 



[Series, I, p. 404. 



Exp. 1 in. 3 lin. 



Shining grey-brown, indistinctly varied with yellowish ; 

 marked with vitreous spots. Fore-wing : a reniform vitreous 

 spot closing discoidal cell ; a smaller, rounded spot just 

 above it ; three minute, contiguous spots forming a short 

 transverse line, on subcostal nervules near apex ; between 

 first and third median nervules, two good-sized spots, the 

 lower one the larger. Hind-wing : an ovate vitreous spot 

 closing discoidal cell. On the inner edge of the vitreous 

 spots, and at apex of both wings, some darker brown cloud- 

 ing, in one example very strongly marked. UNDER-SIDE. 

 Vitreous spots as on upper-side ; yellow variegation much 

 more conspicuous, especially in hind-wing. Fore-wing : 

 base yellow-dusted ; an indistinct yellow mark immediately 

 above spots on median nervules ; along hind-margin a yellow, 

 submacular band. Hind-wing : two or three yellowish 

 spots near base ; about middle, an irregular, macular, yellow 

 streak ; beyond it, another similar streak, merged with 

 hind-marginal yellow except near apex. 



"April 4th, 1861." D'Urb. in litt. 



Belongs to the same group as N. Ophion, Dru., and Sabadius, Boisd., 

 but is readily distinguished by the yellow variegation and vitreous spot in, 

 hind-wing. It appears to be rare, Mr. D'Urban having only met with a 

 single specimen, and Mr. Bowker's collection containing but two or three 

 examples. The latter notes it as "rare, found in forest, near water, 

 lighting with open wings upon long grass, sedges, or ferns ; February." 



Pluto's Vale, Fish River Bush. Coll. W. D'Urban. 

 Bashee River, Kaifraria (J, H. Bowker). Coll. Tri. et 

 Coll. S. A. Mus. 



"Natal (Coll. W. C. Hewitson)." W. D'Urb. in litt. 



207. Nisoniades Ophion. 



Papilio Ophion, Dru., Ill Nat. Hist., Ill, pi. 17, f. 1, 2. 



Stoll, Suppl. Cram., pi. 26, f. 4. 



Thymele Ophion, Boisd., Faune Ent. de Mad., pi. 9, f. 4. 

 Pterygospidea Ophion, Wallgr., Lep. Rhop. Caffr., p. 53. 



Exp. 1 in. 6J lin. 



