Species of Lepidoptera from East Africa. 127 



one of black, in which appear several clearly marked 

 yellowish spots. 



Head and abdomen orange. 



Expanse 1'4 inch. 



Hah. Between the coast and Teita, East Africa, December 

 1891 {F. J.Jackson). 



Family Nymphalidae. 

 KalUma Jacksoni^ sp. n. 



Nearest to K. rumia^ Boisd. 



Fore wing. The whole of the basal area bright violaceous 

 blue, extending along the inner margin, but not quite to the 

 external angle. This lighter blue area is bordered by a 

 broad band of rich cobalt-blue, which separates the violet- 

 blue base from the brown outer border ; this darker blue 

 colour decreases in size to the first median nervule, where it 

 terminates. There are six white spots in pairs between each 

 median nervule, three distinct ones mark the discal area of 

 the wing, and three (more faintly indicated) are in the 

 chestnut-brown external border ; a white crescent-shaped 

 mark is situated where the fourth and fifth subcostal nervules 

 branch out. 



A marginal border of chestnut-brown, rather more sombre 

 in colour near the apex, has a narrow transverse black line 

 to the third white spot of the outer series above the third 

 median nervule. 



Hind wing. Basal area violaceous blue, with a broad 

 border of deep chestnut-brown ; in this border is a distinct 

 submarginal line of black, from the costal margin to the sub- 

 median nervure. On the discal portion from below the first 

 median nervule are four minute black spots, giving the 

 appearance of a second thin band. 



The anal angle is greyish, extending up the subraedian 

 nervure to the base, the inner margin light brown. 



Underside, Brown, like a faded leaf, with a dark trans- 

 verse line of brown, and a second dark line outlining the 

 discoidal cell and traversing both wings. 



The discal spots on the fore wing are transparent, the first 

 being ocellated. The ground-colour is sprinkled with 

 greyish marks and indistinct wavy lines of darker brown. 



Expanse 2*5 inches. 



Hub. Kavirondo, March 1890 {F. J. Jackson). 



