106 Miss E. M. Sharpe on naw African LjcaenidaB. 



The underside is white, with markings of pale brownish 

 yellow over the wings ; on tiie hind wing are two yellow spots 

 situated one on the submedian nervure and the other between 

 the second and first median nervures. 



Exp. /}3 iniilim. 



Hah. Volta River. 



Genus Epitola. 

 Epitola Crowleyi^ ap. n. 



$ . Nearest to E. Dewitzi, Kirby, but larger and with the 

 blue of a much deeper colour, having more of a purple tint. 



The blue patch on the fore wing extends a little into the 

 discoidal cell, there being no spots of any kind on the upper- 

 side. 



The hind wing resembles the fore wing in having the large 

 blue patch and the black border round the hind margin. 



The underside is different in having no spots near the dis- 

 coidal cell of the fore wing ; there is, however, an uneven row 

 of white spots near the apical portion of the wing. The 

 costal margin has a line of dull metallic golden colour. 



The hind wing has a purple ground relieved by a number 

 of white silver streaks and spots. There is a broad stripe of 

 silver-white extending for some distance along the costa. 



Exp. c? 50 millim. 



Uab. Sierra Leone. 



The female differs considerably from that of E. Dewitzi in 

 having only a very faint indication of the pale blue patch on 

 the fore wing. There are three white spots placed obliquely 

 near the apex of the fore wing, a larger spot between the second 

 and third median nervules, with a faint blue spot nearly at 

 the end of the first median nervule. 



The hind wing has the blue paler, but it is strongly marked 

 between the lower radial and tlie first median nervule, leaving 

 the margin and the base of the wing black. 



The underside differs in having the four white spots from 

 the costal margin to the discoidal nervules, and another large 

 white spot between the second and third median nervules of 

 the fore wing. 



The hind wing is entirely silver-white, with the spots and 

 streaks of purjtle-bronze. The silver-white near the costa is 

 very large and spreads almost to the subcost;\l nervure. 



Exp. ? 52 millim. 



Bab. Sierra Leone. 



