West- African Lepidoptera. 365 



Kopelates virgata^ sp. n. 



(J . Upperside jet-black, with all the veins and inner and 

 outer margins of fore wing and outer margin of hind wing 

 very narrowly bordered on both sides with bright greenish 

 ultramarine-blue, the costal margin of fore wing being 

 black at the base and of hind wing rather broadly black from 

 the base to the apex. The space between the lower median 

 nervule and the submedian nervure on hind wing blue, as 

 above. Cilia of fore wing black, of hind wing silvery grey 

 outwardly bordered with black. Lobe very small, black, with 

 a minute dark red spot and some lighter blue scales over (in 

 some specimens this red spot is entirely replaced by black). 

 Tail black, with white tip. The brand near base on hind 

 wing is very small, creamy white, with yellowish centre and 

 above the cell. 



Underside greyish emerald-gveen, shiny, with a rather 

 narrow, irregular, slightly darker band, bordered on both sides 

 with whitish, rather beyond the middle, common to both wings, 

 very faint on the costa, and gradually becoming more distinct 

 where it is much angulated on the anal margin of hind wings, 

 where also its whitish borders are more distinct. Lobe with 

 a large black spot with some orange scales over ; a silvery- 

 blue patch between the lower median nervule and the sub- 

 median nervure, and a black spot between the two lower 

 median nervules. A narrow black marginal line from the 

 lobe nearly to the apex, bordered inwardly with white. A 

 rather broad, indistinct, whitish line between the band and 

 spots at the anal angle reaching about as far up as the black 

 marginal line. Cilia of fore wing green, of hind wing green 

 at apex, but silvery grey bordered with black towards anal 

 angle. A short band at end of cell in both wings. 



? . Upperside uniform dull greyish brown with tlie lobe 

 bright orange. 



Underside as in male, but much paler, and with the band 

 yellowish near the anal margin, and the black spot between 

 the lower median nervules much larger and strongly bordered 

 inwardly with yellow. 



Head and thorax blackish. Abdomen of male covered with 

 blue scales, of female brown above, whitish below. Palpi 

 white, with black tips. Legs black and white. 



Expanse, $ % \\ inch. 



Hah. Sierra Leone. Mus. Druce. 



This species is not nearly allied to anything with which I 

 am acquainted. The beautiful shining green on the underside 

 appears only in perfect specimens, as several which are some- 

 what worn liave nearly lust it and are almost greyish brown. 



