Jiitherto referred to the Getias lolaus. 145 



the most brilliantly coloured species of the group, and Hewit- 

 soji's figure does not do it justice. It is, E think, doubtful 

 whether the insect referred to by ^I. Oberthiir can be placed 

 under this name. 



Argiolaus Jamesoni, sp. n. 



lolaus iuliis, Godm. & Salv. in Mrs. Jameson's Storv of Rear Columu, 

 p. U2 (1890). 



(J. Allied to A. iulus, Hew. Upperside paler and less 

 brilliant blue ; primaries distinctly whitish at base of the 

 costa : secondaries, cilia pure wliite ; a dark red spot, below 

 which is a small black one occupying the upper half of the 

 lobe, the lower part being white, with a narrow black line at 

 the margin ; tails pure white, with a narrow black central 

 line. Underside creamy white ; primaries with costal mar- 

 gin and apex slightly fulvous ochreons : secondaries with a 

 well-marked orange band, thickening slightly at each nervule, 

 running from the apex to the anal angle, where it converges 

 into the usual anal reddish-orange patch, and connected with 

 a patch of the same yellow (having a black spot in centre) 

 between the lower median nervules : a narrow broken zi^-za": 

 line running from near the apex inside the yellow band and 

 reaching to the inner margin, where it is rather more distinct j 

 a deep black spot, with a few blue scales under, in the lobe, 

 and on the anal orange patch are a few pale lavender scales. 

 A narrow black marginal line from the apex to the anal angle 

 and down the centre of the tails ; cilia white. 



Head white ; thorax greyish ; palpi white below, black 

 above, and black-tipped ; legs white ; antennge black, spotted 

 with white beneath. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Yambuya Camp, ^Vruwirai River {J. S. Jameson) : 

 Mus. G. & S. 



This is evidently a distinct species from A. udus, Hew., to 

 which it was referred by Messrs. Grodman and Salvin in the 

 list of butterflies collected b}' the late Mr. Jameson {' Story of 

 the Eear Column,' p. 442, 1890). It is a different shade of 

 blue. The specimen has a label attached, " Yambuya Camp, 

 Jameson." 



Argiolaus mcesa. 



Myrina mcesuy Hew. 111. D. Lep. p. 27, pi. xi. tig. 45 (16133). 



Hah. iSierra Leone. 



I am not certain that this species is correctly placed here. 

 Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 6. VoL viii. 10 



