254 DR. A. G. BUTLER O^ LEPIDOPTERA [Mar. 19, 



a macular increasing band of the ground-colour, which commences 

 below the last subcostal branch with the first of four tawny spots ; 

 below the second median branch, however, this .band is much 

 broader and unbroken ; apical half oF costa, apex, and external 

 border ferruginous : secondaries crossed beyond the middle by a 

 tapering, more or less sinuated black band continuous with the 

 disca] band of primaries ; a series of annular submarginal ocelloid 

 markings, the first six of which are nearly of equal size, the last, 

 two smaller and dotted externally with black pupilled with bluish 

 white in the male, larger but confluent in the female : body 

 tawny, the thorax slightly blackish. Under surface ferruginous, 

 glaucous from the middle outwards, with dark brown markings as 

 in C. nichetes on the basal half, traversed beyond the middle by a 

 continuous, nearly straight, slate-black line, followed by an inter- 

 rupted deep ferruginous zigzag stripe, which becomes indistinct on 

 the primaries and is bounded externally towards the apex of the 

 latter wings by whitish scaling ; external border without gloss : 

 secondaries traversed by a series of indistinct small ocelli, the last 

 four of which (between the third median branch and the anal angle) 

 are touched with black and pupilled with blue ; immediately 

 beyond these ocelli is a lunulate ferruginous stripe partly confluent 

 with a diffused marginal stripe ; in the female all these markings 

 are far less defined than in the male. Expanse of wings, 3 75, $ 

 85 millim. 



One pair, Zomba. 



The allied C. nichetes appears to have been described by Dewitz 

 as C. hamatus, and C. oyovensis by Dr. Holland ; I cannot discover 

 any characters by which to distinguish them. 



13. CHARAXES CANDIOPE. 



Nymphalis candiope, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 352 (1823). 



2 , Zomba. 



The single imperfect example obtained is very peculiarly coloured 

 on the under surface, all the markings on the primaries being 

 much less defined than usual and the secondaries being pearly 

 dove-greyish with mere indications of the whitish markings, the 

 postmedian lunulated band obliterated, but all the veins as usual 

 bright green. This can, i think, hardly be more than an accidental 

 variation, for the pattern of the upper surface is quite normal. 

 C. viridicostatus of Aurivillius appears to be the same as C. candiope. 



14. CHARAXES GUDERIANA. 



c? . Nymphalis guderiana, Dewitz, Nova Acta Akad. Naturf. 

 Halle, 1879, p. 200, pi. 2. fig. 18. 



$. Charaxes guderiana, Butler, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 648; Trirnen, 

 P. Z. S. 1894, pi. v. fig. 8. 



5 , Ewambo. 



One brightly coloured female was obtained ; males were also in 

 the collection, but were not required for the Museum. 

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