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beyond the cell ; the former is, however, sometimes carried 

 obliquely downward, so as to unite with the latter (forming a 

 large V-shaped character) ; the submarginal orange band consists 

 of three portions, a spot near the costa and two transverse irregular 

 bifid (rarely subconfluent) spots below it ; the anal orange patch 

 on the secondaries of S. homeyeri is replaced by a sordid ashy 

 patch marked with the usual silver spots ; the blue areas of 

 S. homeyeri are dull greyish lavender in this species. Apart from 

 the pale huffish-brown ground-colour, the under surface of the 

 wings differs entirely from that of $. homeyeri : all the markings 

 are edged with brown (not ferruginous or dull red) ; those of the 

 primaries are emphasized on the costal margin by a series of about 

 eight jet-black spots, they consist of three fairly regular equi- 

 distant oblique bands between the base and the end of the 

 discoidal cell, then follows a costal spot followed by an irregular 

 transverse discal band dislocated at second median branch, this 

 again is followed by a more or less denned, partly linear and 

 partly normal band from costa to submedian vein and a very 

 indistinct dusky submarginal line ; marginal line jet-black, internal 

 area and fringe white somewhat pearly : the markings of the 

 secondaries consist of two series of three spots towards the base 

 parallel to the abdominal border, an irregular armillate band, 

 acutely elbowed below the first median branch and interrupted on 

 submedian vein, a short somewhat irregular discal band from 

 costa to third median branch, and an unevenly zigzag submarginal 

 band with indistinct outer edging ; marginal line black from anal 

 angle to third median branch ; all these bands, as usual, have 

 silvery centres ; fringe white, excepting at anal angle, where it is 

 black, the spot above it being narrowly black, then dull chocolate, 

 followed by a sprinkling of black scales ; the second spot on the 

 other side of the submedian vein is externally of the ground-colour, 

 internally silver followed by a sprinkling of black scales. Expanse 

 of wings 29 millimetres. 



Gadzima, Mashonaland, 31st August, 13th and 25th September, 

 1895. 



As Trimen compares this species with his " S. natalensis " = 

 S. caffer (to which, in my opinion, it has but little affinity), a 

 description of its peculiarities compared with S. homeyeri will, I 

 think, be useful to future workers. Hewitson's type is a very poor 

 and damaged male, in which none of the orange bands on the 

 upper surface are united ; the union of the two inner bands in one 

 of Mr. Marshall's specimens shows that this species is not nearly 

 related to any of the other described forms in the genus. In the 

 S. natalensis group the cell-spot even when elongated into a band 

 does not join the postmedian band, whereas the latter frequently 

 joins the discal band. In 8. ella the postmedian and discal bands, 

 being perfectly parallel, never could unite. 



78. VlRACHOLA ANTALUS Hopff. 



$ , Mazoe District, 26th October 1894. 



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