species of Rhopalocera from Sierra Leone. 229 



bine, with a broail blackish-brown border all roiiml ; veiii-i 

 2, 3, 4 stand ont black in the blue area, vein -i being promi- 

 nently so to the base. Under surface : both wings greyish 

 brown : primaries with a whiti.sh inner margin, above which 

 is a blackish area to vein 5, with two small whitish spots 

 near its upper outer extremity : secondaries uniform greyish 

 madder-brown, with a distinct trace of a postmedial spotted 

 band, the obscure spots being of the same colour as the 

 ground-colour, but placed in a band slightly paler in colour. 



? . Both wings uniform darkish brown, primaries slightly 

 darker in the cellular area. Underside like the male" but 

 browner; in the primaries the black area is intensified and 

 the two spots more defined. 



Expanse, S 34, ? 36 mm. 



This species is like none that I know oC; the peculiar 

 colour of the primaries contrasted with the lustrous colour of 

 the secondaries should render it recognizable at a glance. 



Epitola kholi/a, sp. n. 



(J . Primaries with the costa blackish to the cell, the apical 

 area and termen very broadly blackish, the latter taperinor 

 very rapidly below vein 3 ; the bright blue area is thus 

 restricted in an even curve to the inner marginal three fifths 

 of the wing, being margined by the upper border of the cell, 

 at the end of which is a small black wedge, beyond which the 

 blue extends, tapering off from there to the tornus, the 

 margin being invaded with black at the veins ; the lower 

 margin of the cell is much swollen, the vein being covered 

 with brownish scales, thus forming a conspicuous patch, 

 almost reminding one of a Satyrid : secondaries bright blue 

 to well beyond vein 6, with a fine brown termen. Tlie under 

 surface of both wingg is greyish madder-brown, fading into 

 greyish towards the termen, with a few irregular, obscure, 

 indefinite markings in the basal and median areas: in the 

 primaries there is a broad, obscure, straight, subterminal, 

 indefinite greyish line; in the secondaries there is a trace of 

 a postmedial grey line, followed by a double subterminal one, 

 the outer of which is fine. 



? . Primaries blackish brown, with a pale blue area as in 

 the male, but more restricted, not filling the cell nor extending 

 nearly to the tornus ; beyond the cell are four whitish spots, 

 the second and the fourth from the costa being the largest : 

 in the secondaries the blue area extends only to vein 6 and 

 there is a very broad dark termen. On the under surface 

 both wings are pale greyish brown, with scarcely a trace of 

 An)i. tt Mag. N. Hist. Scr. 7. Vol. xiv. IG 



