6o SOUTH-AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



3. (2.) Amauris Ochlea (Boisduval). 



Euploea Ochlea, Boisd., App. Voy. de Dcleg. dans I'Afr. Aust., p. 589, 



n. 47 (1847). 

 Danais Ochlea, Trimen, Rliop. Afr. Aust., i. p. 85, n. 54 (1S62), and 11. 



pi. 2, f. 6 (1866). 



Ex^p. al., 2 in. 11 lin. — 3 in. 6 lin. 



6 Made, tvith a lao-ge semi-transparent wJdte patch in each wing, 

 and smaller similar suhnarginal spots ; cilia black varied with white. 

 Fore-wing : originating before middle, a large oblique, elongate, irregular 

 patch, divided into three portions by median nervure and first nervule, 

 extends from subcostal nervure to submedian nervure considerably 

 beyond middle ; at extremity of discoidal cell (but ahove subcostal 

 nervure) a small spot ; a little beyond it a smaller spot ; an oblique 

 subapical bar of three confluent spots, extending from subcostal nervure 

 to third median nervule ; a submarginal row of four widely-separated 

 spots, of which the first (near apex), third, and fourth are minute, but 

 the second (near extremity of subapical bar) is of moderate size and 

 rounded. Mind-wing : a very large sub-rhomboidal patch, divided into 

 ten very unequal portions by crossing nervures, leaves a small triangular 

 space at base, a very narrow costal edging, and a broad apical and 

 hind-marginal border, widening greatly in anal-angular region, black ; 

 this patch extends to its farthest point between radial and third median 

 nervule, and is narrowest (and rather sufi'used with greyish) on inner 

 margin ; a submarginal row of two or three minute white spots, the 

 first close to apex and the last just below third median nervule ; sexual 

 badge large and conspicuous, the two smooth spaces occupying both 

 sides of submedian nervure almost throughout its passage across the 

 black portion of the wing. Under side. — Chief white markings as on 

 upper side ; ground of hind-wing and apical p>ortion of fore-wing glossy 

 ochrcous- hrown. Fore-iving : two minute white spots close to apex ; a 

 row of four or five white dots along middle part of hind-marginal edge. 

 Hind-iving : submarginal row of spots increased by several white dots, 

 of which the last is j ust above submedian nervure ; an outer row of 

 white dots arranged in inter-nervular pairs along the whole hind-mar- 

 ginal edge as far as submedian nervure ; basal space and costal edging 

 pitchy-black, the former with a small but conspicuous white spot. 



? rather larger than $ , but with the same markings. Hind-wing : 

 anal-angular inner-marginal region dull hroionish-greg. 



This Amauris is in colouring and pattern much like A. domi?ncanus, mihi, 

 but at once distinguished by its inferior size and by the oblique median white 

 bar (instead of white inner-marginal space) of its fore-wings. It is more nearly 

 related to A. Nossima, Ward, a native of Madagascar, but the latter is also a 

 much larger butterfly, and its white markings are proportionally so much more 

 extensive as to occupy in both fore and hind wings the greater part of their 

 area ; the principal white patch of fore- wing occupying the discoidal cell almost 

 to the base. Another ally is A. Hyalites, Butl., from Ambriz, leading in the 

 direction of A. Egialea (Cram.) ; this butterfly has the hind-wing patch very 



