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faintly wliite-centred fulvous-oclireous ocelli (in narrow rings of tlie 

 ground-colour) between first subcostal and radial nervules, as well as 

 two other similar ocelli between second median nervule and submedian 

 nervure ; beyond these, a broken irregular line of lunular marks, 

 succeeded by lunulated and submarginal streaks corresponding with 

 those of the upper side — all fulvous-ochreous ; a hoary-violaceous cloud- 

 ing about upper hind-marginal area. 



$ Duller and paler than $, and without violaceous gloss; cdl the 

 fuscous marldngs more 2y)'ono7tnccd. Fore-wing : from lower extremity 

 of first costal bar, an irregular interrupted streak extending to about 

 middle of submedian nervure ; second costal bar prolonged to third 

 median nervule by two small elongate spots ; all spots of discal row 

 larger than in ^ ; two cellular streaks distinct, the inner one extending 

 below cell and a little over first median nervule. Hind-wing : about 

 middle, an irregular interrupted streak (continuous of that in fore- 

 wing) extending and gradually attenuating as far as submedian nervure 

 beyond middle ; three hlacJc s]_wts (of which the two upper are large 

 and the costal one somewhat suffused) take the place of the leaden-grey 

 hadgc of the $ ; these spots are continuous of the discal row of the fore- 

 wing, and the costal one is anteriorly bounded by a whitish lunule. 

 Under side. — Very different in colour from that of the $, being vcrij 

 pale dtdl grcyish-ochrcous, with a strong hrassg-grcenish gloss ; nearly all 

 the markings indistinct. Fore-iving : last spot of discal row large and 

 conspicuous. Hind-iving : the interrupted series of white spots tvant- 

 ing ; ocelli wdth small but conspicuous white centres ; an additional 

 (fifth) ocellus next costa. 



In outline this Laclmoptera differs from tlie onl^' species liitlierto known, 

 L. lole (Fab.), from West Africa, the fore-wings being more produced apically, 

 and the hind-wings more angulated at the extremity of the third median 

 nervule. The male differs from the ^ lole on the upper side in both colour- 

 ing (which is brighter and yellower) and marking, the fore-wings present- 

 ing two costal hlacldsh bars and a blackish suffused marking on the lunidated 

 submarginal streak, and the hind-Avings having a much smaller sexual badge. 

 On the under side, the South-African form has the markings far less dis- 

 tinct, and ike loliite stripe of the Mnd-tdngs is interrupted and wacidar ;'^ 

 the latter wings also want the ocellus, which in lole is situated between the 

 subcostal nervules. The female differs greatly in appearance from the butter- 

 fly which the late Mr. Hewitson referred (I believe rightly) to that sex of lole, 

 which I noted as "fuscous ; all the outer area of the wings dull-white, with 

 the spots and streaks strongly and blackly marked, markings of the under side 

 agreeing with those of lole $ "^ 



^ This character appears to be highly variable. It is quite wanting in two of the twelve 

 males received from Colonel Bowker ; in two others, reduced to two and three white spots 

 next costa ; and in three others, very thin, and with wide interruptions. Of the six females, 

 one has the stripe represented by two small white spots next costa ; and another has the 

 three lowest spots of the stripe also present, and the immediately following violaceous cloud- 

 ing well rejaresented quite across the wing. 



" There seem to be two distinct forms of the female Iclc. The type of the species in the 

 Banksian Collection (wliich I had the opportunity of examining in iSSi) is a 9 > not differ- 



