New Rhopalocera. 5 



black lines and bounded by a broad silver band which 

 tapers from the costa to the anal angle ; outer margin 

 fulvous with exceedingly slender silvery marginal line ; 

 an irregular but connected series of six rusty spots sur- 

 rounded with silver and enclosing externally short black 

 strides ; a plumbeous spot encircled with black at the 

 anal angle ; body rusty, palpi with white lateral line ; 

 antennfe black : expands 3 inches, 3 lines. 



Old Calabar. Coll. Kaden. in Coll. Druce. 



Belongs to the Eudoxus group of Charaxes. 



2. Charaxes Zephyrus sp. oiov. 



Simillimus G. Eclioni at pallidior, fascia media albida 

 latiore magis irregulari ; maculis discalibus alarum posti- 

 carum subtus multo pallidioribus et minoribus. 



Frontwings above almost as in C. Echo but paler, the 

 lower spots of the creamy central band very much wider, 

 the fourth spot separated into two at the fork. 



Hindivings, the band more irregular and tapering nearly 

 to the anal angle, and the marginal spots much larger; 

 body brownish olivaceous, antennse black. 



Frontwings below paler than in C. Echo, the lower spots 

 of the creamy band as above ; the subanal spots smaller 

 and paler. 



Hindwings, the central white streak broken up, the 

 discal series of lunate spots very narrow, the lunules 

 ochreous, not deep reddish as in C. Eclio : tody whitish 

 brown, antennae black : expands 2 inches, 10 lines. 



Locality unknown. Coll. Kaden. in Coll. Druce. 



Belongs to the Lampedo group of Charaxes and is closely 

 allied to C. Echo. 



3. Charaxes Alladinis sp. nov. 



^. Alee supra nigrescentes, nitidissimse, cseruleo micantes, 

 violaceo-albido maculatse, basi subferruginese : alse subtus 

 velut in maribus nonnullis C. Ephyrw. 



Fronhvings above blackish, beautifully shot with blue, 

 the base somewhat ferruginous ; a white subcostal spot 

 towards the end of the discoidal cell ; an angulated series 

 of five similar spots, all whitish violaceous ; the outer 

 margin rather pale, especially at the anal angle. 



Hinchoings blackish with a beautiful blue shot termina- 

 ting in a shining macular disco-submarginal band which 

 becomes whitish towards the costa : a series of eight sub- 

 marginal white points and an interrupted marginal band, 



