1865.] MR. A. G, BUTLER ON THE SPECIES OF CHARAXES. 627 
middle of the median nervure. Hind wings ferruginous ; basal half 
crossed by three wavy bands of grey, the central one distinct, silvery ; 
apical half with irregular reddish grey submarginal bands, bordered 
outwardly by a lunulate line of violaceous; wings crossed by a cen- 
tral irregular silver band from the middle of the front margin to the 
inner margin just above the anal angle; an irregular row of eight 
spots between the nervures, outside the central band, the seven upper 
ones ochreous, lunular, the eighth silver, linear ; a yellowish green 
spot at the anal angle, bounded inwardly by a fine pale blue line and 
two black dots; inner margin streaked with grey. Body whitish 
ochreous. 
Hab. Ashanti. B.M. 
Ale maris sine fascia media, basi non ferruginee. 
13. CHARAXES PROTOCLEA. 
Charaxes protoclea, Feisthamel in Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1850, 
p. 260; Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 309. n. 14. 
Hab. Cazamanea, Western Tropical Africa. B.M. 
14. CHARAXES ANTICLEA. 
Papilio anticlea, Drury, Ill. iii. t. 27. f. 5, 6; Godart, Ene. M. 
ix. p, 353. n. 9. 
Nymph. anticlea, Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lepid. 
p. 309. n. 13. 
Papilio horatius, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. pt. 1. p. 64. n. 202 ; 
Jones, Icon. v. t. 16. f. 3, 4. 
Nymph. horatius, Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 354. n. 13. 
Charaxes horatius, Feisthamel in Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1850, 
. 259. 
x Hab. Sierra Leone. B.M. 
15. CHARAXES ETHALION. 
Charazes ethalion, Boisduval in Delegorgue, Voy, Afriq. ii. p. 593. 
Nymph. erithalion, Boisduval, MS. 
N. ethalion, Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 309. 
n. 21, pl. 48. f. 1; Trimen, Rhop. Afric. Austr. i. p. 170. n. 98. 
Hab. Zooloo, Port Natal, &e. B.M 
16. CHARAXES VIOLA, sp. n. (PI. XXXVI. fig. 4.) 
Female. Upperside—front wings brown; outer margin reddish ; 
a broad ferruginous band near the hind margin, interrupted above 
by a brown patch and by the nervures. Hind wings, basal half 
brown, apical half white tinted with blue-green ; outer margin brown, 
with orange upper edging, green below the outer tail ; a submarginal 
row of violaceous lunules; two black spots at the anal angle. 
Underside only differs from C. ethalion in the brighter red of the 
submarginal lunules, in the central white band being only indicated 
by a paler shade of brown, and the less distinct black markings. 
Hab. West Africa. B.M. 
