1879.] MR. W. L. DISTANT ON AFRICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 705 



some distance apart near the centre ; beneath cell, and a little below 

 base of lower median nervule, is situated a black ring. Hind wings 

 with two black spots near base, between costal nervure and first sub- 

 costal nervule, and an 8-shaped black mark on basal half of cell. 



Exp. wings 3^j inches. 



Hab. Camaroons. 



The $ resembles the cf , but is larger. 



ROMALEOSOMA EDWARDSI, HoeV. 



Nymphalis (Aterica) edwardsii, Tijd. Nat. Ges. xii. p. 252, t. 4. 

 f. 1 a, b (1845); Kirby, Cat. Diurn. Lep. p. 248. 12 (1871). 



Romaleosoma pratinas, Doubl. & Hew. Gen. D.L. t. 38. f. 3(1850); 

 Kirby, Cat. Diurn. Lep. p. 247. 5 (1871). 



These two described forms are certainly synonymic, as may be at 

 once seen by a comparison of the figures. The mistake originated 

 in the arrangement of the species of this genus by Doubleday and 

 Hewitson in the Gen. D. L. p. 284. R. pratinas is included in 

 the Sect., "body extremely robust, and marked on the upperside 

 with large pale spots ; " whilst R. edwardsi is placed in another 

 Sect., " body less robust, not marked with pale spots," which is 

 clearly erroneous, and seems to show that the figure of the last 

 species was not consulted. 



Romaleosoma losinga, Hew. Ex. Sutt. hi. Horn. t. i. f. 5 

 (1864). 



Romaleosoma tuardi, Druce, Cist. Ent. i. p. 286. n. 5 (1874). 



Mr. Hewitson described this species as having on underside of fore 

 wings "three black spots (forming a triangle) within the cell," and 

 posterior wings as having " a single black spot within the cell." Only 

 one specimen which I have examined in the collection has a single 

 spot only in cell of hind wing, and that specimen differs in only 

 having two spots in cell of fore wing. Some specimens possess two 

 spots in cell of hind wings, and some three ; others have three in 

 cells of fore and hind wings, and a transverse black fascia across end 

 of cell. One specimen has a fourth spot on hind wing situated out- 

 side cell. In most specimens there is also a well-marked violet 

 reflexion on upperside of hind wing near inner and hind margins, 

 particularly the last. 



It will thus be seen that some of these forms agree with R. wardi, 

 Druce; others, on the underside, with R. losinga, Hew. The 

 cellular markings are evidently most inconstant, the violet reflexions 

 above more pronounced in some species than others, and therefore 

 I have been unable to separate the two species without adding 

 varieties which would destroy the value of each. 



Romaleosoma lakuma, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1870, p. 123; 

 Lep. Ex. i.t. 21. f. 2 (1871). 



This form is most inconstant in markings : in some male specimens 

 the blue striae on anterior wings is absent ; in some female specimens 

 the discal blue streak extends at its base from abdominal margin to 



