70S MR. W. L. DISTANT ON AFRICAN LEPIDOPTERA. [Nov. 18, 



Harma theobane, Doubl. & Hew. Gen. D. L. t. 40. f. 3 (1850) ; 

 Hopff. Pet. Reise, Zool. v. p. 389, t. 24. f. 1-4 (1862). 



Both sexes of this species are extremely variable. The male varies 

 much in colour beneath ; in some specimens the oblique discal line 

 crossing both wings is bordered outwardly and broadly by a dark 

 fuscous, waved, and irregular fascia. In some specimens of the female 

 above the white markings are almost absent, and the wings are of an 

 almost uniform smoky hue. 



Charaxes agabo, n. sp. (Plate LIV. fig. 4.) 



$ . Above bluish black, both wings crossed by a wide yellowish- 

 white discal fascia, commencing where it is narrowest on fore wings, 

 immediately beneath upper median nervule, and extending through 

 hind wings, where it is broadest and almost reaches base, to abdo- 

 minal margin ; this fascia is outwardly siuuated on fore wings, but 

 regularly curved on hind wings. On fore wings two spots situated 

 transversely rather more than halfway between end of cell and apex; 

 one smaller subapical one and eight small marginal spots, of which 

 the lowest are the largest, yellowish white. Hind wings with a tri- 

 angular yellowish-white spot on abdominal margin below central 

 fascia ; a submarginal row of eight blue spots, becoming larger and 

 more rounded towards apical angle, and a marginal row of blue sub- 

 crescentic narrow fasciae, bordered outwardly with black, and be- 

 coming ochreous between inner tail and anal anele. 



Underside : front wings black, with the following silvery-white 

 markings: — A basal costal streak ; three parallel cellular spots, gra- 

 dually increasing in size from base, and preceded by two small bluish 

 ones ; immediately beneath cell a basal streak, followed by a small 

 spot ; beyond cell a subcostal boot-shaped spot, divided midway 

 by a nervule, followed by a large suboblong spot, divided into three 

 parts by nervules. A submarginal row of seven spots, of which the 

 first five are silvery white, and sixth and seventh ochreous; the first 

 three only divided by nervules ; fourth and fifth much the smallest ; 

 and a marginal row of eight small spots, the lower two being largest, 

 slightly bluish and crescentic inwardly. Hiud wings silvery white, 

 having two broad inwardly-curved black fasciae, both commencing 

 on costa, first terminating on centre of abdominal margin, second 

 passing through end of cell, and terminating along lower median 

 nervule at commencement of posterior marginal band. These two 

 fasciae are counected transversely, narrowly on costa and broadly 

 near anal angle, and have also a connecting fascia of the same colour 

 which commences about centre of the first, and is forked posteriorly 

 where it joins second near base. A wide black marginal band, con- 

 taining, first, a row of six narrow trausver.' . ochreous lines, followed 

 by six large silvery spots and a series of nluish-grey marginal lines ; 

 between lower median nervule and anal angle the band is represented 

 by a large ochreous spot, margined with black, and containing two 

 black spots ocellated with blue. Body streaked with silvery white. 



Exp. wings 4 T 4 y inches. 



Hab. Calabar district ; but not precisely localized. 



