1890.] butterflies from central africa. 467 



Ntmphalid^. 

 Danain^. 



36. LiMNAs ALCiPPus, Cram. 



37. TiRTJMAlA PETIVEBANA, Doubl. 



38. AmATTRIS VASHTl, Butl. 



39. AmATTRIS HECATE, Butl. 



40. Amauris egialea, Cram. 



41. Amaxtbis DAMOCLES, Beauv. 



42. Amauris NIAVIU8, Linn. 



Ntmphalin^. 



43. Atella columbina, Cram. 



44. JimoNiA CLELiA, Cram. 



45. JtTNONIA CHORIMENE, Guel. 



46. Salamis cacta, Eabr. 



47. Salamis anacardii, Linn. 



48. Kallima bitmia, Westw. 



A variety without the subapical oblique orange band on anterior 

 wings. 



49. Neptis maepessa, HopflF. 



50. Nepxis agatha, Cram. 



51. Neptis nysiaues, Hew. 



52. Neptis nemetes. Hew. 



53. Neptis melicebta, Drury. 



54. Hypolimnas stanleti, n. sp. 



Male. — Upperside. Anterior wings black, with a large, very 

 oblique, elongate central spot white faintly tinged with pink — the 

 upper part extends into the cell (where there is a minute spot 

 above it) and above the median nervure, and is bifid ; the lower part 

 occupies the area between the median nervules except a small space in 

 the angle formed by the junction of the lowest median nervule with the 

 median nervure, and extends outwardly to nearly four fifths of the 

 wing, being irregularly defined on its upper and outer edge; it also 

 extends slightly below the lowest median nervule, where it is repre- 

 sented by some irregularly marked white scales. There is a subapical 

 white patch divided into two by the lowest subcostal nervule, the 

 upper part being the smallest. Posterior wings dark brown, with a 

 white centre which is shaded externally with pinkish blue, and 



