NYMPH ALID.E NYMPH ALIS. 



NYMPHALIS NEANTHES. 2, 3. 



Upperside. Female, rufous-orange ; anterior wing, with the outer margin (which 

 is wide at the apex and encloses two or three white spots) ; some lunular spots near 

 the margin ; two small spots midway near the costal margin and a line at the end of 

 the cell red-brown. Posterior wing with two tails ; the outer margin rufous, enclosing 

 some light spots ; a waved line of lunular brown spots across the wing near the outer 

 margin, and a small light blue spot at the anal angle. 



Underside lighter than above ; both wings freckled throughout with small 

 rufous spots ; crossed before the middle by a narrow band of red-brown, commencing 

 on the costal margin of the anterior wing and ending near the anal angle of the 

 posterior wing. Anterior wing with a minute black spot near the base; two small 

 spots midway near the costal margin, and a row of similar spots parallel to the outer 

 margin. The outer margin of the anterior wing, and ah the margins of the posterior 

 wing with a silvery gloss. 



Male resembles the female, except that it has but one tail, that at the anal angle 

 and that the marks on the underside are much less distinct. 



Expan. 2i in. Hab. Natal. 



In the Collections of W. AV. Saunders and W. C. Hewitsou. 



NYMPHALIS NESIOPE. 5, G. 



Upperside blue-black. Anterior Aving with six sub-marginal spots of blue, 

 the two nearest the apex minute. Posterior wing with two sub-marginal rows, each 

 of fine blue spots, united near the costal margin by one large blue spot. 



Underside varied with dark brown and grey. Anterior wing with some 

 clouded rufous spots near the outer margin. Posterior wing with a narrow rufous 

 band which, commencing at the apex, curves imvards and ends at the anal angle, 

 and a sub-marginal row of eight very minute white spots. 



Expan. 2 T 7 o in. I lab. Sierra Leone. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



