1893.] BUTTEEFLIES FEOM THE ISLAJTD OF ST. TnOlTAS. 557 



Underside similar to the male, though someMhat more plainly 

 marked. 



Hah. St. Nicolau. 



Exp. of male 1"3 inch ; female 1*2 inch. 



Subfam. Pierin^. 

 Mylothris beenice. 

 Tachyris hernice (Hew.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diiu'n. Lepid. p. 464. 



NrCHITONA NTTPTA. 



Nychitona nupta, Biitl. Cistula Entomologica, i. j). 175 (1873). 



Teeias senegalensis. 



Terias seneyalensis, Boisd. Hist. Nat. Spec. Gen. Lepid. p. 672 

 (1836). 



Fam. P A P I L I o N I D vE. 



Subfam. Papilionix^. 

 Papilio demoleus. 

 Papilio demoleus (Linn.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diuru. Lepid. p. 543. 



Papilio bromius. 



Papilio bromius (Doubl.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diuru. Lepid. p. 562. 



Earn. Hesperid.e. 

 Ehopalocampta forestan. 

 Ismene forestall (Ci-am.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 581. 



Ehopalocampta bocagii, sp. n. 



The under surface is similar to that of R. Iceitliloa, Wallgr. 

 {B. Stella, Trimen), but is at once distinguished by the blue upper- 

 side. 



Fore iving metallic violet-blue with black indentations along 

 the hind margin, which has a broad black border extending also 

 along the costa, but not quite to the base of the wing. 



Hind wing similar to the fore wing, but the black border is 

 much broader at the apex and extends also along the inner margin, 

 though somewhat lighter in tint. 



Underside. Eore wing entirely brown, with a slight lustre of 

 metallic blue, becoming rather greener near the base. 



Hind iving bro^i^n, but reheved by a somewhat triangular- 

 shaped spot of bright orange-red, with three large black spots in 

 the centre of the orange patch between each of the following 

 nervules. The first spot between the submedian nervure and the 

 first median nervule, a second between the last-named nervule and 

 the second nervule, and a third spot between the third median 

 and second subcostal nervules. There is a small patch of bright 

 orange colour just below this larger patch, \\'\\\\ a narrow band 



