46 MB. E. THIMEN ON BUTTEEFLrES FEOM [Jail. 16, 



greeiiisii yellow ; just before this streak a series of seven small 

 but very distinct and well-separated lunulate white spots, of 

 which the two next anal angle internally edge two small blue 

 spots ; tails rather narrow but not very acuminate, of moderate 

 and about equal length. Usdeeside. — Very glossy ; hefore middle, 

 jnde alivaceous-ochreous, with an irregular transverse hlue-black 

 white-edged streak; beyond middle, 'pale brownish-ochreous, tra- 

 versed by a sinuated fascia ivhitish in fore wing, ferruginous-^'cd in 

 hind luitig : a median blue-black line quite across both ivings, 

 bounded externally by a ivhite stripe. Fore iving : three blue-black 

 white-edged spots in discoidal cell, one transversely elongate, 

 close to base, the others subbasal, round, one above the other ; 

 transverse streak white-edged internally, interrupted on 1st median 

 nervule; median transverse line almost straight, slightly inter- 

 rupted on 2nd median nervule; discal fascia strongly sinuated 

 superiorly, thinly fuscous-edged internally, traversed by a very 

 faint indication of a series of pale rufous spots corresponding to 

 the uppeiside series — the lowest spot being enlarged, geminate, 

 and fuscous ; apex whitish. Hind luing : in discoidal cell a sub- 

 basal blue-black, externally white-edged line ; continuation of 

 transverse streak of fore wing interrupted on subcostal nervure, 

 and extending to just below median nervure ; median transverse 

 line continuous from costal to inner marginal edge ; red discal 

 fascia irregular, continuously black-edged internally, but only 

 imperfectly so externally ; white spots of hind-marginal series all 

 larger than those on upperside and suboceUate with blue and 

 black ; streak along hind-margin not bluish-scaled, ferruginous-red 

 as far as 1st median nervule. 



This very distinct species combines to some extent the colouring 

 and pattern of the very much larger C. vioktfa, H. G. Smith, with 

 those characteristic of the ephyra group of the genus, especially 

 as regards the underside, but it is on the whole much nearer to 

 the latter. Unfortunately the female remains unknown. 



The only example was taken in the Mineni Valley, on 7th March ; 

 it was drinking at the water's edge, and the brightly-marked 

 underside attracted Mr. Selous's notice, notwithstanding its small 

 size as compared with its congeners. 



I dedicate this Charades to Mr. F. C. Selous, a naturali'st and 

 geographical explorer distinguished no less for his high personal 

 qualities than for his services in opening up tropical South Africa. 



Family Eetcinid^. 



Subfamily Libxthein^. 

 Genus Libtthea, Fabr. 

 73. LiBTTHEA LAius, Trim. 



Libythea laius, Trim. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1879, p. 337; S.-Afr. 

 Butt. ii. p. 5. n. 118, pi. vii. fig. 3 



Pour specimens — a male from Christmas Pass, two males from 



