560 DE. A. G. BUTLEE ON LEPIDOPTERA [June 19, 



the median vein somewhat swollen at the base, though less so than 

 in Ypthima, of which genus the whole of these Madagascar forms 

 might well be considered a section, the angulated- winged species 

 being alone kept distinct under the generic name of Strabena \ 



The absence of any swelling at the base of the median vein in 

 Neocoenyra at once separates it from YptJiima, and, as a matter of 

 course, from Mabille's second version of Strabena. 



7. Neoc(Entea geegoeii, sp. n. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 2.) 



Nearest to iV. duplex : considerably larger. Olivaceous brown, 

 shghtly rufescent in certain lights on the basal half, which is 

 always slightly darker ; a well-defined dark brown submarginal line, 

 somewhat sinuated on the secondaries, particularly towards the 

 apex ; a second more slender line close to outer margin : primaries 

 with a large, rounded, subapical, black bipupillated ocellus ; the 

 pupils white, edged with blue or lavender scales ; iris tawny orange, 

 with external dark bro^Ti zone : secondaries \V\t\\ three or four 

 similarly coloured, but smaller and unipupillated ocelli as follows : — 

 one subcostal towards apex, very small in the male but large in 

 the female, and three in an oblique series from third median branch 

 to near anal angle, the third smaller than the others and sometimes 

 wanting in male examples. Wings below slightly more olivaceous 

 than above, the submarginal lines sienna-red externally, the inner 

 one of the secondaries zigzag towards apex ; two other irregular 

 lines, dark brown in the male but red in the female, crossing the 

 wings, angulated on the secondaries ; base of costa and discoidal 

 cell red in both sexes ; ocelli nearly as above, but the subanal 

 ocellus of the secondaries ah^ays present and usually double or 

 geminate, the opposite wings sometimes showing two small ocelli 

 near together or one geminate ocellus respectively. Body blackish, 

 with a red spot on the patagia. Expanse of wings, S 43 millim., 

 5 46 millim. 



Karianduri, ascent of Kilima Meza, Elmeteila Basin, Nawashi 

 to Baringo Valley, Kariandur, 6100 feet, wooded ravines and cliffs 

 to the east and salt marshes to the west ; Alng'aria ; Thegu and 

 steppes north of Thegu ; Ndora steppes at base of Kenya, 7000 ft. ; 

 Eangatan, Ndari. 



8. Neoc(enyea duplex. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 1.) 



S. Neocoenyra duplex, Butler, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 758. n. 4. 



The true female of this species has the tawny area on the 

 primaries much larger than in the male and continued downwards 

 to the first median branch, enclosing a second small and unipupillate 

 ocellus on the first median interspace ; the secondaries show a 

 sinuous dark brown line beyond the cell on the under surface. 

 Expanse of wings 36 millim. 



Kgomeni to Kinani. 



^ Apart from colour characters, I fail to see any good reason for distinguishing 

 " Strabena " tamatava and allies, even as a Section, from true Ypthima, the only 

 structural distinction being one of degree. 



