244 Mr. W. F. Kirby's Notes on SphiiigidcB. 



obscure blackish mark runs from it towards the anal 

 angle. Hind wings tinged with greenish, hind margins 

 darker; fore wings beneath brown at base, with the dis- 

 coidal spot small, yellow; the marginal portion of the 

 wing is darker than the space within it, and is marked off 

 by a blackish line running from the tip. Hind wings 

 paler than the fore wings; hind margin also marked off 

 with a dark line. Body brown above, grey below ; sides 

 of thorax and orbits grey; first three segments of abdo- 

 men grey at the sides, each with a large black spot. 



Madagascar. One specimen. 



Another specimen, probably a variety, has the fore 

 wings darker above and the hind wings more greenish; 

 the discoidal spot is reduced to an inconspicuous dot, and 

 the abdomen is uniformly spotted along its whole length ; 

 the underside is also darker, the hind margins are less 

 distinctly separated, and there are two dark transverse 

 lines on each wing, obsolete in the other specimen. 



Nephele Infer nalis. 



Exp. about 3 in. Closely allied to the last ; very dark 

 smoky green; fore wings with a minute white discoidal 

 dot; hind wings shading into black towards the hind 

 margins. Even the usual marginal line of fore wings 

 only indicated in one specimen by an obscure row of grey 

 scales. Underside paler broAvn, inclining to greenish, 

 especially towards base of hind wings. Fore wings with 

 a transverse dark line on disk, and the usual marginal line 

 running from tip; hind wings with two transverse lines. 

 Thorax very dark green; abdomen nearly as in the last 

 species, but uniform greenish-black above. 



Ashanti. Two specimens. 



