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markings has often been placed in Castalius, is quite unrelated to that genus ; its 

 genitalia (Text-fig. 217) are illustrated for comparison. 



The early stages of ubaldus, jesous and natalensis have been described by Murray 

 (1935 : 159-160), Jackson (1937, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 86 : 232-3) and Pinhey 

 (1949 : 114). The caterpillars feed on species of Mimosacae, e.g. Acacia abyssinica, 

 A . stenocarpa and A . karroo. 



List of Species of Azanus 



Azanus agave (Walker), see jesous. 

 Azanus artemides (Stoll), see ubaldus. 

 Azanus benigna (Moschler), see moriqua. 

 Azanus camillus (Cramer), see isis. 

 Azanus coeruleoalbus (Goeze), see isis. 

 Azanus ethode (Walker), see ubaldus. 

 Azanus gatnra (Lederer), see jesous. 

 Azanus isarchus (Fabricius), see isis. 



* Azanus isis (Drury), 1773. 



coeruleoalbus (Goeze), 1779 ; camillus (Cramer), 1780 ; isarchus (Fabricius), 1793. 

 Azanus itea (Walker), see ubaldus. 



* Azanus jesous jesous (Guerin), 1847. Fig. genitalia, Stempffer, 1938, Mission 



Omo 4 : 206. 

 gamra (Lederer), 1855 ; agave (Walker), 1870. 

 Azanus jesous soalalicus (Karsch), 1900. 

 Azanus macalenga (Trimea), see ubaldus. 



* Azanus mirza (Plotz) 1880. Fig. genitalia, Stempffer, 1938, Mission Omo 4 : 209. 



ocidentalis Butler, 1888. 

 Azanus mirza f. deficiens Dufrane, 1953, Bull. Annls Soc. R. ent. Belg. 89 : 55. 

 Azanus mirza f. ornata Dufrane, 1953, I.e. : 55. 



* Azanus moriqua (Wallengren), 1857. 



sigillata (Butler), 1876 ; benigna (Moschler), 1883. 

 * Azanus natalensis (Trimen), 1887. Fig. Trimen, 1906. Fig. genitalia, Stempffer, 

 1938, Mission Omo 4 : 209, (as sigillatus). 

 Azanus occidentalis Butler, see mirza. 

 Azanus rubropuncta Lathy, see sitalces. 

 Azanus sigillata (Butler), see moriqua. 

 * Azanus sitalces (Mabille), 1899. Fig. genitalia, Stempffer, 1938, Mission Omo 

 4 : 207. 

 rubropuncta Lathy. 

 Azanus thebana (Staudinger), see ubaldus. 

 * Azanus ubaldus (Cramer), 1782. 



zena (Moore), 1865 ; artemides (Stoll), 1782 ; ethoda (Walker), 1870 ; itea 

 (Walker), 1870 ; macalenga (Trimen), 1887 ; thebana (Staudinger), 1894. 

 Azanus zena (Moore), see ubaldus. 



