HESPERID^. 
345 
364. (5.) Abantis Levubu, (Wallengren). 
^ Leucochitonea Levuhu, Wallengr., K. Sv. Yet.-Akad. Handl., 1857 ; 
Lep. Rhop. CafFr., p. 52. 
„ „ Trim., Rhop. Afr. Aust., ii. p. 306, n. 200 (1866). 
Plate XII. fig. 5 {$)} 
Exp. al, ($) I in. 6-7 lin. ; (?) I in. 7^ lin. 
$ Pure white, with narroio black margi7is. Fore-iuing : costa and 
liind-margin rather narrowly edged throughout ; a submarginal black 
streakj slightly inclining towards hind-marginal black, and becoming 
obsolete about or rather above submedian nervure ; before this, a curved 
black streak from costa beyond middle extends to third median ner- 
vule, where it joins submarginal streak ; all nervules, hetiveen curved 
streak and costa and hind-margin, clouded with black, as well as (more 
slightly) those in lower half of wing, near hind-margin ; by these black 
markings a hind-marginal series of seven, and a curved subapical series 
of six white spots (the latter much more elongate than the former spots) 
are completely separated from the white field. Hind-iuing : hind- 
margin with a narrow edge, becoming broad at anal angle, whence it 
radiates on nervules (chiefly along submedian nervure, which is clouded 
throughout). Under side. — Scarcely differing from upper side. Hind- 
wing : inner margin edged with black ; a black ray between it and 
submedian nervure ; median nervules black towards hind-margin, 
especially the first, between which and submedian nervure is a short 
black ray ; a broad black clouding conspicuously marks basal half of costal 
nervure. Cilia white, black-spotted at ends of nervules ; at anal angle 
of hind-wing longer than elsewhere. 
Head above black, with the following white spots, viz., one frontal, 
one central and vertical, one posterior to base of each antenna ; palpi 
above black, with a conspicuous white spot at base of middle joint, and 
a smaller one at extremity of that joint ; beneath, pure white, except 
terminal joint, which is black. Thorax above black, clothed with long 
white hair laterally and posteriorly ; collar with a median white spot 
and a larger ochre-yellow one on each side ; pterygodes conspicuously 
deep ochre-yellow in basal half, but beyond that white and hairy ; beneath 
white frontally, mesially, and posteriorly, but ochre-yellow laterally ; legs 
black, with the front of the tibiae and the terminal half of the front of 
the femora of the middle and hind pairs pure white. Abdomen above 
black, with a black anal tuft, beneath and on the sides pure white. 
$ Like ^, but the black streaks and outer neuration more finely 
marked, so that the separated hind-marginal and subapical spots are 
all rather larger. Ochre-yellow shoulder-patches on thorax paler. 
^ This figure is much too yellow, the white ground being in nature quite pure ; the inner- 
marginal shading in the hind-wings is too dark ; and the rich ochre-yellow shoulder-patches 
are very inadequately shown. 
