HESPERID^. 
357 
9 Nlsoniades Pato, Trim., Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud., 3rd Ser., i. p. 404 
(1862). 
2 Nisoniades Motozi, Trim., Rliop. Afr. Aust., ii. p. 313, n. 206, pi. 6, 
f. 3 (1866). 
Exp. al, {$) I in. 2-3 lin. ; (?) i in. 4-S\ Hn. 
$ Fale-broivn ; fore-wing with a hroad dark-h'own median fascia 
and some small discal vitreous spots ; liind-iving with indistinct darker 
discal spots ; in loth loings a siO^marginal indistinct siOomacular darker 
streak ; cilia of the ground-colour, fading into greyish-white externally. 
Fore-iuing : median fascia very broad on costa, where it encloses a 
triangular mark (apex downward) of ground-colour, terminating in a 
small narrow subterrainal disco-cellular vitreous spot; inner edge of 
fascia not well defined, except between first median nervule and sub- 
median nervure, where it is bounded by an indistinct pale linear mark ; 
outer edge well defined, strongly elbowed between upper radial and 
third median nervules, bounded subcostally by the usual slightly 
oblique streak of three small vitreous spots, and between third and 
first median nervules by two small vitreous spots (of which the lower 
is elongate vertically and considerably larger). Hind-wing : a good- 
sized subterminal disco-cellular darker spot, sometimes with an indis- 
tinct pale centre ; two indistinct smaller sub-basal spots, and another 
below larger disco-cellular one ; seven spots of discal series forming an 
irregular streak, and containing sometimes traces of paler centres. 
Under side. — Tale ochre-yelloio ; vitreous sjwts as above, hut ivith diffused 
dark-grey horders ; suhniarginal m acular streak of both wings, and all 
spots ofhind-iving (the latter with more distinct pale centres), didl-greyish ; 
hind-margin hounded hy a slender hlackish line. Fore-wing: imme- 
diately beyond vitreous spots a rather narrow dark-grey discal fascia 
with ill-defined edG^es. 
Antennce fuscous with thin white rings, and a broad white ring at 
base of club ; palpi brown above, pale-yellow beneath. 
% More varied than in $, some hoary-grey cloiiding more or less 
prevale7it hasally and discally, and the less strongly-defined dark fascia of 
fore-wing mixed luith paler ferruginous-hrown ; vitreous spools of fore- 
wing greatly enlarged (especially the lowest discal 07ie, luhich is sid)- 
quadrate) ; sid)terminal disco-cellular spot in hind-iving enlarged, rounded, 
vitreous. Fore-iuing : line of inner edge of median fascia between first 
median nervule and submedian nervule by two small black spots ; 
enlarged subterminal disco-cellular vitreous spot very variable in 
shape and size, and surmounted by an also variable very small vitre- 
ous spot ; submarginal streak usually more developed and externally 
clouded slightly with ferruginous-brown. Hind-wing : submarginal 
streak widened apically into a good-sized border. Under side. — 
Variahle in tint, hut almost always much duller and hrowner than in $ ; 
the yellouj heing iisually much suffused luith hroiunish, and its brighter 
portions in inost specimens confined to median discal and suhniarginal 
