6o SOUTH-AFRICAN BUTTEEFLIES. 
3. (2.) Amauris Ochlea (Boisduval). 
Eujploea Ochlea^ Boisd., App. Voy. de Deleg. dans I'Afr. Aust., p. 589, 
n. 47 (1847). 
Danais Oclilea, Trinien, Eliop. Afr. Aust., i. p. 85, n. 54 (1862), and ii. 
pi. 2, f. 6 (1866). 
Exp. al.j 2 in. 11 lin. — 3 in. 6 lin. 
6 Black, with a large semi-transparent white patch in each wing, 
and smaller similar suhmarginal spots ; cilia black varied with white. 
Fore-wing : originating before middle, a large oblique, elongate, irregular 
patcb, divided into three portions by median nervure and first nervule, 
extends from subcostal nervure to submedian nervure considerably 
beyond middle ; at extremity of discoidal cell (but above subcostal 
nervure) a small spot ; a little beyond it a smaller spot ; an oblique 
subapical bar of three confluent spots, extending from subcostal nervure 
to third median nervule ; a submarginal row of four widely-separated 
spots, of which the first (near apex), third, and fourth are minute, but 
the second (near extremity of subapical bar) is of moderate size and 
rounded. Hind-wing : a very large sub-rhomboidal patch, divided into 
ten very unequal portions by crossing nervures, leaves a small triangular 
space at base, a very narrow costal edging, and a broad apical and 
hind-marginal border, widening greatly in anal-angular region, black ; 
this patch extends to its farthest point between radial and third median 
nervule, and is narrowest (and rather sufiused with greyish) on inner 
margin ; a submarginal row of two or three minute white spots, the 
first close to apex and the last just below third median nervule ; sexual 
badge large and conspicuous, the two smooth spaces occupying both 
sides of submedian nervure almost throughout its passage across the 
black portion of the wing. Under side. — Chief white markings as on 
upper side ; ground of hind-wing and apical portion of fore-wing glossy 
ochreous- hrown. Fore-iuing : two minute white spots close to apex ; a 
row of four or five white dots along middle part of hind-marginal edge. 
Hind-wing : submarginal row of spots increased by several white dots, 
of which the last is j ust above submedian nervure ; an outer row of 
white dots arranged in inter-nervular pairs along the whole hind-mar- 
ginal edge as far as submedian nervure ; basal space and costal edging 
pitchy-black, the former with a small but conspicuous white spot. 
? rather larger than ^ , but with the same markings. Hind-wing : 
anal-angular inner-marginal region dull hrownish-grey. 
This Amauris is in colouring and pattern much like A. dominicanus, mihi, 
but at once distinguished by its inferior size and by the oblique median white 
bar (instead of white inner-marginal space) of its fore-wings. It is more nearly 
related to A. Nossima, AVard, a native of Madagascar, but the latter is also a 
much larger butterfly, and its white markings are proportionally so much more 
extensive as to occupy in both fore and hind wings the greater part of their 
area ; the principal white patch of fore- wing occupying the discoidal cell almost 
to the base. Another ally is A. Hyalites, Butl., from Ambriz, leading in the 
direction of A. Egialea (Cram.) ; this butterfly has the hind- wing patch very 
