196 SOUTH- AFEICAjST BUTTERFLIES. 
59. (1.) Lachnoptera Ayresii, Trimen. 
Plate III. fig. 5 (c^), fig. 5a ( ? ). 
^ 5 Lachnoptera Ayresii, Trim., Trans. Eiit. Soc. Lond., 1879, P- 3^6. 
&p. al, ($) 2 in. 2-5 lin. ; ($) 2 in. 5-7I lin. 
^ Warm fidvous-ochrcous (a faint rosy-violaceous surface-gloss), 
with f uscous markings. Forc-wing : beyond middle a conspicuous 
transverse bar from costa to third median nervule, exteriorly irregularly j 
dentated, interiorly suffused and emitting two linear rays (along costa ' 
and subcostal nervure respectively) towards base ; about midway between 
this bar and apex a similar mucli smaller bar, not extending below first 
radial, exteriorly confused on costa with some narrow apical fuscous 
clouding ; beyond middle, extending from fifth subcostal nervule to \ 
submedian nervure, a somewhat irregular row of six variously-shaped 
spots, of which the first (touching apical fuscous) and last are larger 
than the rest, and about equal in size ; near hind-margin a well- 
marked, strongly-lunulated streak, from just before apex to extremity 
of submedian nervure ; between second radial and second median 
nervules this streak is interiorly broadly suffused, so as to form a 
conspicuous irregular marking ; a submarginal streak touching the 
lunulated streak at extremities of nervules ; hind-margin itself un- 
equally clouded with fuscous ; a very faint linear streak closing discoidal 
cell, preceded by traces of another. Hind-iuing : sexual badge glossy 
leaden -grey, occupying costal -apical area, covering both subcostal 
nervules, but not reaching radial or anywhere extending to edge of ' 
wing ; about middle, disconnected traces of a thin transverse streak ; 
beyond middle, an irregular row of four sublinear lunulated marks, 
preceded (between second median nervule and submedian nervure) by 
two small rounded spots ; lunulated and submarginal streaks as in : 
fore- wing, but the former presenting no suffused marking ; hind-mar- j 
gin free from any fuscous clouding. Under side. — Soft ferruginous- ? 
ochirous, clouded with violaceous in parts ; the markings chiefly fuhous- 
ochrcous and inconspicuous. Fore-wing : inner marginal area, as far as j 
a little above first median nervule, pale yellow- ochreous ; all the mark- 
ings corresponding to those of the upper side almost obliterated, except 
the last spot in the transverse row, which is fuscous and conspicuous ; 
in discoidal cell two irregular fulvous-ochreous rings ; beyond them, an 
interrupted transverse streak of the same colour, meeting (between first 
median nervule and submedian nervure) a similar interrupted streak 
from costa a little beyond middle ; just above posterior angle a slight • 
hoary-grey clouding. Hind-wing : a fulvous-ochreous irregular streak 
before middle, from costal to below submedian nervure ; a short linear 
streak of the same colour closing discoidal cell ; about middle, an 
indistinct similar transverse streak, bounded exteriorly by a sinuated I 
interrupted series of white spots ; these spots immediately succeeded 
by some dusky violaceous clouding, which completely surrounds two : 
