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faintly white-centred fulvous-ochreous ocelli (in narrow rings of the 
ground-colour) between first subcostal and radial nervules, as well as 
two other similar ocelli between second median nervule and submedian 
nervure ; beyond these, a broken irregular line of lunular marks, 
succeeded by lunulated and submarginal streaks corresponding with 
those of the upper side — all fulvous-ochreous ; a hoary- violaceous cloud- 
ing about upper hind-marginal area. 
^ Duller cmd paler than and without violaceous gloss; all the 
fuscous marldngs more pronounced. Fore-iuing : from lower extremity 
of first costal bar, an irregular interrupted streak extending to about 
middle of submedian nervure ; second costal bar prolonged to third 
median nervule by two small elongate spots ; all spots of discal row 
larger than in $ ; two cellular streaks distinct, the inner one extending 
below cell and a little over first median nervule. Hind-wing : about 
middle, an irregular interrupted streak (continuous of that in fore- 
wing) extending and gradually attenuating as far as submedian nervure 
beyond middle ; three hlack sjjots (of which the two upper are large 
and the costal one somewhat suffused) take the place of the leaden-grey 
badge of the ^ ; these spots are continuous of the discal row of the fore- 
wing, and the costal one is anteriorly bounded by a whitish lunule. 
Under side. — Very different in colour from that of the heing very 
pale didl greyish-oehrcouSj with a strong hrassy- greenish gloss ; nearly all 
the markings indistinct. Fore-wing : last spot of discal row large and 
conspicuous. Hind-iuing : the interrupted series of white spots want- 
ing ; ocelli with small but conspicuous white centres ; an additional 
(fifth) ocellus next costa. 
In outline this Laclinoptera differs from the only species hitherto known, 
L. lole (Fab.), from West Africa, the fore-wings being more produced apically, 
and the hind-wings more angulated at the extremity of the third median 
nervule. The male differs from the ^ lole on the upper side in both colour- 
ing (which is brighter and yellower) and marking, the fore-wings present- 
ing tivo costal Uacldsh bars and a blackish suffused marking on the lunulated 
submarginal streak, and the hind-wings having a much smaller sexual badge. 
On the under side, the South-African form has the markings far less dis- 
tinct, and the lohite stripe of tlie hind-wings is interrupted a7id macidar;^ 
the latter wings also want the ocellus, which in lole is situated between the 
subcostal nervules. The female differs greatly in appearance from the butter- 
fly which the late Mr. Hewitson referred (I believe rightly) to that sex of lole, 
which I noted as "fuscous ; all the outer area of the wings dull- white, with 
the spots and streaks strongly and blackly marked, markings of the under side 
agreeing with those of lole ^ 
This character appears to be highly variable. It is quite wanting in two of the twelve 
males received from Colonel Bowker ; in two others, reduced to two and three white spots 
next costa ; and in three others, very thin, and with wide interruptions. Of the six females, 
one has the stripe represented by two small white spots next costa ; and another has the 
three lowest spots of the stripe also present, and the immediately following violaceous cloud- 
ing well represented quite across the wing. 
^ There seem to be two distinct forms of the female lolc. The type of the species in the 
Banksian Collection (which I had the opportunity of examining in 1S81) is a ? , not differ- 
