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ward to inner margin by an elongate usually separate portion ; a large 
costal spot just before apex, in contact or confluent with a very 
strongly angulated bar, wliicli, commencing just below apex, touches 
or is confluent ivith the central lar just beyond extremity of discoidal 
cell, and between tliird and second median nervules becomes confluent 
with a liind marginal border similar to that of fore-wing; the travers- 
ing white- edged line of the hind-marginal border is more continuous 
than in fore- wing ; black dots on anal- angular lobe more conspicuous 
than on the upper side. 
$ Without purple gloss, only presenting a slight violaceous suffusion 
from bases ; yelloiv-ochreous marJdngs strongly developed in loth luings. 
Fore-iving : the yellow-ochreous markings much enlarged and pro- 
longed inferiorly, so that the first and second are widely confluent 
below first median nervule, and the second and tliird narrowly so 
between third and second median nervules ; a faint yellow mark in 
cell, near base. Hind-iving : the position of the silvery-white parts of 
the under side is roughly indicated by suff'used markings of yclloiu- 
ochreous, viz., one in cell near base, one on costa near apex, one on 
hind-margin below apex, and one (largest) on median nervules ; a 
whitish line close and parallel to hind-margin scaled with silvery on 
anal-angular lobe. Under side. — As in but the bars and spots 
proportionally narrower, leaving more of the silvery- white ground- 
colour unoccupied. 
(Described from ten $ and one $ specimens.) 
This Aphnmus is a near ally of A. Fhanes, mihi {Trans. Ent. Soc., 
1873, p. Ill, pi. i. figs. 4, 5), resembling the latter particularly in 
the silvery-white ground colour of the under side, and the great 
development of the yellow-ochreous bands on the upper side of the 
The chief difference of importance is presented by the under side of the 
hind-wing, in which, instead of being rather even and almost parallel, 
the oblique bars are irregular and almost submacular, a7id the outer one 
is so strongly angidated as to he confluent tuith the inner one near the end 
of the discoidal cell. This arrangement breaks the silvery ground- 
colour beyond the middle into three irregular markings, and gives the 
under side an appearance quite different from that of other Aphncei. 
Other distinctions from A. Phanes are (in the ^) the very undeveloped 
state of the ochreous fore-wing upper-side markings, which in one 
example are very small and dull, and in another all but obsolete ; and 
(in the ^) the different arrangement of the hind-wing upper-side 
markings, which in both species follow or correspond with the silvery- 
white portions of the under side. In both sexes, the very dark colour- 
ing of the spots and bars of the tender side is a marked distinguishing 
feature. 
^ Four 9 examples, taken in Namaqualand by Mr. Peringuey during November 18S5, 
closely resemble the one here described, only varying in the development of the outermost 
yellow bar, which in two of them is in both wings much narrowed and interrupted. 
