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CHARAXES. By Dr. C. Attrivillitts. 
madagasca- 
riensis. 
walcefieldi. 
eurinome. 
itnsellica. 
crossleyi. 
ansorgei. 
E. madagascariensis Lucas (29 e). The forewing only with two transverse rows of light spots, one across 
the middle composed of 7 large, oblong spots in cellules 1 b—6 and one near the distal margin of small rounded 
spots, and with 2—4 small light spots in the cell; the hindwing with light central area and beyond the middle 
above with one, beneath with 2 or 3 curved rows of rounded spots, the proximal half of cellule 7 on the 
hindwing unicolorous without light longitudinal stripes. The hindwing beneath with rust-brown ground-colour. 
Abdomen above black, beneath ochre-yellow. $: markings light green; the central area of the hind wing 
small, above only composed of 4 spots, in cellules 4—6 and in the cell, beneath also of a few small spots in 
la—1 c. all the markings white; the median area of the hindwing very large, nearly reaching the base 
and extending far beyond the middle, covering the base of celhdes la—6; hindwing above at the anal angle 
cinnamon-brown; bears a distant resemblance to Amauris nossima. — Madagascar, in the forest-region of the 
east coast. 
E. wakefieldi Ward (29 f). Forewing with 3 transverse rows of light spots; the second composed of 3 
spots in cellules 4—6. A large spot at the apex of the cell. Abdomen yellow above as well as beneath. The 
central area of the hindwing in the <$ somewhat larger than in the preceding species. Otherwise agrees almost 
entirely with it. In East Africa, from Delagoa Bay to British East Africa. 
E. eurinonie is very similar to the two preceding species, but is at once distinguished by having the me¬ 
dian band of the forewing, as the figure shows, broken up into elongated, widely separated and irregularly 
placed spots; it is specially to be remarked that the spot in cellule 3 is removed widely distacl. The spots in 
the A light green. Abdomen yellow. — eurinome Cr. : the central area of the hindwing whitish. 
all the markings milk-white; the central area of the hindwing is large, extending beyond the middle, and forms 
a large spot in cellule 3. Sierra Leone to the Niger. — ansellica Btlr. (29 f, erroneously called eurinome). 
(J: the central area of the hindwing light green like the rest of the markings; $: all the markings greenish 
white; the central area of the hindwing is smaller, not or scarcely reaching the middle and forming at most 
a small indistinct spot in cellule 3. Is the southerly race, occurring from the Cameroons to Angola and Lmyoro. 
E. crossleyi differs in both sexes from all the other species in cellule 7 on the hindwing above and 
beneath having a long, light longitudinal stripe, extending from the base to beyond the middle. The spots 
of the median band are arranged almost as in eurinome. The abdomen is yellow and the markings in the q 
light greenish, in the $ yellowish white. — In crossleyi Ward the light basal area of the hindwing is large, 
extending to beyond the middle and distally broken up into rays, which are always in the §, and usually also 
in the united with the large, rounded spots in the first curved row. A rare form distributed from the Came¬ 
roons to Angola and Aruwimi. — ansorgei Rothsch. & Jord. is the East African race, which was discovered 
in Uganda, and only differs in having the light basal area of the hindwing much smaller and completely separated 
from the submarginal spots. 
2. Genus: Cliaraxes 0 . 
The forewing is broad and usually sharply triangular with the distal margin straight or emarginate 
and almost as long as, or even longer than the straight hindmargin. The hindwing is more or less produced, 
angled or lobed at the anal angle, and has usually two tail-like appendages at the extremities of veins 2 and 4, 
or is at least angled at these veins. Occasionally the is tailless and the $ has an appendage at vein 4 or 
the $ has one small tail (at vein 2) and the $ two. The costal margin of the hindwing strongly curved. The 
antenna almost reaches the middle of the costal margin of the forewing and has a gradually thickened, irregu¬ 
larly rounded club, obtusely rounded off at the tip. The thorax is very thick and strongly built, hence Charaxes 
possesses very highly developed and sustained powers of flight. The wing-veins are also thick and strong and 
the costal margin of the hindwing is armed with small, sharp teeth. 
The species are often gorgeously coloured and beautifully marked on both surfaces and the genus 
may be regarded as one of the finest among the Nymphalids. 
They very rarely if ever visit flowers, but are attracted by the sap exuding from trees, by rotten fruit, 
excrement and other ill-smelling substances, and hence can often be baited, especially as they have the habit 
of returning repeatedly to the same place. The also visit wet places and small puddles and are consequently 
more easily caught than the £?> which are mostly very rare in collections. 
About two-thirds of the known Charaxes species occur in the Ethiopian Region. Only a single African 
species, Ch. jasius, also occurs outside the region, being widely distributed on the Mediterranean. 
Synopsis of* (lie Groups. 
In order to facilitate the determination of the numerous forms we divide them into groups. 
I. The basal part of cellules la—lc on the hindwing beneath variegated with light and dark longitu- 
