CHARAXES. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
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light ochre-yellow, on the forewing anteriorly double, being composed in cellules 2—6 of two more or less com¬ 
pletely separated spots, on the hindwing short and triangular, reaching at most to vein 3. On the under surface 
the white-bordered markings of the basal area are deep black. — castor Cr. (30 a) has a light orange-yellow castor. 
median band and the light marginal spots of the forewing are absent or very small; the ground-colour of the 
under surface is in the basal part red-brown or pure black (= ab. godarti Auriv., 30 b). Senegambia to the godarti. 
Congo and Uganda. — flavifasciatus Btlr. is the East African race, which occurs from Delagoa Bay and Nyassa- flavifas- 
land to Somaliland and only differs in the lighter median band and the more distinct marginal spots on the ciatus - 
upperside of the forewing; in this form also the ground-colour in the basal part of the under surface is some¬ 
times red-brown, sometimes pure black (= ab. reimeri Rothsch.). — comoranus Rothsch. agrees with the West reimeri. 
African form as regards the colour of the discal band on the upper surface, but differs in the transverse band comoranus - 
which accompanies the white discal band of the upper surface on its distal side; this is yellow on the forewing 
and red-brown on the hindwing and — unlike that of all the continental forms — broken up into spots. Island 
of Great Comoro. 
Ch. pelias has almost the same markings as castor , but is smaller and much lighter, the basal part of 
the upper surface being dark red-brown and the light-bordered markings of the under surface centred with 
grey; the discal band of the upper surface is orange-yellow and the orange-yellow marginal spots of the fore¬ 
wing are large and distinct. The discal band of the under surface is white and distally bordered on the fore¬ 
wing by triangular orange-yellow spots, on the hindwing by deep red-brown ones; the ground-colour of the 
basal part beneath is red-brown. — pelias Cr. (30 b). The black spots which adorn the discal band on the upper- pelias. 
side of the forewing in cellules 2—7 are as large as, or larger than the triangular orange-yellow spots which 
they separate; the black marginal line of the hindwing very thick; on the underside of the hindwing the red- 
brown spots at the distal side of the white discal band are very small, much narrower than the band. Cape 
Colony, in the mountainous western parts. The larva probably on Protea grandiflora, the ,,Wagenboom“. — 
In saturnus Btlr. (30 b) the black spots in the discal band of the forewing are smaller than the orange-yellow saturnus- 
spots which they border proximally; the black marginal line of the hindwing much thinner than in the type- 
form ; on the underside of the hindwing the red-brown spots are large and at least as broad as the band; the 
marginal spots on the upper surface are sometimes little larger than in the type-form, sometimes very large, 
as in the specimen figured (ab. laticinctus Btlr.). From Natal to the Congo and British East Africa. — ab. laticindus. 
brunnescens Rothsch. has the basal part of the upper surface brown-black, the discal band darker orange-yellow brunnescens. 
than in saturnus and the marginal spots small and brown. North Angola. 
Ch. hansali Fldr. closely approaches the preceding species in the markings, but has a broad light yellow hansali. 
discal band extending to the inner margin of the hindwing and the basal part of the upper surface is darker 
black-brown; the distal yellow spots in cellules 3—7 of the forewing are small and completely separated from 
the band; the yellow spots at the distal margin of the hindwing are streak-like and completely separated from 
the distal margin by the thick black marginal line; the tails are longer than in 'pelias ; the light-bordered spots 
in the basal part of the under surface have grey centres, as in pelias. Abyssinia and the adjacent parts of 
Somaliland. — baringana Rothsch. only differs from the type-form in the narrower discal band of the upper baringana. 
surface and the free red-brown spots at the distal side of the median band on the hindwing beneath. At Lake 
Baringo in British East Africa. 
The six following species are distinguished by having the white markings on the under surface more or less silvery. 
The median band of the hindwing is of fairly uniform width and reaches the inner margin. The basal part of the upper surface 
is red-brown and usually not or but little darker than the discal band, which is consequently not very sharply defined basally. 
Ch. pollux Cr. (30 b). The discal band of the upper surface is dark orange-yellow; the tails of the hind- pollux. 
Aving only 3—4 mm. in length; the hindwing above with a deep black, unspotted marginal band, 9—10 mm. 
in breadth; the forewing Avith small brown marginal spots. On the under surface the black, white-bordered 
spots are almost as numerous as in the preceding species and on the hindwing there are three in cellule 8 and 
tAvo in cellule 7. Sierra Leone to Angola and Uganda. — geminus Rothsch. differs in having small broAvn mar- geminus. 
ginal spots on the hindwing above, at least in cellules 4—6. Manicaland, Nyassaland, Kilimandjaro. 
Ch. phoebus Btlr. (30 c) is near the preceding species, but is distinguished at once by both wings aboAm phoebus. 
having the marginal spots large, connected or only separated by the black veins; the median band is very 
broad and in the $ Avhite or whitish on the hindwing and at the hindmargin of the foreAving; on the under sur¬ 
face the ground-colour of the basal part is dull grey-brown, not bright red-brown as in pollux. Abyssinia. 
Ch. phraortes Dbl. is similar to the two preceding species, but has the tails on the hindwing much longer, phraortes. 
8—9 mm. in length; the basal part of the upper surface is light red-brown and but little darker than the broad 
orange-broAvn median band; the cell of the forewing with two large black spots and the median band with 
large black spots in cellules 2—4; the hindwing above at the distal margin with orange-yellow transverse spots 
ln 2-—7; the hindwing beneath, as in the precedin, Avith three black, Avhite-bordered transverse spots at the 
costal margin in cellule 8; the ground-colour of the basal part bright red-brown. Madagascar; rare. 
Ch. andranodorus Mob. This rare species is one of the most magnificent forms of Charaxes. Above andranodo- 
it agrees very nearly Avith phraortes , the basal part of both wings being not or scarcely darker than the medi- rus - 
