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CHARAXES. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
and veins black; 4 large black spots at the costal margin, 4 in the cell and 5 in a curved row behind the cell; 
the black marginal band with blue and greenish grey dots. Recalls Pseudacraea clarki. Oameroons. 
11. Jahlusa Group. 
Differs from all the preceding groups in the light, green or yellowish, veins. Both wings above with narrow, light- 
spotted, black marginal band; forewing in addition with black spots in the cell and the basal part of cellules 1 b—8; these spots 
are rounded and on the under surface margined with white. Hindwing above almost unmarked, beneath with large silver 
spotsat the anal angle obtusely produced and with two small tails, of which the one at vein 2 is somewhat longer. Colour 
and markings decidedly Argynnis-\ike. Distal margin of the forewing in the d deeply, in the $ more weakly excised. 
jahlusa. Ch. jahlusa Trim. (31 d). Wings above light orange-yellow with black marginal band, 3 (<J) or 
4 (9) nun. in breadth, which on the forewing only encloses large marginal spots, on the hindwing both submarginal 
spots and also marginal streaks. Forewing above in addition with a dot and a curved transverse streak 
in the cell, a transverse streak at the end of the cell, two discal dots each in 1 a and 2, a spot each in 3—7 
and a longitudinal streak in 4—7 just inside the marginal band black. Hindwing above without markings 
or with small black transverse streaks in 2 and 4—7. Forewing beneath in the cell and in cellules 1 a—-2 light 
reddish, at the costal margin and in the apical area olive-grey with a large silver-white spot behind the middle 
of the costal margin; the black spots almost as above. Hindwing beneath at the base and at the distal margin 
dark olive-coloured, in the middle with continuous silver-white transverse band, in the basal part of cellule 
7 with a large silver spot, the cell and cellule 1c each with two smaller ones; two black dots in cellule la 
and 3 in 8; the interneural folds of cellules lb—-6 inside the marginal band with black longitudinal streaks. 
Abdomen beneath with a black longitudinal line at each side; these streaks anteriorly thickened and often 
argynnides. joined together. Cape to Transvaal. — argyntiides Westiv. is the more northern form, occurring at the Zambesi, 
in Nyassaland and German East Africa. The black lines on the underside of the abdomen are broken up into 
spots, the transverse streak in the cell of the forewing is also divided into spots and the silver-white markings 
on the under surface are smaller. 
12. Candiope Group. 
The veins green or greenish, especially on the under surface. Forewing above with greenish yellow, light yellow 
or red-brown basal half and blackish apical half, in which is placed a curved, S-shaped transverse row of 6 or 7 brown- 
vellow or orange-yellow spots. Hindwing above with a triangular black marginal band, which is broadest at the costal mar¬ 
gin and becomes gradually narrower posteriorly. Hindwing with long tails at the ends of veins 2 and 4. Sexes similar. 
Ch. candiope. The marginal band of the hindwing reaches at least to vein 3 and is ornamented 
with light submarginal spots. Hindwing beneath without postdiscal eye-spots and without tail at the end of 
vein 3. Basal half of the forewing above light yellow or red-yellow, the yellow colour always changes into 
candiope. a red-brown at the proximal side of the dark apical half. -— candiope Godt. (32 a). Basal half of the forewing 
above light yellow; apical half blackish with large orange-yellow submarginal and marginal spots; marginal 
area on the upperside of the hindwing black with large, sharply prominent submarginal spots and thick marginal 
spots united into a band. Sierra Leone to Abyssinia and Natal. Larva thick, green sprinkled with yellowish 
dots and with yellow lateral line; head margined with yellow; sixth and eighth segments above each with three 
vdox. yellow, orange-dotted spots. — velox Grant is somewhat smaller and otherwise only differs in having the basal 
part of both wings uniform yellow-brown and the marginal streaks of the hindwing narrower and darker. 
thomasius. Island of Socotra. Larva green with a reddish ring on the dorsum of the sixth segment. — thoniasius Stgr. 
The basal half of the forewing light yellow as in the type-form; the apical half of the forewing and the marginal 
band of the hindwing, which is about 14 mm. broad in cellule 6, however, are dark chestnut-brown with small 
and indistinct submarginal and marginal spots. Island of St. Thome. 
antamboulou. Ch. aiitamboulou Luc. (32 a) is very similar to the preceding species, but has smaller submarginal 
and marginal spots on the upper surface and the ground-colour of the basal part of the forewing above is light 
yellow to the black apical half. Madagascar. 
cowani. Ch. coward Btlr. Basal half of both wings dark uniform red-brown; black marginal part sharply 
defined, with moderately large spots; hindwing with a tail 3—4 mm. in length at vein 3. Madagascar. 
analava. Ch. analava Ward (31c). The marginal band of the hindwing is unicolorous black without spots 
and only reaches vein 4. The hindwing beneath behind the middle with a row of large eye-spots, of which 
the one in cellule 7 is especially large and distinct. Hindwing with 3 long tails, that at vein 3 somewhat 
shorter. Ground-colour of both wings light yellow. Madagascar. 
13. Varanes Group. 
With this group begin the species in which the forewing beneath has no black spot or spots in cellule 1 b at the 
hinder angle; a slight indication of such spots, however, sometimes occurs in the present group. Veins at the base light 
and more or less greenish. Veins 3 and 4 of the hindwing not stalked. Hindwing with a long tail at the end of vein 4, 
but between vein 4 and the anal angle cut off nearly straight, without appendage or only with short tail at vein 2. Hind¬ 
wing beneath beyond the middle with a transverse row of large eye-spots, almost angularly bent in cellule 4. Costal-mar¬ 
ginal area (cellule 12) on the underside of the forewing normally scaled. Both wings above with lighter, unspotted basal 
area and the apical part red-brown to black-brown with transverse rows of orange-yellow spots. 
