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EURYPHENE. By Dr. C. Auriyillius. 
gin of the forewing is broadly white at the base and the extreme apex whitish grey. The $ differs from 
the allied species in having the apex of the forewing white on both surfaces; the forewing has between the costal 
margin and vein 4 a subapical band, which is yellowish above, white beneath; the cell and cellules la—2 
of the forewing as far as the fourth transverse band and also the entire hindwing to the submarginal line are 
suffused with green; the green colour is lighter in the middle of the hindwing, forming a light grey median 
band; the under surface is nearly as dark as in the $ and has two additional white transverse spots in 
moreelsi. the cell of the forewing. From the Niger to the Kuilu River. $-ab. nioreelsi Auriv. only differs in lacking 
entirely the green colour of the upper surface and in having the ground-colour of both wings above black- 
brown. Ikelemba, Congo. 
cottimi. E„ cottoni Baker is unknown to me in nature; it is described as follows: <$. Both wings with alternate 
black-brown and tawny transverse stripes and rows of spots; forewing with three spots in the cell and one 
behind its apex, which is confluent with an oblique transverse row of black spots, then follows a broad transverse 
band, interrupted at the veins and at vein 6 angled to the costal margin; outside this band the forewing 
is black-brown with large black submarginal spots surrounded with tawny; hindwing with darkened basal 
area and broad median tawny band, followed by a broad curved dark band tapering towards the inner mar¬ 
gin; a postmedian curved row of large black spots broadly surrounded with tawny; a broad, sharply de¬ 
fined, black, scalloped submarginal line; beneath both wings are light ochreous brown with indications of the 
markings of the upper surface. In the $ both wings are paler brown above with dusky ochreous markings; 
the forewing with clear pale ochreous subapical band and the hindwing with broad, indefinite, median band 
of the same colour. 60—74 mm. Congo region, at Makala and Beni Mawambe. 
severini. E. severini Auriv. is so near to the following species that it is sufficient to mention the differences. 
The $ only differs above in the somewhat reddish yellow-brown ground-colour, beneath in the dark red-brown 
ground-colour, somewhat inclining to violet; the underside of the hindwing is entirely without the violet- 
grey colour at the anal angle which is so distinct in sophus and laetitia, as well as the white transverse streak 
in cellule 7. The $ closely resembles that of laetitia , but differs somewhat on the under surface, which is not 
yellowish and recalls that of the B hi having a slight violet tinge; the black submarginal line of the hindwing 
is much more sharply dentate or undulate than in laetitia Bena-Bendi, Congo. 
tact ilia. E. laetitia Plotz (41 c). In the B the wings are dark olive-brown above with the usual blackish trans¬ 
verse bands; these are all distinct and not or scarcely broken up into spots; the under surface is also dark 
olive-brown, without distinct dark markings; the distal part is somewhat darker than the basal and on the 
forewing its proximal boundary is curved, as it begins narrowly at the apex and at the hindmargin reaches 
the middle; the forewing has two whitish transverse shades in the cell, a whitish spot at the costal margin 
and one at the apex; at the inner margin of the dark distal part there is in cellule 1 a and in cellule 2 an often 
indistinct whitish transverse streak; the hindwing has a narrow white transverse streak in cellule 7 and in the 
anal area is broadly overspread with violet-grey scales. In the $ the wings are black-brown above, at the hind- 
margin of the forewing and on the hindwing beyond the middle green; the fore wing has a white or yellowish 
subapical band, posteriorly in cellules 3 and 4 always yellowish; beneath this band is pure white and is con¬ 
tinued to the hindmargin by a narrow oblique stripe; the under surface lias an ochre-yellowish or light olive 
fia. ground-colour and for the rest the same white markings as in the $. Sierra Leone to Gaboon. $-ab. tia 
Suff. differs in the absence of the white submarginal dot in cellule 6 on the upperside of the forewing which 
occurs in the type-form. Gold Coast. 
sophus. E. sophus F. (41 b) is distinguished by the pointed, almost falcate forewing with the distal margin 
broadly emarginate. In the <$ the wings are very dark brown above with rather indistinct transverse bands; 
the forewing has between the costal margin anil vein 4 or 3 a sharply defined yellow subapical band; the under 
surface is irregularly chequered with violet-grey and greenish brown and the costal margin of the forewing 
between the middle of the cell and the subapical band broadly yellow-grey; from the apex of the forewing 
to the middle of the hindmargin runs a whitish curved line, which at least from the hindmargin to vein 4 
is distinct and dark-edged, on the hindwing it is continued as a transverse streak in cellule 7; the hindwing is 
broadly violet-grey at the anal angle. In the $ the forewing at the base and at the hindmargin and the hind¬ 
wing to the submarginal line are light greenish blue; the subapical band of the forewing is very broad, light 
yellow, and reaches vein 3; beneath both wings are violet-grey with the broad, proximallv curved distal area 
of the forewing and a triangular transverse shadow on the hindwing, extending from the middle of the costal 
phreone. margin towards the middle of the distal margin, dark greenish brown. Sierra Leone to Angola, ab. phreone 
Feisth. only differs in the male in the somewhat lighter ground-colour; the $ has a white subapical band on 
the upperside of the forewing and is lighter blue above. Senegal to Liberia and in the Congo region. 
braytoni. E. braytoni E. Sharpe is unknown to me. The description runs: “<U Fore wing bluish black, the 
central area metallic blue, costal and hind margins brownish black. The dark apical area relieved by a trans¬ 
verse band of three white hastate spots suffused with pale blue. Hind wing entirely metallic blue, the costa, 
hind and inner margins, brownish black. Under side: Ground colour brown, with a green suffusion over the upper 
