CUPIDO. By Dr. C. Aukivillius. 
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1 b and 2 of the forewing being situate much nearer at the base than the others; they form an almost straight 
transverse streak and thus an almost straight continuation of the transverse streak at the end of the discal 
cell. $ unknown. Nubia. Is it perhaps a distinct species ? 
C. nigeriae Em. Sharpe. ,,Forewing above light azure-blue, the apex and margin with a fine dark nigcriae. 
line; fringes grey ish-white; hindwing like the forewing with a fine brown marginal lines and almost white fringes; 
before the margin a row of white, dark-pupilled spots, the largest and darkest of which is in area 2, near the 
anal angle another row of indistinct white spots. Under surface similar to that of Catochryso-ps contractu Btlr. 
Another row of spots in the marginal parts of both wings shows larger and more prominent spots than in the 
said species; they consist of four narrow brown lines with white spots on each side between the veins; basal 
area of the hindwing with the usual three black dots; the large marginal spot in 2 with metallic silvery scales 
at the anal margin; two dots in 1 c and one in 3 with the same metallic scales.“ Nigeria. The species is unknown 
to me, but it probably hardly differs from C. eleusis. 
C. lois Btlr. ,,<$. Dark bronze-brown, the interno-basal surface of the wings broad violettish-blue; lois. 
hindwing directly before the small tail with a small, black, outside white-edged spot; another short, white 
line at the end of the interior median area; a black marginal line; fringes partly white. Wings beneath light 
stone-grey, the markings beneath almost as in C. pandava *) from India; forewing with a light-edged, brown 
spot at the end of the discal cell; a similarly coloured discal band slantingly extends from the costal margin 
to the vein 3, then somewhat nearer at the base and divided into two spots; the usual, eye-spot, like marginal 
spots are composed of alternately white and brown bows and spots. Hindwing near the base with a transverse 
row of three white-ringed black clots, of which that at the costal margin is the largest; a white-edged, small 
brown discocellular lima; a bent and somewhat curved discal row of white-ringed spots, the first at the costal 
margin black, the others somewhat separate from it and brown, the row behind vein 3 almost interrupted; the 
usual marginal spots are towards the base bordered with broad white bows, the two nearest to the anal angle 
are black. Body beneath white. Expanse of wings: 25 mm.“ Somaliland. This description is evidently made 
after a $ and not after a $ and fits well the females of C. eleusis lying before me. If that is indeed the case, 
the species must be denominated C. lois. 
C. sancti-thomae Em. Sharpe, being confined to the Island of S. Thome, is likewise unknown to me. sancti-tho- 
The short description runs as follows: allied with C. ella Btlr. (= contractus Btlr.), but somewhat larger. The 
$ is above more brownish-violet. The under surface is rather different, of a monotonous brown, with darker 
markings edged with white or light grey; hindwing with three black eyespots bordered with orange and towards 
the margin scaled metallic green. The $ shows a very lustrous metallic blue area of the forewing and a very 
broad brown band at the costal and distal margins. Hindwing also with a similar basal area which, however, 
is less lustrous; the costal and distal margins are brown with an indistinct black spot in area 2. Under surface 
like in the but a little more indistinctly marked.“ 
C. contractus Btlr. Under surface with a whitish-grey ground-colour and darker grey, white-edged contractus. 
markings. Forewing with 6 discal spots, those in 1 b to 3 being streak-shaped, those in 4 to 6 rounded, those 
of the areas 1 b and 2 a little more towards the base; submarginal and marginal spots strigiform, rather indistinct; 
ground-colour between the discal spots and the submarginal line monotonously grey without spots. Hindwing 
with three minute subbasal dots (in 1 c, 7 and the cell); discal spots 1 b to 6 all dull grey, oblong or strigiform, 
that in 7, however, jet-black, punctiform; the discal spots lc and 2 together form a straight transverse 
streak situate somewhat within the discal spot 3; the discal spot 1 b is still more remote towards the base; 
distinct marginal spots in 1 c to 6, but only the two in 1 c and that in 2 are black and metallic scaled, the 
one in 2 besides inwards with a pale yellow narrow spot bordering on it. Ground-colour between the discal 
spots and the submarginal band with faint traces of grey spots. ■— $. Wings above entirely as in C. eleusis light 
bluish-violet, with a fine black marginal line and a small black marginal dot in 2 and often also two indistinct 
ones in 1 c. The $ is not known to me from Arabia, but in the East Indies, where the species also occurs **), 
it is said to be above similar to the $ of eleusis which is described above. Arabia. 
C. distractus Joann. <$. Wings above bluish-violet with a fine black marginal line; hindwing at distractus. 
the margin from the proximal margin to vein 2 with two fine white lines and a black marginal spot in 2 inwards 
bordered with orange-red. Under surface grey; forewing with a grey, white-edged central spot and 5 black, 
rounded discal dots in 2 to 6, and a longish discal spot in lb; at the margin two rows of dark borvs bordered 
with white. Hindwing with three black subbasal dots (in 1 a, 7 and the cell) and a similar discal dot in 7; 
the other discal dots are slightly darker than the ground-colour, partly rounded (in 2, 3 and 6), partly longish 
or strigiform (in 1 b, 1 c, 4 and 5); marginal spots distinct, that in 2 black with blue scales and an orange spot 
bordering on it, that in 1 c strigiform. Expanse of wings: 22 mm. $ unknown. Abyssinia. 
*) Cf. Vol. IX, p. 922, plate 153 k. 
**} Cf. Vol. IX, p. 922. 
