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CHIONEIGIA; CHONDROLEPIS. By Dr. C. Aueivillius. 
flora. 
dysmephila. 
schulzi. 
eery mica. 
capronnieri. 
nobilior. 
leggei. 
Z. fiara Btlr. (79 i). Both wings above dark brown without spots; forewing at the base feebly, 
hindwing in the centre distinctly lighter ochreous-yellowish. Wings beneath particularly in the $ lighter, 
violettish-grey and at the margin more or less speckled blackish; sometimes the centre of the hindwing exhibits 
traces of a brown transverse band. South Africa, in the Cape Colony and Natal. G. F. Leigh found the green 
eggs on the upperside of the leaves of a species of Strelitzia. — The young larva is of a bright red with a black 
head, and like most of the Hesperid larvae it lives in a case formed by the turning over of the rim of a leaf. 
The adult larva is light green with a very large black and white head and orange-red stigmata; the last abdominal 
joint is above black. Pupa light brown with a white hue. 
Z. dysmephila Trim. (80 d). The $ is at once recognizable by the white marginal band of the forewing 
and the $ by the marking of the hindwing beneath. In the latter the ground-colour of the hindwing beneath 
along the posterior side of the white longitudinal line is darker than otherwise. — The larva lives on date- 
palms and has sometimes been injurious to the plantations of this palm in South Africa. Cape Colony to Tabora 
in East Africa. 
Z. schulzi Plotz (79 b) is evidently allied with dysmephila and cerymica, but only known to me by 
Plotz’ figure which we have copied here. Angola. 
Z. cerymica Hew. (= quaternata Mab., weiglei Plotz) (80 f). The <$ is described above in the review 
and also easily recognizable by the figure. The 9 (80 e) is larger, and above quite different by the absence of 
the mealy streak on the forewing, beneath by the marking of the hindwing. In a $ from the Congo District 
the hyaline spots on the forewing above are of a bright golden lustre instead of dull honey-coloured. — Pupa 
brown, finely granulated; the head of the larva seems to have been whitish. In West Africa from Senegambia 
to Congo. Our figure of the $ was copied from Plotz’ original figure of weiglei -9- 
Z. capronnieri Plotz (80 e) differs rather much from the other species and is particularly distinguished 
by the white costal margin of the hindwing above in the (J. The 9 is unknown to me, but it is said to lack 
this white costal margin. Gold Coast to Congo. 
Z. nobilior Holt. (80 b) is only known to me in the female and easily discernible by the under surface 
from the 9 °f cerymica. French Congo. 
4. Genus: t'liioiieigin Heron. 
I have not been able to examine the only species of this genus. But most probably Chioneigia is identical 
with the following genus. The most important marks stated by Hekon are: antennae slightly longer than 
three quarters of the forewing; the club about as long as a third of the stalk and with an indistinctly deposited 
tip which is hardly longer than half the diameter of the club. Palpi porrect, the last joint almost hidden by 
the scales of the second joint. Forewing with a rather sharp apex; discal cell shorter than two thirds of the 
wing, vein 5 bent at the base and much nearer at 4 than at 6; vein 2 a little nearer at the base than 
at vein 3. Discal cell of hindwing reaching to the centre; vein 5 feebly developed almost in the centre between 
4 and 6; vein 2 much nearer at vein 3 than at the base of the wing. Hind tibiae with one pair of spurs. 
Ch. leggei Her. $. Antennae above white, below brownish. Wings above dark brown; forewing with 
7 small yellowish hyaline spots (two in the apex of the cell, and one each in 2, 3, 6 to 8, of which that 
in 2 is somewhat larger and transverse); hindwing uni-coloured without markings. Forewing beneath with 
the same spots as above, but at the margin lighter violettish-grey, and at the proximal margin in 1 a and 1 b 
as far as beyond the centre yellowish. Hindwing beneath violettish-grey, at the proximal margin, at the base 
and at the costal margin broad dark red-brown, and in the centre with a dark transverse band proceeding from 
the apex of the wing, tapering off inwards and ending pointed at vein 1 b; some similar antemarginal spots. 
The 9 differs only by somewhat broader forewings being more rounded off at the margin, and the somewhat 
lighter under surface. Expanse of wings: 33 mm. Ruwenzori. 
5. Genus: t'liomlrolepis Mab. 
Mabille founded this genus upon Pamphila murga which he described in the year 1890, from Caffraria. 
I have not seen any authentical specimens of this species, but according to the description murga is undoubtedly 
the same species as Hesperia nive.icorn.is Plotz (78 g) or at least very closely allied with it. Mabille describes 
the genus, as follows: ,,Antennae long and stiff. Club fusiform, reversedly oviform with a short, scarcely bent 
tip which is as long as the transverse section of the club. Second palpal joint rising, clothed with stiff hairs 
and projecting beyond the eyes; third joint short, coniform, obtuse, slantingly turned forward. Forewing with 
a sharp apex and almost straight (£) or in the centre bent margin; costal margin at the base bent, in the 
centre, opposite the cell-end, slightly emarginated; vein 5 at its base sharply bent, 3 rising very near at 4, 
