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EPITOLA. By Dr. C. Attriyillius. 
urania. 
crowleyi . 
ceraunia. 
pointedly at vein 2; the basal third of the costal margin as far as the cell black, at the middle of the costal 
margin the blue colour, in a width of 9 to 10 mm, almost reaches the costal margin or at least vein 11; the 
bine colour distally forms a feeble, almost uniform bow. Hindwing above in the areas 1 c to 6 almost as far 
as the margin blue and also in the area 7 rather broadly dusted with blue; the black marginal line very narrow. 
Beneath the hindwing as well as the apex and costal margin of the forewing exhibit a bronze lustre, and besides 
there is a large, lighter spot with a yellowish reflection at the base of the costal margin of the hindwing; forewing 
otherwise dull blackish-brown with a whitish spot in the cell and grey discal spots in 2 to 6 and 9. In the 
$ the blue colour above is lighter and much less extensive; on the forewing it only covers the discal cell, the 
greatest part of the areas 1 a and 1 b and the basal half of the areas 2 and 3; besides there are three small 
spots at the costal margin in 6, 9 and 10; the hindwing has a very broad, irregular, black marginal line 
dentate at the veins. Sierra Leone to Congo. 
E. urania Ky. is known only in the male and differs but little from the of E. posthumus. The blue 
colour of the forewing is only 4 mm broad at the costal margin in the areas 9 and 10 and distally at the veins 
deeply and irregularly indented; the black marginal band reaches the posterior angle and is much broader, 
in the area 2 about 4 mm broad; the black marginal band of the hindwing is also somewhat broader and 
shortly dentated at the veins. The under surface of the hinclwing is darker brownish-red. Sierra Leone to 
Cameroon. 
E. crowleyi Em. Sharpe (64 e) <$. Forewing above black with a large blue spot covering the areas 
1 b, 2 and 3 at a distance of 3 to 5 mm from the margin, and forming also a longitudinal stripe at the posterior 
margin of the discal cell; vein 1 is curved in the shape of an S, and the area 1 a almost entirely black 
with a series of long black hairs; hindwing above between the veins 1 b and 6 blue with a black marginal band 
of .2 mm width; forewing beneath black, at the apex violettish-brown with an S-sliapecl transverse row 
of oblong, white discal spots in 1 b to 6 and 9, the costal margin as far as the middle whitish and at the base 
with a golden or brass lustre; hindwing beneath whitish with red-brown spots and longitudinal streaks, the 
discal cell almost quite red-brown. The $ is larger and deviates by the forewing above being black with a blue 
longitudinal streak in 1 b and white discal spots in 2, 4 to 6 and 9, and by the white colour on the hindwing 
beneath being more extensive; the forewing beneath as above, but without a blue longitudinal streak and 
with 2 or 3 small, white marginal spots in 3 and 4. Sierra Leone to Nigeria. 
E. ceraunia Hew. (64 e) <$. Forewing above black, in the areas 1 b and 2 blue as far as 3 mm 
distant from the margin, and with separate blue spots in 3, 4 and the discal cell, beneath blackish with distinctly 
prominent, white spots two of which are in the discal cell near the apex and one each in the areas 1 b to 6 
and 9, of which those in 4 and 5 are near the margin. Hindwing above between the veins 1 b and 6 blue 
with a narrow, black marginal band of 1 mm width; beneath brown with a yellowish lustre and a distinctly 
prominent, white transverse band and longitudinal stripe at the costal margin in area 7. The 9 deviates by 
grey discal spots in 3 to 6 and in the discal cell on the forewing above, and by a black marginal band of 4 to 
5 mm width on the hindwing above; the hindwing is beneath lighter and less sharply marked than in the 
(J. The pupae were found by W. A. Lamborn in small colonies fastened obliquely upright on the upper surface 
of leaves. Sierra Leone to Gabun. 
Fourth Group of Species. 
The large mealy spot distinguishing the species of this group is sometimes situate at the base, sometimes 
at the margin. 
Review of the Species. 
A. The under surface lighter or darker brown with or without light spots. 
a. Under surface monotonously greyisli-brown without markings. The mealy spot of the $ is very large, 
jet-black, four-cornered, reaching almost the margin and covering the greatest part of the areas 2 to 4. 
E. staudingeri. 
[i. Under surface with distinct light macular rows. 
*. The mealy spot is situate at the margin in the areas 2 to 4 entirely as in staudingeri. 
E. gordoni. 
