APHNAEUS. By Dr. C. Aitrivillius. 
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Wings beneath whitish, at the base, costal and distal margins more or less tinged blackish-grey, or with large 
spots of that colour as the figure shows; forewing with a transverse streak at the cell-end and two transverse 
lines reddish; hindwing with a transverse streak at the cell-end, a basal transverse line and two distal trans¬ 
verse lines, likewise reddish. Somaliland. — sudanicus Auriv. is smaller and deviates by the under surface sudanic 
being almost monotonously whitish-grey with blackish transverse lines. Sudan: near Lake Tchad. Dr. Arn. 
Schultze who discovered this form, writes about its habits: ,,The species was flying entirely like an Iolaus 
round the blossoms of Loranthus being parasitic on the scanty Mimosae of the wastes of Tirki. 
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I herewith append a form described as ,,Argiolus“ (Argiolaus ?) by Cf. Ehrmann in the year 1894, 
which I cannot explain and the systematic position of which is uncertain. 
I. (?) hollandi Ehrm. A- —- Upper surface: thorax and abdomen brownish strewn with light blue holland 
scales; costal and distal margins brown, at the apex the broadest; a black transverse streak in the middle of 
the wing; the rest of the forewing beautifully azure. Hindwing above: costal and proximal margins light brown; 
from the base to the middle of the costal margin a broad black stripe; the rest of the wing azure; anal angle 
with an orange, black-pupilled spot; fringes brown; the small tails black with white tips. Both wings beneath 
with a light fawn-coloured ground-colour and six irregular white bands of the hindwing and four of the forewing, 
besides there is a large, black crescentiform spot on the forewing behind the middle of the cell; anal spot of 
the hindwing deep chestnut-coloured with a black pupil; between the veins 2 and 3 there is besides an orange 
black-pupilled eye-spot which is not traceable above. The $ resembles the A, but it is less lustrous and has 
a broader, more straightly cut-off marginal band on the forewing above. Expanse of wings about 28 mm.“ 
Liberia: Grand Sess. 
12. Genus: Agtliuneiis Him. 
Although the species of Aphnaeus entirely correspond in the structure of the veins with the $<$ of the 
larger forms of Iolaus, still they deviate considerably from Iolaus in the habitus. The Aphnaeus are robust, 
Hesperid-like lepidoptera with sharply tapering, almost triangular forewings and at the veins 1 b and 2 
tailed hindwings which are lobate on b o t h sides of vein 1 b. Antennae stout with short indistinct joints. 
Forewing in both sexes with 12 veins. Frons and legs often variegated. Palpi smoothly scaled, not or only 
little coloured white. Abdomen usually curled white. 
The $ generally above entirely unlike the <$. Stages unknown. 
The scheme of markings beneath is very characteristic and in fact in all the species the same, although 
the stages of development are entirely different indifferent species. The marking consists of numerous light, 
dark-encircled, usually silvery spots on a dark ground. These spots are sometimes small and separated from 
each other, sometimes large and more or less connected. Sometimes several of them are reduced or entirely 
absent. The typical arrangement of these marks (comp, asterius) is as follows. Fore wing: a dot near the base 
of the discal cell, two above each other in the middle of the cell (generally united into a transverse band or 
transverse spot), two or three at the cell-end in 4, 5 and 9 (generally forming a transverse band); one discal 
spot each in 1 b to 6, 9 and 10; the discal spot in 1 b is slanting and often streak-shaped, and the one in area 
4 is regularly situate nearer at the margin than the others; besides there sometimes occur submarginal spots 
in 1 b, 6 and 7, or even several or one dark submarginal stripe; the submarginal spots are often coloured dark. 
The normal hindwing has: 3 basal dots (in 1 a, 7 and the cell), 2 or 3 dots at the end of the discal 
cell, an irregular arcuate row of discal spots in 1 b to 7, and a dark, sometimes light-spotted submarginal 
band; in addition the large, differently coloiired anal spot. Like on the forewing the spots or dots may here 
also be more or less fused with each other forming larger groups, as for instance the spots at the end of the 
discal cell are joined with each other and often also with the discal spot in 7 forming a transverse band, 
and also the other discal spots may be enlarged and connected with each other into groups or a long trans¬ 
verse band. 
Review of the Species. 
I. Hindwing with two distinct small tails, a longer one at vein 1 b and a shorter one at 2. 
A. The spots in the middle and at the end of the discal cell of the forewing beneath are combined forming 
two transverse bands. 
a. The spots beneath with a silvery lustre. Wings above with a black ground-colour. 
