. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. REVISIONAL NOTES ON AFRICAN CHARAXES 453 Fore wing, ground colour pale brownish grey, darker brownish on the curve of the outer margin. Disc of wing crossed by a darker blackish grey wedge-shaped band, widest at the costa and passing through end of the cell and the bases of cellules beyond, narrowing in sub-base of 2 and extending towards hind margin. This band is narrowly outlined in silvery white. The apex of the wing has a triangular dark patch extending from the costa to 3 and is outlined distally by a silvery line extending fr
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. REVISIONAL NOTES ON AFRICAN CHARAXES 453 Fore wing, ground colour pale brownish grey, darker brownish on the curve of the outer margin. Disc of wing crossed by a darker blackish grey wedge-shaped band, widest at the costa and passing through end of the cell and the bases of cellules beyond, narrowing in sub-base of 2 and extending towards hind margin. This band is narrowly outlined in silvery white. The apex of the wing has a triangular dark patch extending from the costa to 3 and is outlined distally by a silvery line extending from the apex to 2; this line accentuates the dark border. Hind wing, ground colour as fore wing, the median bar slightly darker, outlined narrowly in black and white and crosses from the costa toward the inner fold, where it fades out. This is followed by a silver line dyslegnic on inner border but sharply denned by black distally, crossing the wing from costa to anal angle. This accentuates the darker browner zone between it and the satiny greyish outer border, which is narrowly edged with darker brownish. In between are a few white dots in the submarginal line; the dots at the anal angle are black. Female. Larger than the male, 30-40 mm. Upperside. Ground colour and pattern very similar but black less intense toward the base of the fore wing and along the costal area of the hind wing. The pattern of blue spots like that of the male, the blue in the cell less strong and mixed with black; the spots in the postdiscal line as in the male, the small spot in 5 often more distinct. Hind wing, pattern as in the male, the blue marginal lunules stronger both above and below the strongly developed tail at end of vein 4, which is robust with rounded end, 5 mm in length. Underside. As in the male; the dark triangular marks of the fore wing more satiny; the basal portion of the hind wing slightly paler; sub-base and discal zone with thin wavy black transverse lines; the darker browner postd
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