Large Velvet Bush Brown

Male: wings above dark brown, at the distal margin and before the apex of the forewing somewhat lighter, forewing in the middle with a large, irregular black velvety spot which covers the proximal part of cellules 2 and 3, as well as the adjoining parts of cellules lb and 4;on the under surface the basal part is unicolorous dark brown and distally bordered by a slightly darker median line, with violet-grey distal margining; the median line is almost regular, on the forewing distinctly curved and on the hindwing weakly excurved between veins 3 and 5; in the violet-grey, brown-spotted marginal area there are on the forewing 2—3 and on the hindwing 5—6 eye-spots; these are black, white-pupilled and with a yellow and a dark brown ring; the spot in cellule 2 is larger than the rest and of the same size on both wings, the one in cellule 3 is absent and that in cellule 4 of the hindwing is small or absent; the spot in cellule 6 of the hindwing is somewhat larger than the one in cellule 5; but the one in cellule 6 of the forewing much smaller than that in cellule 5. The ? is lighter than the cf. — Cameroons and Congo.