It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

nov. male- wings blackish above; forewing with a light orange-yellow transverse band, which begins somewhat beyond the middle of the costal margin, is about 7 mm.

in length, in la and lb the band projects more towards the base than in 2; the hindwing has on both surfaces a white median band, at the costal margin about 4 mm.

in breadth, at the inner margin 6 mm., its proximal edge sharp and rectilinear, the distal less sharp; basal area black above, bright red-brown beneath.

The species is nearly allied to poggei, formosa and macarista, but if the shape of the transverse band in these species is constant, as is generally accepted, the male described above must be an independent species, which may be known at once by the position and shape of the transverse band of the forewing in cellules 2 and 3.