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Show 964 DR. A. G. BUTLER ON BUTTERFLIES [NOV. 28, The female, though in excellent condition, was caught by Bvalamkombi, one of Mr. Crawshay's native servants. 6. PRECIS ELGIVA He wits. S, $1 Muthambi River, Ndya, 7th January, 1899. 7. PRECIS NATALICA Feld. $, Muthambi River, Ndya, 13th January, 1899. " Fairly plentiful: but this is, I think, the only perfect specimen I have seen" (R. C). 8. HYPOLIMNAS MISIPPUS, var. INARIA Cram. $ , Muthambi River, 4500 feet, Ndya, 11th January, 1899. 9. CBENIS BOISDUVALII Wllgr. c? 6, Muthambi River, 4500 feet, Ndya, 12th January, 1899. " An insect which I should probably never have seen, and certainly not taken, had it not been for the putrefying crocodile's head, on which it descended as it were from the clouds. It is worthy of note that this insect shows a lovely tinge of purple or blue on the inside of the wings if these are viewed at an angle in a good light." (R. G.) 10. CRENIS HOWENSIS Staud. c? c?, Muthambi River, 12th January, 1899. " The most restless, active, and difficult insect to take I have ever come across ; for six days have 1 been watching and following the movements of some half-dozen in the glade of fig-trees in which I am encamped, trying all I could to take one, but without success. They flip about amongst the trees and occasionally perch on the trunk and branches, but always out of reach. By great good luck this morning two have been tempted to come down and feed on a putrefying crocodile's head, and I was thus enabled to take them." (R. C.) One specimen (a male) is said to have contained a whitish-green ovum, but this must have been an error of observation, as the insect has strongly pronounced male claspers. 11. HAMANUMIDA DCEDALUS Fabr. " Plentiful enough on uudulating plains N. of Tana River, 4200 feet, 14th January, 1899." A single dry-season male of this abundant species. 12. NEPTIS AGATHA Cram. 2,6, Muthambi River, 4500 feet, Ndya, Kikuyu, 6th & 7th January, 1899. 13. NEPTIDOPSIS OPHIONE, var. VEL LED A Mab. Muthambi River, 4500 feet, Ndya, 6th & 13th January, 1899. Mr. Crawshay appears to have seen three examples of this |
