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Show I893'] BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. 651 31. JUNONIA NAT ALIO A. Precis natalica, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr iv. p. 106, n. (1860). 1 Zomba, July 1892, January 1893. 32. JUNONIA CHAPUNGA. Junonia chapunga, Hewitson, Exot. Butt, iii., Jun. pi. 1. figs. 2, (1864). Zomba, January 1893. Varieties also occur (taken in July 1892 and January 1893) which are intermediate in character between J. chapunga and J. pelasgis, the ocellated spots being united into an ochreous band and continuous with the short oblique band beyond the cell of primaries, which is also ochreous; Hewdtson has an example of this variety in his series of J. chapunga. 33. JUNONIA CERYNE. Salamis ceryne, Boisduval, Voy. de Deleg. ii. p. 592 (1847). 3, Lake Mweru; 6* 2 > Zomba, January 1893. 34. JUNONIA GALAMI. Vanessa galami, Boisduval, Faun. Madag. p. 46 (1833). Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. 35. JUNONIA AURORINA, sp. n. (Plate LX. fig. 3.) Allied to J. sinuata, Plotz (=serena, Weymar), and very simdar both in pattern and in coloration, but the primaries almost of the same form as J. galami; the subapical angle is, however, a little more prominent, the outer margin less inarched, and the posterior angle less prominent: the secondaries are of the same form as in J. sinuata ; below the central area is yellower and the outer borders washed with lilac. Expanse of. wings, 3 57 millim., $ 60 millim. Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. 36. JUNONIA TRIMENII, sp. n. (Plate LX. fig. 4.) Near to J. micromera, which it much resembles on the upper surface; it is, however, larger, and has a pinky-whitish diffused band in front of the series of black spots in the male; the central and double black band has two very acute angles, the black spots of the discal series are smaller, and the brown area at base of secondaries is restricted and followed by one or two black spots at the end of the cell; on the under surface all the dark markings on basal area are represented by irregular black spots quite clearly defined. Expanse of wings, 3 52 millim., $ 56 millim. Zomba, July and December 1892, January 1893. This appears to be a much commoner species than J. micromera, and is quite constant in all its characters, |