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Show 720 DR. A. G. BUTLER ON BUTTERFLIES FROM ZOMBA. [Nov. 19, 3. On a small Collection of Butterflies made by Consul Alfred Sharpe at Zomba, British Central Africa. By A R T H U R G. B U T L E R , Ph.D., F.L.S., F.Z.S. [Received August 2, 1895.] The present collection, brought home by Consul Alfred Sharpe on his recent return from Nyasaland, was forwarded to me by our Secretary, with permission" to select such specimens as were required for the Museum series. Among the specimens is an example of a fine new species of Papilio, which I here describe. The following is a list of the species of which examples were obtained: it will be seen that, as usual from this locality, the genus Charaxes is well represented:- 1. Amauris whytei, Butler. 2. ,, dominicanus, Trimen. 3. Limnas chrysippus, Linn. 4. Eurytela dryope, Cramer. 5. Charaxes brutus, Cramer. 6. ,, druceanus, Butler. 7. „ pollux 2> Cramer. 8. „ saturnus, Butler. 9. „ guderiana, Dewitz. 10. ,, ethalion, Boisd. 11. „ whytei, Butler. 12. „ lasti, Grose-Smith. 13. ,, leoninus, Butler. 14. „ cithseron, Felder. 15. „ bohemani, Felder. 16. ,, eupale, Drury. 17. Euralia wahlbergi, Wallengr. 18. „ mima, Trimen. 19. Junonia tugela d> Trimen. 20. „ cuama, Hewits. 21. „ clelia, Cramer. 22. „ boopis, Trimen. 23. „ sesamus, Trimen. 24. „ artaxia, Hewits. 25. Pyrameis cardui, Linn. 26. Protogoniomorpha anacardii, Linn. 27. Euphsedra neophron, Hopff. 28. Pseudargynnisduodecimpunctata, Snellen. 29. Crenis boisduvalii, Wallengr. 30. Neptis agatha, Cramer. 31. Atella columbina, Cramer. 32. Argynnis smaragdifera 2 » Butl. 33. Acrasa cabira, var. apecida, Oberth. 34. „ oncsea $, Hopff. 35. „ buxtoni, Butler. 36. „ sganzini, Boisd. 37. „ natalica, Boisd. 38. „ acrita, Hewits. 39. „ areca, Mabille. 40. ,, guillemei, Oberth. 41. Mylothris agathina, Cramer. 42. Terias regularis, Butler. 43. Catopsilia florella, Fabr. 44. Papilio policenes, Cramer. 45. ,, corinneus, Bertol. 46. „ demoleus, Linn. 47. „ bromius, var. brontes, Godman. 48. ,, erinus, Gray. 49. „ pelodurus, sp. n. 50. Tagiades flesus, Fabr. 51. Proteides erinnys, Trimen. 52. Nephele funebris, Fabr. 53. Pleretes thelwalli, Druce. 54. Patula walkeri, Butler. PAPILIO PELODURUS, sp. n. d . Allied to P. horribilis. Wings black, brownish at base, with golden-brown tails ; markings of primaries cream-coloured traversed by black veins, similar in disposition to those of P. horribilis, but the oblique bar beyond the cell and discal belt much broader, more uniform in width, the discal belt also emitting a triangular spur above the third median branch : secondaries with |