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Show 1896.] FROM ARABIA AND SOMALILAND. 243 The general character of the Butterflies is distinctly East the Asiatic element being chiefly represented by species widely distributed over both Continents, or by African types allied to those found from the Persian Gulf, through Beluchistan to Karachi. All the specimens collected by Col. Terbury are presented to the Museum ; but of those obtained by Capt. Nurse only such as are of special interest have been forwarded for examination, the types to be retained by us : he, however, adds notes on other species not recorded in the present consignment; I have therefore decided to quote these at the commencement of this paper, my personal observations being given subsequently under the species to which they refer. The following are Capt. Nurse's notes on his collections :- " LIMN AS CHRYSIPPUS. I have not sent any specimens of this species, but I caught and bred all four forms. Like Col. Terbury, I could not detect the slightest difference in the larvae, which were all found feeding on Calotropis gigantea. " MELANITIS ISMENE. Terbury records this from Lahej and Aden (Journal of Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1892), but I never came across a specimen. « YPTHIMA ASTEROPE. Occurs both in Arabia and Somaliland, but I have never seen one on the Aden peninsula. " JUNONIA HERE. I only found this species at Haithallim (spelt by Col. Yerbury Haithalhim) near Lahej \ " JUNONIA CLELIA. Terbury took one in 1883, but I never saw one. " JUNONIA CEBRENE. Common both near Aden and Zaila. " PYRAMEIS CARDUI. Common both near Aden and Zaila: I took one on Perim Island, the only Butterfly I saw there except Catopsilia. " HTPANIS CASTANEA 2. I never saw this species near Aden, but I saw three or four in Somaliland near Zaila : Terbury found it at Haithallim in 1883. " HTPOLIMNAS MISIPPUS. Not uncommon, but I got only one male and five females. 1 Capt. Nurse says the meaning of the Arabic word is " Where the lime-trees are." 2 Capt. Nurse quotes this as H. ilithyia. 1 6* |
