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Show 1S94.] MANICA, SOUTH-EAST AFRICA. 55 three females from near Vunduzi Eiver (April 6th and 12th). Mr. Selous notes that this Aphnceus was seen, five or six together, on the same blue flowers that were frequented by A. masilikazi. All six examples agree with the summer specimens taken at Omrora, S.W. Africa, by Mr. Eriksson (see P.Z.S. 1891, p. 89), in their strongly marked and brightly tinted underside. Genus CHRYSORYCHIA, Wallengr. 100. CHRYSORYCHIA HARPAX (Fabr.). Papilio harpax, Fabr. Ent. Syst. App. p. 829. nn. 327-328 (1775). Two (3 2) from Christmas Pass, nine (5 3, 4 5 ) from Mineni Valley, one (3) from Lusika Fiver, aud one (3) from near Vunduzi Fiver. These examples altogether agree best with Hopffer's descriptions and figures (Peters's Reise nach Mossamb., Ins. pi. xxvi. figs. 1-3, p. 403), but the males are of a darker red on the upperside, like more southern examples, and exhibit much variation in the width of the fuscous border of the fore wing-most, however, having that border very broad indeed in apical area. 101. CHRYSORYCHIA AMANGA (Westw.). Zeritis amanga, Westw., Oates's Matabele-land etc. p. 351. n. 62 (1881). Chrysorychia amancpi, Trim. S.-Afr. Butt. ii. p. 165. n. 201, pi. ix. fig. 1 [ d ] (1887). Four (3 males and a female) from the Mineni Valley, and one (male) from Vunduzi Fiver. The latter male has the discal red on the upperside of the fore wings reduced to a triangular patch not extending (except by au obsolescent spot) above 1st median nervule ; and the female exhibits on the underside much of the lilacine-whitish clouding characteristic of the male, and well developed in these Manica examples. In both sexes, but especially in the male, the discal small metallic spots of the underside are better marked than usual. 102. CHRYSORYCHIA CRUENTA, n. sp. (Plate VI. fig. 13, 3.) Exp. al. ( 3 ) 1 in. 2-2| lin. 3 . Allied to C. amanga (Westw.). Fuscous, with a very dark red disced patch in each wing. F'ore wing : dark-red patch inferior, lying between 2nd median nervule aud inner margin, narrow superiorly but widening inferiorly so as to occupy inner marginal edge from rather before middle to a little before posterior angle; costa from base to before middle rather broadly bordered with dull fulvous. Hind wing: dark-red patch larger than in fore wing, widest superiorly (where it is bounded by the radial nervule) and extending to hind-marginal edge, over anal angular lobe, and to inner margin for some little distance before lobe ; tail long and rather wide, of the same dark red ; inner-marginal border broadly |
