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Show 854 DR. A. G. BUTLER ON [Nov. 16, Durban, 5th, 6th, and 7th August; Malvern, 9th, 10th, and 13th, August; Tugela Biver, 22nd, 23rd, and 27th October, 3rd November, 1896. The " dry form " of this species seems to differ in almost exactly the opposite fashion to that of other Plerince, the apical patch on the upper surface of the primaries being blacker than in the wet form, and the secondaries on the under surface heavily black-veined ; it is also noteworthy that the " dry form " was obtained from the 5th August until the 3rd of November in excellent condition. 106. BELENOIS GIDICA, Godt. " Intermediate form," Durban, 6th August; " wet form," Tugela Biver, 26th October, 5th, 11th, 12th, and 13th November; " dry form" ( = B. abgssinica, Lucas), Malvern, 13th August, 1896. 107. SYNCHLOE HELLICA, Linn. Estcourt, 20th, 22nd, and 24th August, 8th October ; Frere, 2nd December, 1896. 108. PlNACOPTERYX PIGEA, Boisd. Malvern, 13th August, 1896. 109. PlNACOPTERYX CHARINA, Boisd. AVet form, Tugela Biver, near Weenen, 21st October, 3 2™ copula, 10th November, 1896. 110. HERP^ENIA ERIPHIA, Godart. Wet form, Tugela Biver, near Weenen, 22nd, 23rd, and 26th October, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th November, 1896. 111. LEUCERONIA ARGIA, Fabr. 3 2 , Karkloof, 4200 feet, 14th February ; 3, 15th February ; 2 , 20th February, 1897. The genus Leuceronia was founded by Dr. Aurivillius. 112. ERONIA CLEODORA, Hiibn. Durban, 6th August; Malvern, 15th August; Tugela Biver, 14th November. The dry-season examples are slightly smaller, have narrower black borders above, and are more orange on secondaries below than those of the wet-season; the latter sometimes have the borders above as broad as in some male examples * of E. dilatata ; consequently the two types have been confounded by some Lepidopterists. 113. ERONIA LEDA, Boisd. 3 , dry-season form, Malvern, 800 feet, 10th August; o*, wet-season form, Tugela Biver, 2500 feet, near Weenen, 1st November, 1896. 1 Intermediate phase between dry and wet forms. |