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Show 1896.] FROM NYASALAND. 133 3 3, Kondowi, Lower Nyika, 4110 feet alt., April 4th to 6th, 1895. " White antennas Skipper" (R. ft). One specimen collected by Mr. William Murray of' the Livingstone Mission. This is the species of which we received a damaged example from Fwambo (see P. Z. S. 1895, p. 266. n. 63). M. Mabille says that his specimen is a male ; and, although this may be an error, the number and character of the spots in the present species differ considerably and are evidently tolerably constant: the sexes rarely show so marked a difference in this group. 104. PERICHARES TELISIGNATA, sp. n. (Plate VI. fig. 9.) 3. Purplish black; primaries with markings nearly as in the preceding species, but the discoidal spots united into one and only separated from the two median spots by the veins; they thus form a single hyaline patch as in Coladenia dan; the subapical spots also form a short transverse trifid bar, and the yellow spot near inner margin is slightly paler; the secondaries are small, without markings, with greenish hairs at base and white fringe; body blackish brown in front, but the thorax and abdomen densely covered with grey-greenish hair ; antennas pure white, with black terminal hook. Primaries below dull black ; the costal border, which expands into a broad subapical patch, fiery copper-brown, internal area grey, with a large central diffused dull white patch ; external border to below second median branch rosy brown; hyaline spots as above : secondaries fiery copper-brown, purplish black on internal area; an indistinct blackish discal bar, parallel to outer margin; wing crossed by a clear sharply defined white "^ -shaped character; fringe white : palpi chalky white, as also the front of the tibia? and tarsi of first pair of legs ; pectus blackish, venter densely clothed with grey hairs, anal tufts whitish. Expanse of wings 32 millim. Kantorongondo Mt., Nyika, 5900 feet, April 15th, 1895. This is so distinctly marked a species that, if properly described, I could hardly have failed to identify it. 105. RHOPALOCAMPTA FORESTAN. Papilio forestan, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. cccxci. E, F (1782). Henga, Feb. 1st, 1895. " Great black, white, and orange Skipper " (R. ft). HETEROCERA. Only thirteen Moths were in the collection, one or two of which had unfortunately been attacked by the larva? of a Micro- Lepidopteron, which were discovered still at work after the specimens had been mounted: all the species nevertheless are sufficiently well-preserved for determination. |