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Show 1896.] FROM NYASA-LAND. 833 grey; a whitish annulus at external angle ; secondaries nearly as in I.philvppus, but with a much larger, more brightly orange, spot above the outer tail; body blackish, head above and collar dusky orange: under surface chalky whitish, with white-edged dark grey markings tinged with orange towards the abdominal margin of secondaries; in general character these resemble the markings in I. philippus, hut the discal interrupted line is more incurved on the primaries and more irregular (approaching that of /. bowkeri in form) on the secondaries; the orange spot above the outer tail is large and conspicuous. Expanse of wings 35 millim. 2, Kasitu River, Angoni country, W . of Lake Nyasa, June 18th, 1895. Unfortunately only a single example, slightly chipped towards the anal angle of both hind wings, was obtained. 81. IOLAUS C.ECULUS. Iolaus caeculus, Hopffer, Ber. Verh. Ak. Berlin, 1855, p. 642 Peters' Beise nach Mossamb. v. p. 402, pl. 25. figs. 12-14 (1862). S 6, 2 2 •> Mtambwi Hill, Deep Bay, July 1st and Dec. 1st, 1895, Jan. 6th, Feb. 20th and 22nd, 1896. "Fairly plentiful: a frequenter of upland forest" (R. ft). The Nyasa specimens seem to vary more, as regards tbe width of the red bands on the under surface, than those from South Africa. 82. IOLAUS PALLENE. Myrina pallene, Wallengren, Kongl. Svensk. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 1857, Lep. Bhop. Caffr. p. 36. 2 2 , Loangwa River, 2160 feet alt., Senga, August 30th, 1895. " Bright green ova " (R. ft). 83. MYLOTHRIS AGATHINA. Papilio agathina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pl. ccxxxvii. D, E (1782). 2, Deep Bay, Lake Nyasa, Feb. 5th, 1896. ''Enormous number of yellow ova" (R. ft). 84. MYLOTHRIS CRAWSHAYI. Mylothris crawshayi, Butler, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 124, pl. vi. fig. 4, 6 6, Kasungu Mountain, Nyika, 7425 feet alt., March 2nd and 3rd, 1896. 85. NYCHITONA ALCESTA. Papilio alcesta, Cramer, Pap. Exot, iv. pl. ccclxxix. A (1782). Mpimbi plain, Upper Shiri Biver, March 24th and 25tb, 1896. The females contained " emerald-green ova, oblong and pointed" (R. ft). 86. COLIAS EDUSA. Papilio edusa, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. ii. p. 23 (1787). Kasungu Mountain, Nyika, Sept. 2nd, 1893; Cheni-Cheui Moun- 54* |