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Show 1896.] FROM NYASA-LAND. 841 lilac, irrorated with bronze-brown on costal area and external border almost to anal angle ; vitreous spots with golden-brown margins ; fringe as above : body below white, faintly lilacine at the sides of the pectus and brown at the sides of the venter. Expanse of wings 41 millim. Mbalizi Valley, Unyika, August 25th, 1895. This species has such a familiar aspect, that I had hoped, with the assistance of Dr. Holland's most valuable monograph, to be able to find a published name for it ; but, not having clone so, I have taken the liberty of dedicating it to that most energetic and painstaking Lepidopterist. 111. TAGIADES FLESUS. Papilio flesus, Fabricius, Spec. Ins. ii. p. 135 (1781). Leya stream, Deep Bay, June 4th, 1895. 112. EAGRIS JAMESONI. Antigonus jamesoni, Sharpe, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, vol. vi. p. 348 (1890). Chuona Biver (Mwewe's town), Unyika, Sept. 14th ; Lampi Eiver, Lower Nyika, Oct. 21st, 1895. 113. ABANTIS (SAP^EA) TRIMENI. Sapeea trimeni, Butler, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 264, pl. xv. fig. 5. Loangwa River, Senga, Sept. 10th, 1895. I wish I could agree wdth Dr. Holland in thinking this identical with Westwood's species ; but, as the species most nearly allied to the latter and this (A. paradisea) invariably has the sides of the abdomen ochreous, and the number of segments said by Westwood to be luteous does not correspond with the number of segments which are white in A. trimeni, I consider that, until specimens of the latter are received from the same localitv as that of Westwood's type, I still have the stronger case. 114. GORGYRA JOHNSTONI. Aeromachus 2 johnstoni, Butler, B. Z. S. 1893, p. 673. Gorggra johnstoni, Holland, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 32, pl. ii. fig. 6. d1, Deep Bay, Feb. 6th; J , 2 taken in coltu, Feb. 15th, 1896. 2 . " Pale yellow ova " (R. ft). The sexes are absolutely alike. 115. OXYPALPUS RUSO. Pamphila ruso, Mabille, C.R. Soc. Ent. Belg. vol. xxv. p. clxxxiii (1891). Oxypalpus ruso, Butler, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 669 ; Holland, 1. c. 1896, p. 39, pl. iii. fig. 13. Mtambwi Hill, Feb. 20th; Kondowi, 4000 feet alt., Nyika, Feb. 21st; Kasungu Mountain, 7425 feet alt., Nyika, March 4th, 1896. |