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556 MISS E. M. SHARPE ON N E W [June 20, HYPOLIMNAS MISIPPUS. Hypolimnas misippus (Linn.); Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 225. HYPOLIMNAS DUBIUS. Hypolimnas dubius (Beauv.); Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 226. CRENIS NATALENSIS. Crenis natalensis, Boisd., Trimen, S. Afr. Butt. i. p. 250 (Subfam. LIBYTHJEINJE. LlBYTHEA LABDACA. Libythea labdaca, Westw., Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 282. CHARAXES MONTEIRI. Charaxes monteiri, Staudinger, Ex. Schm. p. 170, Taf. 59. fig. Fam. LYCJENID^;. HYPOLYCCENA RAVA. Hypolyccena rava, Holland, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6) vol. x. p. (1892). TARUCUS PULCHRA. Tarucus pulchra, Murr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1874, p. 524, pi. 10. figs. 7, 8. HYREUS LINGEUS. Cupido lingeus (Cram.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 350. ZIZERA KNYSNA. Zizera knysna, Trim. Ehop. Afr. Austr. p. 255 (1862-66). CATOCHRYSOPS SANCTI-THOM^E, sp. n. Allied to C. elia, Butl., but rather larger. The male is more brownish violet on the upperside. The underside differs considerably, being of a uniform brown with darker markings edged on both sides with pale drab or white. The hind wing has three ocelli, black encircled by orange and the lower half of the ocelli edged with metallic green. The female has a very brilliant patch of metallic blue on the fore wing, with a very broad border of dark brown on the costa and bind margin. Hind wing also with a blue patch at the base, but not so bright in colour. The border on the costa and hind margin brown, with an indistinct spot of black just above the tail.