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Show 662 DR. A. G. BUTLER ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [Nov. 7, 91. VlRACHOLA ANTA. Lyccena anta, Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc. ser. 3, vol. i. p. 402 (1862). 3, Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. 92. SPINDASIS NYASS^E. Aphnosus nyassoe, Butler, Ent. Mo. Mag. xx. p. 250 (1884). 2, Zomba, December 1892. A much damaged example, but corresponding exactly in under-surface pattern with the male. 93. SPINDASIS HOMEYERI. Aphnceus homeyeri, Dewitz, Deutsche ent. Zeitschr. xxx. p. 429, pi. 2. figs. 5 a-c (1886). Zomba, December 1892. In the plate the coloration of the upper surface is a little too florid; in fact, the upper surface is not unlike that of Spindasis natalensis; the pattern of the under surface at once fixes the species. 94. AXIOCERSES AMANGA. Zeritis amanga, Westwood in Oates's ' Matabele-Land,' p. 351, n. 62 (1881). Lake Mweru ; Zomba, July 1892. 95. AXIOCERSES HARPAX. Papilio harpax, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. App. p. 829, n. 327-8 (1775). Lake Mweru ; Zomba, July 1892 and January 1893. 96. AXIOCERSES PERION. Papilio, perion, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. ccclxxix. B, C (1782). Zomba, July and December 1892. It appears to me that Hiibner has as much claim to the genus Axiocerses as Felder has to the majority of the genera indicated by him in the ' Reise der Novara.' 97. MYLOTHRIS AGATHINA. Papilio agathina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pi. ccxxxvii. D, E (1782). 3 2 , Lake Mweru; $ , Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. As I have explained elsewhere, the genus Mylothris is readily separable from Belenois, not only by its slightly longer wings, but as having only four branches to the subcostal vein of primaries. When describing Belenois welwitschii, Herr Rogenhofer recognizes the fact, mentioning " die gegabelte Apicalader " as a distinguishing character of the genus Belenois; nevertheless, in the same paper (Ann. Nat. Hofmuseums, Wien, 1889, pi. xxiii.), he has figured Belenois ianthe under the new name of Mylothris agylla, Rgh., Phrissura phaola as also a Mylothris. His B. welwitschii comes |
