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Show 946 ON BUTTERFLIES FROM BRITISH EAST AFRICA. [Dec. 4, 114. PARNARA MICANS. Parnara micans, Holland, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 63, pi. iii. fig. 19. 8,2, Fort Smith, Kikuyu, Jan. 9, 1900. The sexes, Mr. Crawshay says, were " taken with the same stroke of the net; apparently in the act of attempting coition." In the Eastern examples the spots are more decidedly ochreous and lie farther from the outer margin than in the typical figure. In the Museum we have one worn male obtained by Dr. Gregory at Ndari and two damaged females from Fwambo. Tbe upper surface of the female somewhat resembles that of Erynnis comma. 115. PERICHARES TELISIGNATA. Perichares telisignata, Butler, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 133, pi. vi. fig. Eoromo, 7800 feet, Kikuyu forest, Dec. 24, 1899. 116. EHOPALOCAMPTA FORESTAN. Papilio forettan, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. cccxci. E, F (1782). Nairobi plains, 5400 feet, April 22, 1900. 117. EHOPALOCAMPTA PISISTRATUS. Hesperia pisistratus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 345 (1793). Plains north of Euarka Eiver, 5500 feet, April 15, 1900. " I have remarked this insect more than once whizzing along past me at Nairobi." (R. C.) Mr. Crawshay having recently returned to England brought half a dozen other Butterflies with him, among which were specimens of Herpcenia iterata 2 (seen here and there on the Nairobi plains, but not more than one or two in a morning), May 15, 1900, and Lachnocnema durbani (taken resting on a vegetable-marrow leaf), Nairobi, May 18,1900. The Moths of this collection will be worked out by Sir George Hampson when he takes up the Heterocera of Eastern Africa. EXPLANATION OF PLATE LVIII. Fig. 1. Precis scsamus (intermediate phase), p, 916. 2. Epamera arborifera, 8 > P- 927. 3. Argiolaus crawshayi, §, p. 926. 4, 5. Cyclyriits sharpia, 8 2 > P- 929. 6, 7. Pkrissura phcebe, 8 2 > P- 936. 8, 9. Eagris plicata, cf 2 , P- 941. 10, 11. Celanorrhinus opalinus, cf §, P- 942. |