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LEPIDOPTERA FROM EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN. 



By the HON. N. CHARLES ROTHSCHILD, B.A., F.L.S. 



THE species treated of in the present article were canght in Egypt and the 

 Soudan, by Mr. Francis Gayner and myself in 1900, and by Mr. A. F. R. 

 Wollaston and myself in 1901. One new genns and seven new species are here 

 described for the first time. My best thanks are dne to Mr. William Warren 

 fur assistance and advice in connection with this small collection. 



1. Danais chrysippus f. chrysippus (Linu.), Mus. Liu/. L'//: p. 203 (1704). 



This insect was exceedingly abundant in the gardens near Cairo. Farther 

 south, except at Khartoum, it occurred singly. The butterfly was on the wing 

 throughout February, March, and April. 



2. Danais chrysippus f. dorippus (King), S'/mb. Phys. t. 48. f. 1-5 (184.5). 

 One i 11. iii. 1900. Khartoum. This form was far rarer than the ty})e. 



3. Cupido baeticus (Linu.), Bust. Nut. I. 2. p. 789. u. 220 (1707). 



One (?, three ? ?, 25. iii. 1900. Assouan. 

 One J, 13. iv. 1900. Cairo. 



One of the commonest Lepidoptera in Egypt, occurring in all cultivated portions 

 from Cairo to Khartoum. 



4. Cupido theophrastus (Fabr.), IJut. Syst. III. i. p. 2bl. n. 32 (1793). 



Two 3S, ?, 11. iii. 1900. Khartoum. 



Four t?c?, two ? ?, February and March 1901. Shendi. 



This butterfly appeared to be rare at Khartoum, but was common near Shendi. 

 It frequents the stunted Acacia bushes, often flying away, however, to a considerable 

 distance. 



5. Cupido ubaldus (Cram.), Pap. A>. iv. t. 390. L.M. (1782) (Coromandel). 



Three Sd, February and March 19iil. Shendi. 



This was a scarce species ; we found it only near Shendi, generally at rest on 

 a coarse species of grass. 



6. Catochrysops eleusis (Demaisou), Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (C). viii. \\ 06 (1888) 



(Egypt). 



Seven cJd", two ? ?, March 1900. Assouan. 



Two S<i, four ? ¥, March 1900. Wady Haifa. 



Three cJJ, four ? ?, February and March 1901. Shendi. 



