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For the belj) and assistance given me in the identification of the large 

 number of species in the following tables I wish to express my best thanks to 

 Mr. F. A. Heron, of the British Mnsenm ; Dr. K. Jordan, of the Zoological 

 Mnscnm, Tring ; to Dr. F. A. Dixey, AVadham College, Oxford, for special help 

 witli the Pierines, and Mr. H. H. Druce with the Lycaenids. I shonld also 

 like to express my thanks to Miss E. M. Bowdler Sharpe for kindly jiermitting 

 me to make comparisons with her types ; to Mr. IJolaud Trimen, F.R.S., for 

 most valuable suggestions and criticisms ; and to Professor E. B. Ponlton, 

 D.Sc, F.R.S., of the Hope Department, Oxford University Museum, for the 

 most kind advice and suggestions throughout the production of the paper. I 

 wish above all to express my sincere thanks to Mr. C. A. Wiggins for the 

 manner in which he has answered all the numerous questions addressed to him, 

 and at the same time to put on record my deep indebtedness to his remarkable 

 energy as a naturalist. 



It has not been possible, through lack of time, to give the sexes of every 

 species, especially in cases of very large numbers, though I have endeavoured 

 to do this wherever feasible. 



In the order of species and in nomenclature I have followed in the main 

 Prof. Chr. Aurivillius's standard work and Messrs. Rothschild and Jordan's papers 

 on African butterflies. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES. 



Amongst the new species I have described are two or tliree kindly lent me 

 by Mr. Roland Trimen. They were captured by Mr. C. W. Hobley, of Kisumu, 

 in that district. I have also taken the opportunity of describing a new Acraea 

 recently sent to the Hope Department by Mr. H. A. Byatt, from Angoniland. The 

 other new species are all in the collection of Mr. Wiggins. 



Unless otherwise stated, all types are in the Hope Department, Oxford 

 University Museum. 



NYMPMALIDAE. 



DANA1N.E. 

 1. Amauris dira spec. nov. (PI. I. f 1). 



S. Glossy black with white spots. 



Upperside. Forewing : in discoidal cell placed a little beyond the middle 



and nearer the jwsterior border, a very small sjiot. Below cell, between tlie first 

 and second median uervules, both of which bound it, is a large rectangular spot. 

 This is by far the largest and most striking spot in the wing. At the extremity 

 of the cell and above it is a small spot. Just beyond this and beneath costa is 

 another small sjiot, rather long and narrow. This sjiot is the first of a row of 

 four spots which cross obliquely the ajncal portion of wing to distal margin. Of 

 this row, the second is the largest, and the third, which is somewhat indefinite 

 and may be evanescent, is close to it. The fourth is close to the distal margin, and 

 lies just under the third radial nervule. Near apex are two small white spots, 

 of which the one nearest the costa is tlie larger. There are also near the distal 

 margin two more spots placed beneath the second and first median nervules 



