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on the inner margin. Secondaries entirely whitish ; the nervules terminating 

 in dusky black hastate sjjots on the hind-margin, the base dusted with blackish- 

 grey. 



Underside. — Central half of the primaries white ; the apical area reddish-buff, with 

 greyish-brown striations ; a rather faint mark of the same colour visible towards the 

 inner edge of the orange patch ; costal margin reddish, with the usual minute black 

 dot at the end of the cell. Secondaries entirely reddish-bufi', thickly covered with 

 striations of greyish-brown ; the usual discal band indicated by two spots of dusky 

 brown on the costal margin ; a third spot visible above the second median nervule, but 

 somewhat fainter towards the inner margin ; the base of the wing dusky brown, the 

 nervules terminating in minute black dots ; the usual small spot at the end of the 

 cell encircled by orange. 



Expanse 1'3 inches. [Spec, ex Natal; E. C. Bit,rtoii ; Mhs. Brit.; Tijpe of 

 T. Jiat^attes.) 



" Dry-season " form of Female. — Very similar to that of the " wet-season" form 

 (fig. 2b), but with the orange patch on the primaries nearly obliterated by the larger 

 expanse of brownish-black ; the spots and markings not otherwise different. 

 Secondaries with the brownish patch on the apex somewhat more divided by white 

 streaks ; two distinct dusky spots visible, one on the costal margin, and the second 

 situated between the radial and median nervules indicating a faint discal line ; other- 

 wise the general appearance is very similar to fig. 2b. 



Underside. — Primaries whitish, the apical area saudy-bufl', with the brownish band 

 on the inner edge strongly marked ; a dusky twin-spot visible on the inner margin 

 above the sub-median nervure. Secondaries entirely sandy-buff thickly sprinkled 

 with brownish dustings ; the brownish spots and markings more strongly marked 

 than in the male (fig. 2d), the discal band being nearly complete. 



Expanse 1-2 inches. {Sjjec. ex Natal; E. C. Buxton; Miis. Brit.; Type of 

 T. Ii/coris.) 



Habitat. — South Africa. Orange lliver (C. // Pitcher; ^f us. Brit.; cf. Triinen, 

 t.c. p. 157). Kimberley {Godman-Saloin Coll. ; Mus. Brit.). Damara Land {De Vijlder; 

 cf. Trimen, t.c. p. 157). 



Griqua Land West.— Vaal River {J. H. Bowker and H. L. Felthain ; cf. Trimen, 

 t.c. p. 157). 



North -East Transvaal and Mashona Land {C. H. Barker ; Trimen Coll.). 



North-East Natal {E. C. Bu.ctou ; Mus. Brit. ; cf. Trimen, t.c. p. I-IO). 



The type of this species is in the British Museum, labelled "South Africa." 

 Dr. Trimen informs us that it is from the " Orange River," where it was collected by 

 Mr. C. H. Pilcher. It seems to have foniud part of a collection obtained by this 



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