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IT. Other African Regions. 

 A. South Tropical. 



ai. "Western Interior. — Mossamcdes : Ilumbc, Cunene River {A. W. 

 Eriksson). 



350. (8.) Pamphila Ayresii, s/j. nov. 



Plate XII. fig. i {^)} 



Exp. al, {$) I in.; ($) i in. 1-2 lin. 



Nearly allied to Moritili, Wallengr. 



$ Pale greyish-brown; fore-wing with small vitreous spots, hind- 

 wing with a dull yellowish-white discal streak. Fore-wing: vitreous 

 spots arranged as in Moritili, but only one (the upper) spot in discoidal 

 cell near extremity, and the last spot in discal series (immediately 

 above submedian nervure), wanting; some faint and sparse yellowish 

 irroration in basal area, but no distinct inner-marginal streak. Hind- 

 tving : discal yellowish-white streak very ill-defined, difiused externally, 

 scarcely curved, lying between second subcostal and first median ner- 

 vules. Cilia as in Moritili. Under smE.—Hind-iving {except on 

 inner-marginal fold) and narrow costal and moderately-wide apical 

 hind-marginal border of fore-wing hoary-grey, closely and finely hatched 

 or striolated with blacJcish. Fore-wing: vitreous spots as on upper 

 side ; hind-marginal border narrowing to a point on first median ner- 

 vule ; ground-colour very much paler throughout inner-marginal area. 

 Bind- wing: inner-marginal fold brownish-grey, not striolated. 



$ Like $ ; but in fore-wing two disco-cellular vitreous spots, and 

 a small yellowish-white spot at end of discal series, just above sub- 

 median nervure, as in Moritili. 



Besides the peculiar striolated hoary-grey under side of the wings, 

 the much paler upper side and smaller head serve to distinguish this 

 butterfly from Moritili, Wallengr. 



I liave dedicated the species to Mr. Thomas Ayres, the well-known orni- 

 thological observer, Avho has made very extensive collections of insects durin" 

 his long residence in South Africa, and from whom a $ example (the first seen) 

 was obtained by the South-African Museum in 1879. Until quite recently 

 (1888) I had met witli no other specimens, but, in a fine collection formed in 

 the interior of South- Western Tropical Africa by Mr. A. W. Eriksson, I have 

 found a pair, noted as captured at Omrora River, and a single ^, noted as 

 taken at Ehanda, between Northern Ovampoland and Ombuella' earlv in 

 August 1 88 7. 'J 



1 In this figure the club of the antenns is represented as too long ; its real form is like 

 that shown in fig. 4 (Moritili, Wallengr.). The vitreous spots of the fore-wings are too near 

 the base, and the subcostal ones are not shown with sufficient distinctness; while the 

 yellowish-white streak in the hind-wings is too curved. 



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