330 SOUTII-AFEICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



pale dull-yellowish, glossy. Hind-icing: about centre a very faint 

 yellowish cloud, not large, and without any defined outline. 



Head and body as in Dysmephila, but abdomen whiter beneath. 

 Antennce wholly ivhite, except a brownish outer line and chestnut-red 

 terminal hook. 



$ Similar, hit ixder. Fore-wing: an ill-defined yellow-ochreous 

 space or suffusion from base to about middle, not reaching above disco- 

 cellular fold or beneath submedian nervure. Hind-iving : central yellow- 

 ochreous space duller, more diS'used. Under side. — Paler ; in both 

 wings hind-margin clouded with hoary grey (on which the fuscous 

 irroration is more apparent), and a purplish discal submacular ray 

 (more distinct and larger in hind-wing) across basal portions of median 

 nervules. 



The fore-wings are in both sexes, and especially in the $, much 

 more produced and pointed apically than in Dgsmejyhila, and the total 

 absence of vitreous markings is a notable distinctive character. In 

 general colouring the $ has some resemblance on the upper side to 

 Hespcria Keithloa, Wallengr. 



This large and dull-tinted species, conspicuous only in its white antenna, 

 was first made known to me in 1874 by Mr. W. D. Gooch, who sent one of 

 each sex, taken at Spring Vale, not far from D'Urban, Xatal. INIr. Butler's 

 type (from the description evidently a 5 ) is noted with the locality " Kaffraria " 

 only ; hut as the insect has occurred as far south as the Kowie River (Port 

 Alfred) in the Cape Colony, there can be little doubt that it inhabits the inter- 

 mediate Coast country between that place and Natal, including Kaffraria Proper. 

 I have seen only seven examples ; and Mr. A. D. Millar informs me that the 

 butterfly is rather scarce at D'Urban, *' usually appearing about dusk in search 

 of food." A single $ , taken in the same locality early in 1SS4, was sent to 

 me by Colonel Bowker. 



Localities of Pam^hila Fiara. 



I. South Africa. 

 B. Cape Colony. 



h. Eastern Districts. — Port Alfred, Kowie River, Bathurst District 

 (//. Becker). 



D. Kaffraria Proper. — Locality not noted specially. " (Druce)." — A. 



G. Butler. 



E. Natal. 



a. Coast Districts.— D'Urban (TF. D. Gooch, J. H. BoivJccr, A. D. 



Millar). Pinetown (B. Ayres). 

 h. Upper Districts. — Maritzburg {A. Windham). 



Genus ANCYLOXYPHA. 



Ajiryhxrypha, Fekler, Zool.-Bot. Gesellsch. Wien, 1862, p. 477. 

 AjMiistus (Hiibner, 18 16), PliJtz (part), Stett. Ent. Zeit., 1884, p. 151. 



Imago. — Closely allied to Famjjhila. Antennce. rather long, with a 

 w^ell-marked rather short club, ending in a well-curved slender hook ; 

 imlin closely appressed to face — the basal and middle joints broad and 



