36o SOUTH-AFRICAX BUTTERFLIES. 



This species is allied to P. Gaknus, (Fab.),^ from Tropical Western Africa, 

 but differs widely in the simple two-striped instead of manj'-spotted pattern of 

 the fore-wings, and wholly distinct markings and colouring of the hind-wings. 

 It is a strictly sylvan insect, and api)arently more prevalent in highdying 

 ■woods than in those situated at low levels. It M'as scarce at D' Urban during 

 the summer of 1867 : but Mr. AV. D. Gooch and Colonel Bowker have taken 

 a good many specimens in that neighbourhood, and Mr. A. D. Millar writes 

 that he has found it numerous in bush-lands along the Natal coast. At 

 Tunjumbili, I found it very abundant on the 7th and 8th March, flitting 

 actively about the undergrowth in open glades of the hill-forest, and often 

 lighting suddenly on the vmder side of leaves. In Kafi'raria Proper, Colonel 

 Bowker noted the butterfly as of rare occurrence ; but in the King AVilliam's 

 Town district, Mr. W. S. M. D'Urban took it in abundance in the forest on the 

 hill above Frankfort. Mokeezi is a very handsome warmly-tinted " Skipper," 

 and conspicuous on the wing. Some of Colonel Bowker's specimens are re- 

 corded as taken in November and December ; Mr. D'Urban's were captured 

 on 28th March. 



Localities of Pterygospidca Moheezi. 



I. South Africa. 

 B. Cape Colony. 



h. Eastern Districts. — Frankfort, near King William's Town {W. S. 

 M. n Urban). Lower Kei River {/. H. Boicker). 



D. Kafi'raria Proper. — Bashee River {J. H. Botcker). 



E. Natal. 



a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban. Isipingo (/. H. Boicker). 

 h. Upper Districts. — Tunjumbili, Umvoti County. 



F. Zululand. — Etshowe (.4. M. Guodrich and T. Vachell). 

 K. Transvaal. — Lydenburg District (2\ Ai/res). 



371. (5.) Pterygospidea Nottoana, Wallengreu. 



^ Pterygospidea Nottoana, Wallengr., K. Sv. Yet.-Akad. Hand!., 1857; 



Lep. Rhop. Cafi"r., p. 54, n. 4. 

 ^ $ Nisoniades Sabadius, Trim.. Rhop. Afr. Aust., ii. p. 315, n. 208 



(1866). 



Exp. al, ($) I in. 3^-5 lin. ; ($) i in. 3^-6 lin. 



$ Very dark glossy hroitm, tinged more or less obscurely tcith ferru- 

 ginous ; in both wings a subterminal disco-cellular spot, a disced series 

 of spots, and a hind-margined series, all black, more or less indistinct ; 

 in fore-wing, the first and second (and rarely cdso the third) spots of dis- 

 cal series with a minute vitreous centre ; cilia not cpiitc so dark as ground- 

 colour. Fore-iving : disco-cellular mark very oblique, composed of two 

 (sometimes quite separated) spots ; nine spots in discal row, of which 

 the seventh (between first and second median nervules) is the largest, 

 and the eighth and ninth are almost as small as spots first to fifth ; 

 two small black spots before middle, one above the other, between first 

 median nervule and submedian nervure. Hind-iving : disco-cellular 

 spot and seven spots of discal series very indistinct ; two spots before 

 middle, one above and the other below disco-cellular spot. Under 



' For figure of this species, see Staudinger, Exot. Schmctt., i. pi. lOO (1S8S). 



