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45. Callidryas Florella. 



Papilio Florella, Fah., Sijst. Ent., p. 479, n. 159. 



„ „ Herhst., Naturs. Bek. Ins. — Schmett., V, 



[p. 195. 

 Fah., Ent. Syst., Ill, 1, p. 213, n. 666. 



Colias Florella, Godt., Enc. MetJi., IX, p. 96, n. 23. 



Colias Pyrene, Swains., Zool. Illustr., I, pi. 53. 



Papilio Florella, Don., Nat. Repos., Ill, pi. 90. 



Callidryas Florella, Boisd., Sp. Gen. Lep., I, p. 608, n. 2. 

 „ ,, ^oy. de Deleg. — App., p. 588. 



Expands 2 in. 6 lin. — 2 in. 9 lin ( ^ ). 



$ . Greenish-white. Fore-wing : a small, black, disco- 

 cellular spot ; apex faintly edged with brown. Hind-wing : 

 spotless. Under-side. — Fore-ioing : greenish-white on in- 

 ner-marginal portion ; the rest of wing glossy greyish-yellow 

 sprinkled thickly with ferruginous dots ; a reddish, pale- 

 centred, disco-cellular spot. Hitid-wing : wholly glossy 

 greyish-yellow, sprinkled thickly with reddish dots ; disco- 

 cellular spot similar to that on fore-wing, but smaller. 



? . " A little smaller. Fore-wing : less sinuate ; a den- 

 tate, blackish band along the whole of the hind-margin, 

 preceded near apex by a short sinuate band of the same 

 colour, confused or partly mingled with it, so that the 

 marginal band appears broader, and divided at the apex by 

 spots of the ground-colour; the disco- cellular spot rather 

 large, rounded, deep-black. Hind-iving : often with a nar- 

 row, interrupted, faint-blackish border. Under-side. — ■ 

 Differs from that of $ , — the atoms irrorating it more con- 

 spicuous. Hind-wing : usually three small, reddish, whitish- 

 pupilled, disco-cellular spots, one of which is in the discoidal 

 cell ; the curved row of spots preceding these, externally, 

 always tolerably distinct." — Boisd., Sp. Gen. Lep. 



Having only seen males of this species, I am obliged to borrow the 

 above description of the female from M. Boisduval's work. A worn Calli- 

 dn/as taken at ilie Knysna some years ago, appears to be referable to the 

 $ of this species ; but I never saw the insect in that locality. Mr. 

 Swainson has figured both sexes of Flo/ella, under the name of Colias 

 Pyrene, and states male and female to be preciseli/ similar.* The specimens 

 he has figured he mentions as having been brought from the Interior of 

 South Africa by Mr. Burchell. 



* A ? of Florella in Mr. D'Urban's collection confirms Mr. Swaii]son's 

 statement, being identical in colour and marking with the ^ . Two spe- 

 cimens of the lafter sex, in the same collection, are remarkable for a fold 

 on upper-side of fore-wing, from base to middle of inner-margin, from 

 which radiate numerous, long, silky-white hairs. 



