324 RHOPALOCERA AFRICJE AUSTRALIS. 



but it is iipcrssarv to state that oOier specimens from the same region 

 appear to link Procne with A chine. Tliere seems no limit to tLe 

 variations presented by the closelj-allied species of this numerous Genus 

 in Souih Africa, and it is impossible at present to dogmatise as to the 

 worth of many of the species and varieties laid down by authors. 



Bashee River, Kaffraria (J. H. Bowker). — Coll. Tri. et 

 Coll. S. A. Mus. 



** Kaffraria (Wahlberg)." — Wallengren. 



218. Anthocliaris Gavisa. 



Anthopsyche Gavisa, Wallgr., Lep. Rhop. Caffr., p. 13. 

 Exp. 2 in. 



$ . White, with red-fulvous apical patch. Fore-wing : 

 longitudinal inner-marginal stripe as in y^. Procne, narrow, 

 only covering base, and thence leaving a white space 

 between it and cell, slightly curving upward at extremity ; 

 a disco-cellular dot; costa and whole of hind-margin edged 

 with black, the latter scarcely more widely than costa ; 

 apical patch of six elongate, unequal spots, the three 

 uppermost acuminate, the others rounded, outwardly ; — a 

 rather thin black streak separates patch from ground-colour, 

 joining hind-margin on second median nervule. Hind-tving : 

 costal stripe corresponding to inner-marginal one of fore- 

 wing ; at ends of nervules a row of triangular, outwardly- 

 confluent spots. Under-side. — White. Fore-wing: apex 

 yellowish, with a fulvous spot; a disco-cellular dot; ex- 

 tremity of inner-marginal stripe apparent as a greyish- 

 fuscous spot. Hind-wing : costa at base edged with fulvous- 

 yellow, as well as black disco-cellular dot. Ends of 

 neivules black in both wings, almost black-spotted in fore- 

 wing. 



These characters are taken from Wallengren, who notes the insect as 

 being of the same size and shape as bis lliestias Annee. This seems an 

 oversight as far as size is concerned, as he states T. Annce to exp=»nd 

 seventy ikillimbtres, while the expanse of A. Gavisa is given as fifty- 

 three millimetres. 



Two specimens of $ Anthocharis from Damaraland appear to me very 

 near to Gavisa, if not identical with it; but in both the costal stripe of 

 hind-wing, and the under-side spot of fore-wing, are absent, while the 

 inner edge of apical patch is scarcely visible ; and in one the inner- 

 marginal stripe of fore-wing is wanting. The size of the specimens, 

 colour and shape of apical patch, discal dot, white under-surface, &c., 

 quite accord with Wallengren's description. 



" Kaffraria (Wahlberg)."— Wallgr. 



? Damara Land (J. A. Bell and H. Hutchinson). — Coll. 

 Tri. et Coll. S. A. Mus. 



