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As BjisJaval remarks, this Diadema bears a btrikiug rescmblaucc lo 

 Danais NiavLa, Linn., a well-known African buttwlly. 



D. Dabia in met witfi in the Botanic Ciarden at P'irt Natal, onebeiujj 

 taken while I Avas there, on the 23rd June, 18G5, but it, leoius Lo be tar 

 from common. 



D. BoUna. — P. 153. — Syn. Diadema Misippus, Ilpfr., 

 Peters' Heise, i^-c, Ins., p. 385.* Ilab. Swellendciiu (T. 

 Cairncross, Sr.) ; Basliee River (J. 11. B.) ; Uuiquabaaba 

 lliver, Natal (R. C. J.) 



The very deceptive likeness of the ? Bolina to Danais Chrysippvs 

 is well kuowu, the remarkable dissimilarity between the sexes render- 

 lug it the more noticeablo; but it was only recently that, while discus- 

 sin;' with Mr. Layard the; mimetic amilugies between Danais and Dia- 

 dema, the model of the $ Bolina was (iiscovered in Danais Ochlea, a 

 species inhabiting Eastern and South-Eastcrn Africa. The mimicry is 

 far less perfect in the latter than in the former case, but is nevertheless 

 very apparent. 



BoUna is. in South Africa, a butterfly of irregular appearance. Mr. 

 Buwkcr writes that he did not notice it in Ivutfraria during the years 

 I860— Gl, and —62, but that in 1863, in the mouths of P"ebruary and 

 March, it came out "in hundreds." In April ot the latter year several 

 specimens were met with near Cape Town, as well as in other parts of 

 tliQ W^eateru Pr.>vince of Cape Colony. I took both $ and ? at 

 D'Urban, Port Natal, ou 23rd June, 1SG.5. 



Jlerica MeJeajris. — P. 157. — Hah. " Qucrimba." — 

 Hpfr. 



Hanna Alcimeda. — P. 15d.—Hal. Perie Biisli, Brit. 

 KafFraria (Ven. H. Kitton) ; Bashee River (J. H. B.) 

 Archdeacon Kittou's specimen was taken in April, 1833. 



H. EupiUies.—V. 160.— Ilab. Perie -Buili, Brit. Kalfia- 

 ria (H. K.) 



This species was taken by Mr. Kitton with S. Alcimeda, at the same 

 time and place. The Archdeacon describes it as "fond of lighting ou 

 the ground, which was very muddy ; plentiful, and easy to catcu with 

 a net." The specimen forwarded to me wants the disco-cellular 

 markiugSr 



Meneris Tidbaghia.—V. 1G2.—Ilab. Ulohhuds, Gra- 

 ham's Town (Mrs. Barber and 11. J. A) ; Tsomo River, 

 Kaffraria (J. H. B.) 



I am indebted to Mrs. Barber fur drAwinjjs of the Larva and Pupa 

 of this ini cresting species, as well as for notes on their respective 

 habitats and a specimen uf the Pupa. 



L.vuVa.— Pale bluish green : a c«)nspicnou« black, dorsal stripe from 

 head to tail. Head chesnut-red ; legs ochrcous ; spiracular rings blick, 

 llather thick, attenuated to each extremity ; tliiiily c'.olhed with short 



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