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liaira. Two snaaU pointed proceises from extremity of acal segment. 

 " Found on Hebenstreitia and on several species of CompositcB, in high 

 sheltered situations among rocks, September and October. The young 

 Larva is of a nsuch yellower green than in its full-grown state." — M. 

 E. Barber. 



Pupa. — "Semi-transparent, French-white in colour" — (M. E. B.) 

 Abdomen with a dorsal row, and on each side three rows, of small 

 black spots ; rest of aurface irrorated with black dots fur the greater 

 part; soma larger black spots at dorsal and lateral angles, and about 

 head, and a row of them across outer portion of wing-covers. Region 

 of wing-covers extremely convex ; a deep indentation on back between 

 thorax and abdomen. All the angles much blunted and rounded. 

 Anal prominenea at point of suspension black and elongate. " Suspen- 

 ded to ferns op other plants growing under shelving rocks. Imago 

 emerged from Pupa after twu months." — M. E. B. 



The apparent relationship to the Satyridse displayed by the Imago of 

 Tidhaghia is rather confirmed than otherwise by "what is now known of 

 the butterfly's earlier states, but many of the Nymphalideous characters 

 of the perfect insect are strongly marked, and must have due weight in 

 determining the position of the genus Meneris. 



NymphaUs Xiphares. — P. 167. — Hah. Bashee River 



(J. H. B,) 



Mr. Bowker's specimens belong to the type-form of the ppecies. He 

 notes the species as "rare." 



N. Ethahon. — P. 170. — Sy7i. Nymphalis Ephyra, Godt., 



Enc. Meth.y IX, p. ^55. ifa&.— D'Urban, Port Natal 

 (M. J. McKen). 



Mr. Hewitson has pointed out to me that I wrongly referred to him 

 as the author vyho gave the name Ejihira to this butterfly, Godart 

 {loc. cit.) having given it long before. The species must therefoie be 

 styled Ny7nphalis Ephyra, Godt. 



N. Brutus— V. 11$.— Hah. Bashee River. (J. H. B.) 



" Habits like those of Xiphares • rare. March, May, and June, 

 1863."— J. H. B. 



N. Pelias.—F. 175.— Hah. Genadendal (G. H.) ; Mon- 

 tagu (L. T.). 



Ttere is no longer any doubt as to Pelias being a veritable South- 

 African, as the above localities in the Colony show. Mr. Taats took 

 the butterfly "fljing about -willows, February." Mr. D. Kannemeyer 

 writes : " Pelias is very abundant at Montagu ; it frequents the sides 

 and summits of bills and mountains, its favouiite resort being the 

 " Wagen-Boom " (Leucospermura conocarpum), the only high bush 

 growing there, and that but sparsely. It has all the Nympbalidean 

 habits, and commonly shows a preference for some particular twig, 

 generally a withered one. Found end of November and beginning of 

 December." Mr. J. A. Bell found Pelias " common on dung " in 

 Daniara'.aiid. 



