31-4 RHOPALOCERA AFRICA AUSTRALIS. 



Z. Thyshe,—'?. 265. 



Mr. Layard has taken the type- form of Thy she not far from Cape 

 Town, and Herr Gross has shown me an extraordinary variety or 

 " sport" of the $ of that form, which he captured near Platteklip, on 

 the ascent of Table Mountain. In the last-namecl specimen the blue 

 suffibsion is of unusual hrilliancy and extent, completely obliterating all 

 the orange of forewmg as well as the spots, but leaving a very broad 

 apical, and narrow hindmarginal black border, edt/ed outwardly by the 

 usual small oi'ange lunules : while in the hindiving the blue extends to 

 beyond middle, but leaves a broad orange border of even width along 

 hindmargin : the markings of tlie unchrsurface, however, remain as 

 usual, but are strongly defined. The forewings are acutely angulated, 

 and the projections of hindwings unusually long. 



The beauty of Herr Gross's specimen is most striking, far exceeding 

 that of the most perfect of ordinary examples. 



On the 7th August, 1865, I observed a specimen of the typical Thy she 

 close to Port Elizabeth. 



Z. Phosplior. — P. 269. — Syn. Zeritis Phosphor, Trimen, 

 Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1864, 3rd Ser., vol. ii, p. 178. 



Z Alph(JBUs, — P. 270. — Kah, Highlands, near Graham's 

 Town (Mrs. Barber). 



Alphfcus is noted by Mrs. Barber as "by no means common" at 

 Highlands, and as inhabiting elevated spots on the mountains. 



Z. Malagrida. — P. 271. — Hah. Highlands, near Gra- 

 ham's Town (Mrs. Barber) ; Murraybufg (J. J. Muskett) ; 

 Burghersdorp (D. Kannemeyer, Jr.) ; Beaufort (E. L. Lay- 

 ard.) 



The specimen of this variable species forwarded by Mrs. Barber was 

 a ? rather paler than usual, with much greyish suffusion, and the 

 underside markings thin and rather indistinct. Examples fi'om Beau- 

 fort, Murraysbm'g, and Burghersdorp are Very large, and brilliant in 

 colouring: the orange of the upper side is bright and of wide extent, 

 leaving a dark bordering of even breadth, edged with a very conspicu- 

 ous black and white fringe ; and the silvery spots of the underside are 

 larger and more metallic than even in the Swellendam specimens. 



Z. Pierus—V. 274<.— Hah. Murraysburg (J. J. Muskett) ; 

 Burghersdorp (D. Kannemeyer, Jr.). 



Z. T/iero.—F.276.—Hah. Kalk Bay. 



Lucia (?) Delegorguei. — P. 280. — Hah. D'Urban, Port 

 Natal. 



1 took a single $ specimen at the side of the Railway close to 

 D'Urban Point, on 4th August, 1865. It flew slowly, close to the ground, 

 upon which it soon settled. Early in 1865, Mr. Bowker forwarded 

 Bome unusually large and well-marked examples of both sexes of this 

 curious Butterfly from the River Tsomo, Kaffraria Proper, and gave me 

 the following account of their habits: — " Very numerous at the Chita, 



