14 SOUTH-AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



tlie Oriental Region and many parts of the Australian, including A^ic- 

 toria and the Sandwich Islands. 



The Lyccencc are active, flower-frequenting insects, for the most 

 part of short flight not far from the herbage. They are, with few 

 exceptions, lovers of open ground, and many are very gregarious, a 

 large number keeping together about a particular spot and sporting 

 round some favourite cluster of plants. The common and generally 

 distributed species in South Africa are Bcetica, Falemon, Livgrus, Tcli- 

 canus, Thcsjns, Cissus^ Jllesscqnis, and Lydmon ; but most of the others 

 are more or less local, and some (such as Griqua, Macalcnga, Bou'kcri, 

 Pundicilia, Stellata, and Bcwhcow) extremely so. 



As an aid to determining the South-African species, I have 

 arranged them in the following manner, viz. : — 



Section A. — L. Osiris, Asoims, Parsimon, patricia, glauca, Caffraria, 

 Astcris, Ortygia, Mctkymna., puncticilia, liyfopolia, Cissus, Johatcs, Hij)- 

 pocratcs, JViohe, Tantalus, ignota, Letsca, dolorosa, Ilcssajms, Mahallo- 

 IcoKna, Lysimon, lurida, stellata, Gaika, Trochilus, Mctophis, Barherce 

 (28 species). 



Section B. — L. Bcetica, Sichcla, notohia, Tsomo, JS^oquasa (5 species). 



Section C. — L. Livgcus, Pcdcmon. 



Section D. — L. TcUcanus. 



Section E. — L. Jesous, Macalenga, Moriqua, Ncdalensis (4 species). 



Section F. — L. Hintza, Calice, Mclama, Griciua, Syhccris (5 species). 



Section G. — Z. Thespis, Bowkeri. 



These sections are simply characterised by the principal features in 

 the colouring and pattern of the under side of the wings, brief parti- 

 culars of which will be found below, forming the heading of the several 

 sections. 



Section A. — Under side variable in tint, from very pale whitish- 

 grey to dark brownish-grey ; all the markings white-edged or white- 

 ringed ; spots near base of hind-wing constantly black or fuscous and 

 round ; spots of discal series often black or fuscous, but sometimes little 

 darker than ground-colour, and usually sufficiently confluent or con- 

 tiguous to form a chain ; a submarginal lunulated dark transverse 

 streak, and a narrow hind-marginal white streak. 



L. Osiris, Hopflf. [tailed] ; Aso2nis, Hopff". ; Parsimon (Fab.) [tailed] ; 

 p)atricia, Trim, [tailed] ; glauca. Trim, [tailed] ; Caffraricv, Trim, 

 [tailed] ; Astcris (Godt.) [tailed] ; Ortygia, Trim. ; MetJiymna, Trim. ; 

 2m7icticilia, Trim. ; hy'po2')olia, Trim. ; Cissus (Godt.) ; Johatcs, Hopft*. 

 [tailed] ; Hippocrates (Fab.) [tailed] ; JViohe, Trim. ; Tantcdus, Trim. ; 

 ignota, Trim.; Letsca, Trim.; dolorosa. Trim.; Mcssapus (Godt.); 

 Mcdudlokoana, Wallengr. ; Lysimon (Hiibn.) ; lucida. Trim. ; stellata, 

 Trim.; 6'«iZ.T^, Trim. ; Trochilus, Frej. ; J/t/o/^/a's, Wallengr. ; Barhcrce, 

 Trim. 



