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liind-margin below tliird median nervule; sliort transverse disco-cel- 

 lular dusky stria and long transverse dusky discal stria faintly repre- 

 senting the markings of the under side. Hind-tviiig : an orange-fulvous 

 ill-defined anal-angular stain, marked exteriorly by one or two small 

 black spots ; a median oblique dusky stria from costa towards anal 

 angle, representing part of the binder-side marking. Cilia blackish, 

 slightly mixed with white at posterior angle of fore-wing and apex of 

 hind-wing. Under side. — Tinged luith ochre-yelloiu near hases and 

 margins ; black edging and cilia as on upper sick. Fore-wing : a very 

 conspicuous short black transverse striola at extremity of discoidal 

 cell ; a long black transverse stria beyond middle, from costa almost to 

 submedian nervure, inclining a little outward, interrupted on ner- 

 vules, and slightly irregular. Hind-iving : anal-angular orange-ful- 

 vous deeper than on upper side, more suffused inwardly, its outer 

 black spots better marked ; an oblique black stria, from costa before 

 middle to third median nervule beyond middle, where it is widely 

 interrupted, but from submedian nervure continued, at an upward 

 angle, almost to inner margin. Tails black. 



Head ochre-yellow in front ; palpi and antennas black, — the former 

 creamy-white beneath to end of middle joint. Thorax and abdomen 

 fuscous above, ochre-yellow beneath. Legs black, the femora of the 

 middle and hind pair white beneatlu 



The sexes do not seem to differ in appearance, the male in my 

 possession agreeing very well with Wallengren's description of the 

 female. 



This butterfly, which, from its pale-creamy colour and very well-defined 

 jet-black streaks, should be a conspicuous member of its tribe, appears to be 

 exceedingly rare. The late Mr, E. C. Buxton presented me with an injured 

 specimen, one of three which he took in Swaziland ; but I have seen no 

 other South-African examples. Two Pallene from Lake Nyassa in the 

 Hewitson Collection quite agree with Wallengren's desci'iption and with 

 my solitary individual. The general aspect of the insect is very peculiar, 

 and reminds one more of a small Pieride than of a Lycsenide. Mr. Bux- 

 ton wrote that his three examples were taken on flowers in the month of 

 August. 



Localities of lolaus Pallene. 



T. South Africa. 



G. Swaziland {E. C. Buxton). 



II. Other African Regions. 



A. South Tropical. 



hi. Eastern Interior. — "Lake 'i^yassa (Ph el icall)." — In Hewitson 

 Collection. " Lake Victoria Nyanza." — Butler, August 1883. 



