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This species further diirers from Zeuxo in liaving the lowest spot of the 

 discal row (below first mediuu nervnle) in both wings situated beyond, instead 

 of before, the fifth spot, and in wanting on the upper side the isolated spots 

 in and below the celh It exhibits considerable variation in the size of the 

 spots of the discal row. In a ^ from Basutoland the lowest spot in both wings 

 is wanting, and those of the hind-wing are minute ; while in three 9 s from 

 Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage the spots in the hind-wing are so much enlarged 

 as to be for the greater part contiguous. In a very small $ taken at D'Urban, 

 Natal, by Colonel Bowker, this enlargement of the spots is carried still farther, 

 those of the fore-Aving also uniting to form a continuous irregular stripe. Both 

 this last-named example^ and a ^ taken by myself in the same locality present 

 a rather conspicuous ferruginous submarginal suffused streak in the hind-wing, 

 which is also more faintly represented in two ^ s sent by Colonel Bowker from 

 the Bashee River and near Somerset East respectively. The spots on the under- 

 side of the hind-wings are usually less indistinct in the 5 j they are in both 

 sexes more apparent in specimens from the eastern side of South Africa, espe- 

 cially in the few I have seen from Natal, and in one S that I captured at Port 

 Elizabeth they are sub-metallic. The anal-angular projection of the hind-wing 

 is little developed in sj^ecimens found near Cape Town, and not much more so 

 in Western examples generally, but farther eastward it is marked, and in the 

 Natalian exam^iles becomes very prominent and widened, forming quite a " tail." 

 In both sexes from Basutoland the silvery spots of the fore-wings are very 

 faintly developed. 



This is the most metallic of the South-African members of the genus, 

 rivalling the European Chri/sopJia7n. It is rather scarce near Cape Town, but 

 numerous at Malmesbury and other places in the Western Districts,frequenting 

 rocky " kopjes " and the stony sides of hills. On Table Mountain I have usually 

 found it at a considerable elevation, and always singly. It is an active and 

 conspicuous insect on the wing, and settles very frequently on low shrubs. 

 Near Malmesbury it specially affected a species of Cotyledon., and at Lady Grey, 

 in the Robertson District, I observed it on the flowers of Mesemhryantliemum. 

 It seems to occur throughout the year, but I have no record of it as appearing 

 in December. 



Localities of Zeritis Chrijsaor. 



I. South Africa. 

 B. Cape Colony. 



a. Western Districts. — Cape Town. Ivalk Bay and Blaauwberg, 

 Cape District. Malmesbury. Waagenmaaker's Kraal, Beaufort 

 District. Robertson and Lady Grey. Swellendam (L. Taats). 



h. Eastern Districts. — Port Elizabeth. Uitenhage {S. D. Bairstoic). 

 Zwaarte Ruggens, Uitenhage District (.7. H. Bowker). Grahams- 

 town. King William's Town (/. H. BoirJcer). Between Somerset 

 East and Murraysburg (,/. H. Boiclier). " Bodiam, near Keis- 

 kamma River." — W. D'Urban. Summit of Gaika's Kop, Amatola 

 Mountains (/. H. Boiclicr). 



c. Griqualand West. — Vaal River (/. H. Bowlier). 



d. Basutoland. — Maseru and Koro-Koro (.7. H. Boicher). 



D. Kaffraria Proper. 



Kei and Bashee Rivers (/. H. Bowhr). 



E. Natal. 



a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban. 



1 A ? of ordinar}' size, found by Colonel Bowker at Malvern, near D'Urban, in August 

 1885, has just reached me. The upper-side spots are considerably enlarged, but not quite 

 confluent, and the under side has the ferruginous streak on the hind-winjr well marked. 



