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Thé foniale loriii pnUidd. Tuli, erroneously hélice. Aucl. 

 is not unconinion. and sometimes exceptionally large. 



Foodpldut : «Hersim». 



Dislrihulion oiil.side l'Ajijpt. The waiMuei' parts ol" the 

 Palaearctie reii;ion. 



27. Hypolimnas misippus. L. 



A rare eapUire in KgypI. Il has heen noted oiì a 

 few occasions Irom e. W to h. Vili. H irrai»e (ìardens 

 br Vni.();5((iraves). (:airo(\Villc()eks). Mari^((:hal<our). 



Foodpldiil : Outside Kgypl Acdiilhiis sp. 



Dislrihulion oïdside lù/ijpt. Syria occasional-y, 

 Canary islands. Otherwise a cosnì()j)olitan tropical 

 species, the Iemale of which mimics all the known 

 i'ovms OÌ' Daiiais chnjfiippiis, L. 



2(S. Pyrameis (il(d(iiihi, L. 



Not uncommon in winter and sj)ring near Alexand- 

 ria in gardens, etc. Decidedly rare near (^airo where 

 jiettles are much rarer. Mariut SteppL'. ((>()11. Min, Agr. ). 



Foodphinl : Vrlicd spj). 



Distribiitioi) ()iitsi(h> lùjifpt. Crea lei- part of the 

 Palaearctie region, N. America. 



29. Pyrameis cdrdui, L. 



Fre(iuent and sonietimes excessively abundant all 

 over Egypt. May be found in good condition any month. 



Food phi lì I : (jirchins spp. 



Dislrihiiiion outside Eijijpt. Ojsmopolilan except 

 parts of S. America and Oceania. 



:^0. Melitaea didipiui, O. var. desert icohi, Omii. 



This desert race of a vvidelv distributed Falaearclic 



