66 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



are largely represented by the Pieridae, especially by the genus 



Teracolus. 



The Beniie flows for most of its course through impenetrable 

 jungle. The town, and Niger Company's station, of Mozum is 

 about twenty miles from its junction with the Niger. — i C. C] 



Family Danaidid^. 



1. Danais alcippus (Cram.). — a, ? . Sierra Leone ; February, 

 1898. b-h, 3' ?. Jebba, Kiver Niger; September, October, 1898. 

 i,j, 3' 2. Mount Patti, Lokoja ; May, 1898. k-i^, <? ?. Ilo. 

 q, r, 3" 2 . Shonga ; September, 1898. 



" One of the commonest butterflies all the year round, fre- 

 quenting the damp open parts near the river." — C. C. 



2. Danais petiverana, Douhl. d- Hewits. — a, 3 • Jebba, Niger 

 Eiver ; October, 1898. 



" Only observed on one occasion, when a dozen or more 

 appeared in October at one particular spot near the river. They 

 were difficult to catch, owing to their quick movements and rapid 

 flight."— C. C. 



Family Satyrid^. 



3. Melanitis solandra (Fahr.). — a, ? . Jebba, Niger Eiver ; 

 May, 1898. 



4. Mycalesis milyas, Hewits.— a, 3. Jebba, Niger River; 

 September, 1898. 



5. Mycalesis DESOLATA, Butl. — a, h, <? . Jebba, Niger Eiver; 

 November, 1898. 



In the collection at the British Museum three specimens of 

 this species are recorded from the Atbara Eiver and Abyssinia. 



6. Mycalesis safitza, Heivits. — a, 3 - Jebba, Niger Eiver ; 

 November, 1898. b, 3 . Mozum, Benue Eiver ; June, 1899. 



7. Mycalesis vulgaris, Biitl.—a-c, <? . Jebba, Niger Eiver; 

 May, September, 1898. 



8. Ypthima simplicia, Biitl. — a. Leaba ; December, 1899. 

 This species seems to be widely distributed, specimens being 



recorded in the National Collection from Somaliland, Victoria 

 Nyanza, Zomba, Fwambo, and Wadelai. 



9. Ypthima doleta, 7iM%.— a, 3. Jebba, Niger Eiver ; Sept- 

 ember, 1898. b, ? . Lolioja"; May, 1898. 



10. Ypthima itonia, Hewits. — a. Shonga ; August, b. Jebba, 

 Niger Eiver ; October, 1898. 



Family Acrjeid^. 



11. AcR^A zetes [Linn.). — a, 3- Lokoja; May. 



12. AcR^A Cecilia (Fabr.) .—a-d, 3 ? . Jebba, Niger Eiver; 

 September, October, 1898. e-g, <y ? . Ilo ; March, 1899. h, ? . 

 Shonga ; September. 



