1920] Holland, Lepidoptera of the Congo 1 45 



(118) 3. Junonia cebrene Trimen 



Junonia cebrene Trimen, 1870, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 353. 



Precis cebrene Aurivillius, 1913, Seitz, Gross-Schmett., XIII, p. 226, PI. Lia. 



This is the African race of J. cenone (Linnaeus) originally described 

 from Asiatic specimens, which do not materially differ from the African 

 form, except that in the latter the large j^ellow area of the primaries is 

 somewhat more restricted, and the blue spot on the hind wing is rounder, 

 and not oval as in the Asiatic specimens, a long suite of which is before 

 me as I write. Eighteen males, six females, all captured at Niangara 

 and Faradje in November 1910. 



(119) 4. Junonia westermanni Westwood 



Junonia icestermaymi Westwood, 1870, Ent. Mo. Mag., VI, p. 278; 1874, Thes. 



Ent. Oxon., p. 182, PI. xxxiv, fig. 7, d^, fig. 8, 9 . 

 Precis westermanni Aurivillius, 1913, Seitz, Gross-Schmett., XIII, p. 225, PI. Lia. 



Of this lovely insect fifty-three males and one female are contained 

 in the collection. Most of them were caught at Medje, the dates of cap- 

 ture ranging from April to August. There are two males taken at 

 Gamangui in February and two others taken at the same place in June. 

 There is one male captured at Ngayu in April. The extreme rarity of 

 the female in collections is illustrated in the present case. 



(120) 5. Junonia sophia (Fabricius) 



Papilio sophia Fabricius, 1793, Ent. Syst., Ill, part 1, p. 248. 



Precis sophia Aurivillius, 1913, Seitz, Gross-Schmett., XIII, p. 225, PI. li6. 



Though very dissimilar in its style of markings from most species 

 of the genus, sophia is a true Junonia, as is shown by the neuration, 

 the outline of the wings, and the structure of the antennae and palpi. 

 Of this insect, the smallest of the genus, which superficially on the 

 upper side bears a likeness to the female of the preceding species, there 

 are nine males and five females. One male and the five females were 

 taken at Medje, from June to August 1910. Seven males are ticketted 

 as taken at Niangara and Faradje in November 1910, or else "1911- 

 1912." 



Precis Hiibner 

 Dr. AjUrivillius in his latest account of the butterflies belonging to 

 this group (cf. Seitz, ' Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde,' XIII, pp. 218- 

 227), has placed in the genus Precis a number of forms which for many 

 3'ears past have been by most writers classified in the genus Junonia 

 Hiibner. The type of the genus Precis is P. octavia (Cramer). The type 



