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itisarapidflyer. A.Hypatia (Natalica)istolerably plentiful, and the 
beautiful A. Petrea is very plentiful. It is of a brick-red colour, 
spotted with black in the male, whilst in the female I possess 
every possible variety betwixt brick-red and absolute black. A. 
Rahira is abundant at Durban on land that is now being built upon. 
A. Lyciais common in grassy places; A. Serena, Cynthia (Hponina), 
and Protea (Hsebria)arealsocommon; whilst the two most singular 
members of the family are, in my estimation, Acreas Punctatissima 
and Alena Amazoula. The formerisarather rare species, its expanse 
of wing an inch and a half, its colour ochreous-yellow, spotted like a 
leopard; on the four wings I count 114 spots. The singularity 
of this butterfly has induced me to scour the country for miles 
round Verulam for it, but after eight months’ collecting I only 
observe fifteen specimens in my collection. A. Amazoula has 
generally been considered a great rarity ; it is, I find, very local, 
haunting broken ground and settling on the tall grass. The 
evening is the best time for its capture, as the butterflies may 
then be easily taken as they rest (in cop.) on the grass-stems. 
Its habits during sunshine resemble the Hesperide rather than 
the Acreine, and a “ beginner” would naturally place it amongst 
the Skippers. I only know two localities for it; in each case the 
insect is restricted to a small patch of ground, although the 
surrounding country seems equally suitable and similar, but in 
these localities it is so plentiful that I find I have taken 200 fine 
specimens, and there is not the least apparent diminution in 
their number. 
The Asiatic and African Atella Phalanta is pretty common 
everywhere ; on the wing it exactly resembles a Fritillary. Pyrameis 
Cardui is plentiful, of course; colonists here name it the ‘‘ Sand- 
butterfly.” Another species, probably Hypanartia Hippomene, 
resembles a small P. Atalanta with tails; it is scarce; the only 
specimen I ever saw was resting on a hut in a Kaffir location. 
(To be continued.) 
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By W. F. Kuirsy. 
No. XV. NYMPHALIDA\A—NYMPHALIN A. 
(CYRESTIS to VICTORINA.) 
THE genus Cyrestis includes a number of delicate species 
confined to ‘lropical Asia and Africa. The smallest species 
