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IV. On some neiv or hitherto unfigured forms of South- 

 African Butterflies. By Roland Trimen, M.A., 

 F.R.S., etc. 



[Read February 7th, 1906.] 



Plates IV, V, VI. 



I HAVE to tliank once more the constant kindness of my 

 friends and correspondents, Mr. II. L. Langley Feltham, 

 F.E.S., of Johannesburg, and Mr. A. D. Millar of Durban, 

 for bringing to my notice several of the interesting forms 

 here dealt with. I would especialy call attention to the 

 new Transvaalian Comyra, brought home on behalf of the 

 captor, Mr. II. Livingstone, by Mr. Feltham, and to the 

 highly remarkable new Dcloneura discovered at Port Natal 

 by Mr. Millar. 



In view of the considerable number of species among 

 the smaller South-African butterflies — especially among 

 the Lyca3nida3 — remaining unfigured altogether or very 

 imperfectly delineated, I have gladly adopted Mr. Feltham's 

 suggestion to devote two plates to the group mentioned, 

 and especially to the genus Lycxnct, many of the nearly- 

 allied forms of which are most difficult of determination 

 from descriptions alone. 



The types of Cmnyra rufiplaga, and the singular melanic 

 aberration of AcriBci aglaonice, have been respectively 

 presented to the British Museum by Mr. H. Livingstone 

 and Mr. G. T. Weeks. 



Family NYMPHALID.E. 



Subfamily SATYRIN.U. 



Genus Ccenyra, Hewits. 

 CcENYRA rufiplaga, n. sp. (Plate IV, fig. 1.) 



Closely allied to C. hele (Trim.). 



ExjJ. a?., 1 in. 4 lin. 



^ . Bather dark-hrow)i, the hind-margins slUjhthj paler ; fore-winij 

 unth two suh-apical black, silvery-centred dull-ochreous-yellow-ringed 

 ocelli, and a large discal pale-r^ifous patch which partly encloses the 



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