150 Explanation of Plates. 



Explanation of Plate IX. 



Injuries to wings of South African Butterflies. 



Injuries inflicted at the apex or hind margin of one or both fore- 

 wings, or near the overlap of fore- and hind-wings, or at two or more 

 points in the total wing margin. 



All the figures are about f of the natural size. 



All the specimens were cajjtured, on the dates mentioned, at 

 Sali.sliur}'-, Mashonalaud, 5000 feet, by Guy A. K. Marshall. 



Fio. 1. Limnas chrysippus 9, Sept. 22, 1900. Very rarely settles 

 on the ground, so that the attacks of lizards arc not likely 

 to be common. 



2. Parosmodes icterla, March 9, 1898. Found in the bush and 



woodland districts, settling on ilowers. Probably injured 

 when flying, as it rests with its wings closed. 



3. Jnnonia cebrene ^, Feb. 15, 1899. Settles on the ground, 



injuries were very probably inflicted by a lizard. 



4. Acnm anernosa ^, March 11, 1899. Flies high for an 



Acraea, and never settles on ground : feeds on tree flowers, 

 and usually at some height. The injury was probably 

 caused by a bird. 



5. L. chrysippns $, March 11, 1898. 



6. Catuchrysops maslivna ^ , Sept. 29, 1900. Flies very rapidly, 



settles on low flowers and the ground, rests at night on 

 grass-stems. The injury was probably caused by a 

 lizard. 



7. A. anernosa $ , Jan. 2, 1899. 



8. Temcolns omphalc ^, March 31, 1901. Flies rapidly, 



settles on low flowers and ground, so that lizards are 

 probable enemies, but the narrow symmetrical notch 

 rather suggests a bird's beak. 



9. Atella plialantha $ , March 22, 1899. Flies rapidly, settling 



on buslies and flowers and not on the ground. Birds are 

 the probable enemies. 



10. L. chrysip2)ns $ , .July 14, 1901. 



11. L. chrydppnti ?, Jan. 2, 1898. The evidence of crumpling, 



the scratching of the surface, as well as the extensive 

 injuries point to the probable attack of a mantis. 



12. A. phaJantha 9, INfar'di 5, 1899. Tips of both fore-wings 



snipped olf, proliably by a bird. 



