and Captures in South Africa in 1905. 327 
Lgybolia vaillantina, Stoll, known to the Colonists as the 
“ Peach Moth.” Also the Arctiid Rhanidophora cinctigutta, 
Walk., and the curious Geometer Cartaletis libyssa, Hopft., 
of which several were seen, but only one taken. It flies 
rather high with feeble fluttering action, and when on 
the wing somewhat recalls ZLimnas chrysippus, or an 
Acrexa, which last it also resembles by exuding a yellowish 
juice when pinched, the juice in this case being odourless, 
Another Geometer, allied to our “ Magpie-moth,” was 
Zerenopsis geometrina, Feld. 
The familiar Phlyctenia ferrugalis, Hiibn., completes the 
list of moths, so far as we have been able to assign them 
names. 
The yellow and chocolate-coloured Lamellicorn Macroma 
cognata, Schénh., was very conspicuous on the wing’; the 
Clavicorn Hypiscaphula aulacochiloides, Crotch, was taken 
under a log, associated with ants and fungi. Asida bi- 
costata, Fahr.,and Hister swhsulcatus, Mass., were also found 
under logs; a specimen was obtained of the Phytophagous 
Lady-bird, Epilachna infirma, Mulsant. The weevil Scio- 
bius pullus, Sparr., a female, was beaten out of a clematis- 
like creeper [? really a Senecio]. The Carabid Arsinoé 
quadriguttata, Castelnau, was taken on low herbage. 
Two crickets and several unnamed Acridians were 
captured, including one which made a loud snapping 
noise in leaping, whereas the very spiny-legged Acridium 
ruficorne, Fabr., sat on a bush and made no attempt to 
escape. From under a log was unearthed an immature 
female Blatta, which Mr. Shelford thinks may possibly 
be a new species. 
A blue wasp was taken, and several others seen ; it turns 
out to be a new species and has been named by Col. C. T. 
Bingham Notogonia dixeyt; while under a log were found 
a number of the big-headed soldiers and thin workers of 
Camponotus maculatus, Fabr. 
The conspicuous Reduviid bug, Physorhynchus crux, 
Thunb., was common under logs of wood, corrugated iron, 
etc., near the lighthouse ; it has a peculiar pungent odour. 
The sole fly brought home was apparently the cosmo- 
politan Sarcophaga carnaria, Linn, 
CONGELLA, some three miles to the west of Durban, is 
also a very pleasant locality. The ground rises gradually 
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