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from near the level of the harbour for perhaps a mile to 
the large banana plantations from 200 to 300 feet above 
sea level, the slopes being covered with wild scrub 
traversed by a woodland track, while through the lower 
portions are cut wide grass-covered roadways foreshadow- 
ing the development of an eligible building estate. 
As usual, Limnas chrysippus, Linn., was to be had; we 
took five males and a female. We took a female of 
Amauris echeria, Stoll, and three females of A. albimacu- 
lata, Butl., the latter flew slowly and was easily caught. 
Acrexa was well represented, the commonest species being 
the black, yellow-spotted A. cabira, Hopff.; of this one 
specimen was taken on Lantana flowers, but as a rule it 
was seen flying about the tops of trees, in which situation it 
looked a much larger insect than it is; thirteen specimens 
were taken, one of these which reached the hotel alive, 
having survived pinching as Acrvz so often do, proved very 
resistant to chloroform. A. ¢erpsichore, Linn. [of which 
the southern form = buxtoni, Butl.], looks on the wing like 
a small British Argynnis; we took five. Of A. petrea, 
Boisd., which when alive is very rosy, both above and 
below, we took two. Of A. natalica, Boisd., we gut one 
among grass; its hind-wings have a rosy flush in life, 
indeed the beauty of many of these Acrwe cannot be 
appreciated from cabinet specimens; A. encedon, Linn., of 
which we took three, is a feeble insect, with slow flight, 
but it again succeeded in passing itself off (momentarily) 
as chrysippus. A single male Planema aganice, Hew., 
completed the group. 
Byblia goetzius, Herbst, flew over the grass like a 
“ Pearl-bordered”; one settled on a red path, another on 
dead grass, both with wings erect, both inconspicuous; we 
took a male and four females, one of the latter was “quite 
dry.” Two Neptis agatha, Cram., were taken flying slowly. 
Precis elgiva, Hew., a retiring insect, was found in the track 
through the wood, of four specimens one was much 
battered; of WP. clelia, Cram., several were seen; of 
P. natalica, Feld., two, of the dry form, one worn; of 
P. sesamus, Trim., one settled closely appressed to the 
ground ; also at the edge of the banana garden, on very red 
soil a Precis was seen three times quite clearly, but un- 
fortunately missed; this was either P. octavia, Cram. (the 
wet-season form of sesamus), or something uncommonly 
like it; it nearly matched the red soil in colour, but was 
