342 Drs, Dixey and Longstaff’s Observations 
sp. (near fadosa, Guen.), a Quadrifid Noctua, Homoptera sp., 
an Acontiid Noctua, Arcyophora rhoda, Hmpsn., a flying 
ant, Mesoponera caffraria, Smith, a female; and several 
moths not yet determined, comprising some other Noctue, 
a Geometer, a Phycid and a Crambus, 
BULAWAYO, SouTH RuHopestA. Lat. 20° 9’S, Alt. 4,470 
feet. September 9-11, 1905, 
The most promising spot near the Matabili Capital was, 
we were told, the Waterworks situated a few miles to the 
westward, at an altitude of perhaps 4,600 feet. 
Two shrubs in full flower proved very attractive to 
insects: one with white sweet-scented flowers, Dombeya 
? rotundifolia, Harv. [Nat. Ord. Sterculiacex], was fre- 
quented by Acrxa doubledayi, Guer., though these but- 
terflies seemed shy of actually settling upon the flowers, 
Altogether we took seven specimens, three about the 
Dombeya. On these flowers we also took the slender 
Scoliad Myzine capitata, Smith, f, and the long-bodied 
wasp Lelonogaster griseus, Fabr., 8; there were also two 
beetles of the genus Mylabris (or perhaps Ceroctis), a 
Cantharid of very similar colouring to the Longicorn 
Hylomela sexpunctata, Fabr., a species that we met with at 
Ladysmith and East London, but not nearer; two of the 
Cetoniid, Lhabdotis [Pachnoda] sobrina, G. and P., were 
also taken on the Dombeya; it is an active insect easily 
alarmed and taking flight. This dark olive-brown beetle 
is less conspicuous on the white flower than might be 
expected owing to the small white spots with which it 
is relieved breaking up the mass of its ground-colour, 
Another entomologist had discovered the attractive powers 
of the Dombeya before we did—the yellowish-grey, yellow- 
marked Chameleon dilepis, Leach, 2; it was surprising 
that so large an animal could be so inconspicuous. 
The other attractive shrub was a species of Combretum 
[Nat. Ord. Combretacex] with spikes of yellowish-green 
flowers having the superficial appearance of catkins. This 
was especially attractive; it was frequented by <Acrvxa 
doubledayi, Guér.; but the Lycenid <Aiocerces harpax, 
Fabr., settled on it in large numbers, and seven specimens, 
five of them males, were secured; they closely resembled 
when so settled the curiously formed old dry seed-vessels 
of the Combretum of which many remained on the bush. 
