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the south-east, the other spent his time, more profitably 
as it turned out, on the more sheltered slopes of the left 
bank of Baaken’s River, just north of Fort FREDERICK. 
At this spot butterflies were plentiful. The males of 
Oolias electra, Linn., were common, as were both sexes of 
Synchloé hellica, Linn., while Pyrameis cardui, Linn., was in 
abundance, some worn, but many in fine condition. The 
Skipper Cyclopides metis, Linn., was fairly common, but 
only two were taken; one Gegenes zetterstedti, Wallgr., a 
female, was taken ; but out of many Lycenids seen flying 
about only a single specimen of Zizera lysimon, Hiibn., was 
secured. This blue was found by us over a wide range of 
country, but nowhere in any numbers except in the Rain 
Forest, Victoria Falls. 
A grasshopper, Zpachromia thalassina, Fabr., with head, 
thorax and jumping legs green, otherwise yellowish-brown, 
was also taken. 
On the north wall of the Fort itself, or on the ground 
close by, considerable numbers of the red and brown bug 
Scantius forsteri, Fabr., were found, for the most part paired. 
Many of them exuded a drop of clear liquid when pinned, 
and in one or two a slight, somewhat offensive odour was 
detected. 
The swampy heath-like waste beyond HumMEwooD and 
the woods at the back of it proved very barren of insect 
life, perhaps partly from the uniformity of the vegetation, 
partly from exposure to the sea-winds. A few Synchloé 
hellica, of both sexes, and three or four Pyrameis cardwi, 
were the only butterflies seen. 
Stone-turning yielded a small beetle which Mr. L. 
Péringuey believes to be a new species of Anaulacus, but 
possibly a Microus; four Hurynotus muricatus, Kirby ; 
another species of the same genus that may be new; 
one larva of Luceola sp.; also the Cockroach Deropeltis 
erythrocephala, Fabr., which, as is so common with the 
group, was very local and markedly gregarious. 
Five specimens of an undetermined beetle were found 
on composite flowers. Sweeping produced a red-winged 
Homopteron, two dragonflies, Sympetrum sanguineum, 
Miill. (a common species), and the large and beautifully- 
coloured Anax mauricanus, Ramb.; all took some catching. 
A common-looking “ Greenbottle,” Lucilia sp., was taken, 
but the species, or others like it, was abundant throughout 
our journey, 
