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egialea, Cram., sent by Mr. H. 8. Gladstone from near Lagos, 
in which both scent-brands had been eaten out cleanly and 
neatly; and again in the Proceedings for 1912, p. xxxv, a 
specimen of Am. niavius, L., received from Mr. Lamborn, near 
Lagos, in which the same thing was shown. In a note to the 
first case was quoted a passage from Prof. Meldola (Ann. 
Mag. Nat. Hist., Dec. 1882, p. 425) in which he pointed out 
that the scent patches are sexual characters and have nothing 
to do with producing the general distastefulness. 
Notes on three species of Hesperidae :—1. Eretis perpaupera, 
Holl.—A very small specimen of this was found at Jinja 
shortly after sunrise one morning on a leaf amongst grass: 
It was covered with dew drops, and in a curious attitude 
which one never sees when the species is alert. The fore-wings 
were held out at right-angles to the body, but the hind-wings 
were quite disconnected from them, and near to the body, 
so that there was a distinct gap left between the anterior 
margin of the hind-wing and the inner margin of the 
fore-wing. 
2. Baoris niveicornis, Plétz—Several Hesperidae, believed 
to be of this species, were caught at Jinja. The ¢ only is 
remarkable for having the upper surface of the antennae of 
a brilliant shining white, and so conspicuous are these in the 
field that on one occasion at least my attention was drawn 
to the butterfly by the gleaming white antennae. 
Prof. Poulton suggests that this is an epigamic colour, since 
the brilliant white is only on the wpper surface of the male 
antennae. It is interesting to compare with this the shining 
white fore-legs of the $ Hretis perpaupera, which are quite 
conspicuous when the butterfly settles. 
3. Leptalina lepeletiert, Latr.—This dark-brown skipper is 
without markings save for two very conspicuous (in the 
cabinet) pearly white and sharply marked, narrow stripes, 
on the under surface of the hind-wing, running from base to 
hind-margin. The most conspicuous one passes through the 
centre of the wing, the other nearer the anal margin, 
along which is a little of the same colour. This species I 
found at Jinja amongst long grass; its resting attitude was 
vertically on a stem, head upwards, so that the silvery 
