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third ocellus in the row of five, on the underside of the 

 hind-wings, is of medium size, and about as large as the 

 fourth. They are considerably smaller and paler than 

 the Kaffrarian examples received from Mr. Bowker (from 

 which the desci-iption in Rhop. Afr. aust. p. 198 was 

 made), and those taken by myself in Natal, expanding 

 only (five ($ , three ? ) from 1 in. 5| lin. to 1 in. 8 lin. 

 In one cJ, on the underside of the hind-wings there is a 

 minute imperfect ocellus attached to the fifth ocellus on 

 the side next the anal angle ; but, generally, the bipupillate 

 character of ocellus in the Kaffrarian and Natalian indi- 

 viduals is wanting in those from Basuto-land. The larger 

 size, darker ground-colour, smaller upperside fore-wing 

 fulvous, upperside hind- wing ocelli, and fulvous- tinged 

 rings of all the ocelli, indicate the specimens found nearer 

 the coast as probably constituting a distinct race from 

 that inhabiting Basuto-land. .It must, however, be 

 noted*, that a specimen taken as far north and inland as 

 Potchefstroom, in the Trans-Vaal Country, by Mr. Walter 

 Morant, belongs to the Kaffrarian form. It is further 

 remarkable for having all the four ocelli of the hind- 

 wings visible on the upperside. At the same time, one 

 lately sent me from the Trans-Vaal Country by Mr. T. 

 Ayres, agrees in all respects with the Basuto-land (or 

 type) form. 



Mr. Bowker forwarded a good many examples of this 

 butterfly from the Maluti Mountains (a southern con- 

 tinuation of the Drakensberg range), and notes the 

 species as occurring " all over the country, on high hills 

 and rocks.'' 



Sub-fam. Nymphalin^. 

 Genus Atella, E. Doubleday. 



Atella Phalantha. 



Papilio Phalantha, Drury, 111. Nat. Hist. i. pi. xxi. f. 1, 2. 



Mr. Bowker notes this butterfly as common in Basuto- 

 land about the beginning of March, 1870. The only 

 specimen received from him is a very fine and strongly- 

 marked ? , expanding 2 in. 7 lin. He describes the 



