37G Mr. Roland Triraon on 



lately sent several specimens of both sexes), it is larger 

 (exp. 1 in. I ^ lin.), darker, and with more acutely-pointed 

 fore-wings, while on the underside its ground-colour is 

 of a more ochreous tint. Mr. Morant's ^ from Natal, 

 though small (exp. IO5 lin.), has the metallic spots of 

 the underside unusually bright and numerous, especially 

 in the hind-wings. The examples sent by Mr. Ayres 

 from the Trans- Vaal Country are singularly pale, with 

 almost obsolete metallic dotting, on the underside ; while 

 the dull-ochreous spot at the anal angle of the hind-wings 

 is unusually distinct. The three Trans-Vaal females are 

 larger than usual, one attaining the exceptional expanse 

 of 1 in. 5 lin. across the wings. 



Walleugren, with doubt, referred this insect to the 

 genus Arhopala, Boisd., and it was, consequently, men- 

 tioned by me as a possible species of Amblypodia (see 

 Rhop. Afr. aust., pp. 227, 2ol) ; but, on examining 

 numerous specimens, I am led to place it in Zeritis. 

 With the type of this latter genus, Z. Ncriene (as figured 

 by Boisduval, Sp. Gen. Lep. i. pi. 22, 6. C, f. 6), Leroma 

 presents a remarkable agreement in the underside mark- 

 ings, which is, however, much more apparent in the ? 

 than in the c?. As regards neuration, much reliance is 

 not to be placed on the figures illustrating BoisduvaFs 

 volume, but it should be observed that Leroma has only 

 four sub-costal nervules in the fore-wings, while Neriene 

 is represented as possessing five. In this particular 

 point of neuration, Leroma agrees with Z. Alphceus, 

 and with the otherwise aberrant Z. Prohimtms ; but 

 the character seems to vary very nmch in the re- 

 cognized members of the genus, the majority having 

 five sub-costal nervules, while in Z. Ilarpaw, Fab., (Syst. 

 Ent., App. p. 829, = Perion, Auct., ncc Cram.) I can 

 trace three only. In the metallic spotting of the under- 

 side of the hind-wings, and the thin tails on the sub- 

 median nervures of those wings, Jjeroma approaches Z. 

 llar/xix, and Z. Phosphor, Trimen (Rhop. Afr. aust. 

 p. 2G9, pi. iv. f. 12) but wants the anal-angular lobe 

 of those species; .and in general make and robustness, 

 gradual clavation and length of antennaa, and formation 

 and size of palpi, more nearly resembles Z. Mohic/riJa, 

 Walleng. (Sv. Ak. Ilaudl. 1857, p. 13), than any other. 

 Leroma ditters from every known Zeritis in not present- 

 ing the slightest fulvous colouring on the upperside in 

 either sex. 



