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well repaid. It was a fine morning— the second after nearly 

 a fortnight of dull wet weather — and butterflies were numer- 

 ous. The ones I send you are only those of the mimetic 

 associations ; — the others (including some Lycaenids and a 

 Hesperid I have not sent before) will follow in ordinary 

 course. I was collecting from 9.15 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. up and 

 down a game-track for about the length of half a mile." 

 xx] 



The same letter also contained the following notes on the 

 habits and occurrence of species entering as models or mimics 

 into the great Planema-ceutved combinations of Uganda. 



" Planema paragea, Grose-Smith. In deep shade. It flies 

 very feebly, though if struck at and missed it is active. 



" Planema macarista, E. M. Sharpe, should appear in the 

 list, but I did not catch any to-day. A little while ago I saw 

 its larva there, so it does exist in that same locality. 



" Acraea alciope, Hew. You will see that A. alcio])e does 

 not figure. I saw none in this locality, though it had ap- 

 peared again in the more sunny ' jungle.' It appears not to 

 like too dense forest. 



" Precis rauana, Grose-Smith. This is the first time I have 

 met this species, and I was delighted to see what a good 

 mimic it is on the wing — though I could see it was a mimic 

 before I caught it." 



Concerning the captures on Dec. 10, Dr. Carpenter had 

 written, on this date : — 



'' It has been no use collecting for the last two or three 

 months— in fact last Sunday was the first time I had been 

 out for a long time, and I thought it would be good because 

 we had had a good deal of rain in the month before. 



" I do not think Planema tellus is uncommon : at any rate 

 I send a fair number of specimens now, and have seen what 

 I think to be others, for I am now beginning to be able to 

 differentiate Planemas from Pseudacraeas by their general 

 appearance and 'manners.' 



"To-day (Sunday, Dec. 10th) I went to the same place in 

 the forest, and got a few more specimens. There were not so 

 many things about, but oh ! I missed heaps I — a female Ps, 

 hobleyi which appeared to be brownish instead of black and 



