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Y. On some neiv species q/ Butterflies discovered in Extra- 
Tropical Southern Africa^ By Roland Trimen, 
F.L.S., &c. 
[Read 2nd December, 1872.] 
In the paper whicli I have now the pleasure of submitting 
to the Entomological Society there will be found descrip- 
tions of fourteen new species of Rliopalocera, viz. — three 
Satyrince, two Nyinjjhalince, five Lyca;nidcB, and four 
IlesperidcB. In the first-named sub-family, Mycalesis 
])erspicua is interesting- as belonging rather to the Asiatic 
than to the African section of the genus. The Nymplia- 
lincB afford tAvo striking instances of " mimicry ;" the one 
of a Danais by a Diadema, the other of an Acrcea by a 
Pseudacraa. Among the five LyccenidcB, the little Aj^h- 
nceus ■pseudo-zerilis is remarkable for combining the 
colouring and ornamentation of two nearly-allied genera, 
and Liptena Aslamja is a noteworthy addition to a very 
aberrant group, hitherto only known as characteristic of 
Tropical Western Africa. Two of the HesperidcB present 
characters of interest, Cyclopides Meninx being not dis- 
tantly allied to the South American C Menes, Cramer, 
and C. BarbercB possessing under-surface markings very 
dissimilar from those of its congeners. 
For a knowledge of these welcome additions to entomo- 
logical science, I am indebted to many of the fi'iends 
whose valued assistance enabled me to record so many new 
species and facts in Rliopalocera AfriccB Australis and 
papers subsequently published, as well as to others with 
whose work I have more recently been so fortunate as to 
be made acquainted. Among the latter I should specially 
mention Mr. Walter Morant and Mr. H. C. Harford, who 
not long since resided in Natal, and who, in addition to 
collecting insects with remarkable zeal and success, kept 
careful records and drawings of their discoveries. Dr. 
Seaman, Secretary to the Natural History Association of 
Natal, has been similarly zealous in the cause, and I trust 
shortly to communicate to the Entomological Society his 
and Mr. Harford's very valuable accounts of the larvae 
and pupEe of many Natalian butterflies. 
TRANS. ENT. SOC. 1873. PART II. (MAY.) I 
