104 Mr. Roland Trlmen on 
Hah. — Uitenhage and Albert Divisions, Cape Colony. 
In the collection of R. Trimen. 
Genus Mycalesis, Hiibn. 
Mijcalcsis jjcrsjncua, n. sp. (PI. I. fig. 3.) 
Exp. 1 in. 8 lin. 
Pale hrovm, with very clearly marked, white-pupillate, 
black ocelli in y elloxo-oclircous rings ; common to both 
^vings, a slightly paler shade of ground-colour beyond an 
indistinct line about middle, and three parallel, hind- 
marginal, dark lines, of which the outermost is on the edge 
next to cilia. Foreiving : a small ocellus between radials ; a 
large one on 2nd and 1st median nervides, its ring extending 
above and beloAv those nervules respectively. Hindioing: 2 
good-sized ocelli between 3rd and 1st median nervules; a 
small one above 3rd median nervule ; occasionally, a 
minute indistinct ocellus near anal angle. Underside. — 
Pale greyish-oclireoKS, closely hatched and irrorated with 
brown ; two reddish-brown transverse lines, one before, 
the other beyond middle ; the outer line immediately 
succeeded by a conspicuous pale yelloio stripe, externally 
ill-defined ; hind-mai'ginal streaks well-marked ; all the 
ocelli in well-marked rnfous-brown rings encircling the 
yellow-ochreous rings. Foreioing : the two ocelli answer 
to those on upperside. Ilindwing : 7 ocelli in sub-marginal 
row, of which the 4th and 5th (between 3rd and 1st 
median nen^ules) are considerably larger than the rest, 
the three above them small (about equal in size), and the 
7th (at anal angle) much the smallest, but clearly defined. 
A 2 taken at St. Lucia Bay by the late Colonel Tower 
has all the ocelli on the underside of the wings indistinctly 
marked, and much smaller than usual ; the yelloAv stripe 
beyond middle deeper in tint ; and the transverse line 
before middle immediately preceded by some yellow 
clouding. 
The close brown lines or hatchings and conspicuous 
pale yellow stripe of the miderside readily distinguish this 
butterfly from M. Evcmis, Hpfr., a]iart from its much 
paler colouring on the upperside. Its nearest allies are 
M. Meneris, Linn., and M. Ostrca, Westw. (= Otrea, 
Hiibn. ncc Cram.) ; but it differs from the former by the 
nuich broader stripe of the underside, and from both 
by the number (3) and distinctness of the ocelli on the 
ujiperside of the hind wings. 
