South- African Butterflies. 85 



fore-wing, wliich ends on 2nd median nervule, without 

 meeting liind-marginal border. 



This very distinct Zeritis has no close ally known to 

 science. In general structure, outline of wings, and 

 character of the upperside markings, it is nearer to 

 Z. Perion, Cram., than to any other ; but, besides its 

 much greater size, and paler colour, it has no trace of 

 the brilliant gilded spots of that species, but pure-white 

 streaks on the underside of the hind-wings ; while the 

 remarkably long and porrocted palpi are widely different 

 from those of Perion, and approximate the insect to Z. 

 ^nalagrida, Wallengren, and allies. 



Z. Sardonyx inhabits the north-eastern portion of the 

 Cape Colony. In November, 1864, two specimens were 

 forwarded to me for identification, respectively by Mr. J. 

 J. Muskett, M.R.C.S., of Murraysburg, and Mr. D. Kan- 

 nemeyer, junior, of Burghersdorp. I have subsequently 

 received four fine examples from Mr. Muskett, who cap- 

 tured them " only in the neighbourhood of a particular 

 bush on a hill-side near Murraysburg.'^ 



In the Collections of the British Museum,* the South- 

 African Museum, and R. Trimen. 



2. Zeritis Chrysantas, (PI. V. fig. 6). 



Exp. 1 in. 2 lin. 



Sub-metallic -pale-orange, ivitJi hlaclt spots and narrow 

 Mnd-marginal borders; cilia broad, conspicuously varied 

 with black and 'white. Fore-wing : an elongate black spot 

 marking extremity of discoidal cell ; an irregular discal 

 row of five small spots, of which the 3rd and 5th are 

 beyond the line of the other three, extending from close 

 to costa to 3rd median nervule ; base narrowly grayish ; 

 on costa, beyond middle, three minute, oblique, white 

 lines, separated by black ; a rounded whitish spot at 

 apex, touching white cilia ; hind-marginal border broad- 

 est at apex, narrowing to anal angle, its inner edge 

 dentated with orange on median nervules. Hind-wing : 

 base narrowly grayish ; no discal spots ; hind-marginal 

 border broadest near costa, its inner edge irregularly 

 dentate with orange on nervules. 



Underside. — Hind-wing, costal edge and apical and 

 hind-marginal border of fore-wing, pale grayish-ochreous, 

 varied with whitish. Fore-wing : orange paler; an addi- 



• A $ specimen, presented by Mr. Kannemeyer. 



