96 Mr. R. Trimen on South- African Butterflies. 



I have named this species after Mr. M. J. McKen, Super- 

 intendent of the Botanic Gardens at D^Urban, Port Natal, 

 from whom I first received it^ and whose zeal in the cause 

 of Entomology is scarcely exceeded by his well-known 

 energy in botanical researches. I subsequently took the 

 insect at D'Urban in June and August, 1865, and again 

 in February and March, 1867. It is a woodland species, 

 and rather uncommon ; but generally found in spots of 

 limited extent on the edges of woods, where it jerks 

 rapidly about some favourite bush. I took one specimen 

 on flowers of Lantana. When settled, it holds all the 

 wings erect. 



In the Collections of the South- African Museum and 

 R. Trimen. 



2. Pamjjhila dysmepliila, (PI. VI. fig. 10). 



Exp. 1 in. 8 lin. 



? . Pale broivn, much clothed with yellow-ochreous hairs 

 in basal refjion of luings. Fore-wing : a small vitreous 

 spot in discoidal cell, just above origin of second median 

 nervule ; two similar discal spots, of which the lower one 

 is larger, between first and third median nervules. 

 Ilind-iving : spotless. Cilia grayish-brown. Undeeside. 

 — Paler ; especially along costa of both wings. Fore- 

 loing : vitreous dots as above, but the row continued 

 almost to costal edge by a row of five blackish dots, 

 sharply angulated on discoidal nervules. Hind-iving : a 

 conspicuous, straight, ivhite streah from base to hind- 

 margin, running along sub-costal nervure and its second 

 nervule ; below streak the ground-colour is darker, gra- 

 dually shading into paler; a strongly- curved discal row 

 of six blackish dots. Club of antennce blackish, conspicu- 

 ously white just before the hook. 



There is a nearly allied, but much larger Pamphila, 

 from West Africa, in the British Museum ; but this, 

 besides the difference in size, has on the underside of the 

 hind-wings a much broader whitish stripe, and the ner- 

 vures also whitish. 



The only example of this fine species that I have seen 

 was taken by Mr. Bowkor, in March, 1864, on the Bashee 

 River, Kaffraria. It was ca])tured " on a dark cloudy 

 evening, about sunset, feeding at flowers in the garden, 

 long after other butterflies had retired to rest ; it flew 

 from flower to flower, taking a sip of honey from each." 

 J. H. Bowker, in litt. 



In the Collection of the South African Museum. 



