316 Drs. Dixey and Longstaff’s Observations 
Satyrids were conspicuous by their absence. A single 
female specimen of the common dingy South African 
skipper, Gegenes zetterstedti, Waller. (=hottentota, Latr.) 
was the sole Hesperid seen, but the Lycenids were better 
represented by a solitary male of the far-ranging Tarucus 
telicanus, Lang, and several specimens of the “ amphis- 
baenoid” tailed and lobed Blue, Argiolaus silas, Westw. 
This has a rapid and jerky flight and is fond of settling 
high up, so that the observation of its “false head” and 
its attitude at rest was attended with difficulty, but a male 
and four females were easily taken off the red blossoms of 
a tall shrub, 
The only moth taken was the day-flying Lymantriad, 
Huproctis mesozona, Hmpsn., a male; this is a species 
represented in the National Collection solely by the type. 
Among other orders the Diptera were represented by 
an Jdia and another fly ; we did not take a single beetle, 
being indeed too busy with the butterflies. There were 
many small grasshoppers in the coarse grass by the foul 
stream, the most striking being the common South African 
Catantops melanostictus, Schaum, whose red tibiz and 
striped femora render it conspicuous. The only Aculeate 
taken was a worker Lelonogaster praunsi, Kohl, one of two 
seen on the same plant. This genus, very characteristic 
of the country, has an extremely long peduncle to the 
abdomen. <A specimen of the Sawfly Athalia himantopus, 
Klug, a species that Col. Bingham says is widely spread 
over the African continent, was taken. The bug Atelocera 
stictita, Westw., was caught flying: during life its under- 
side is covered with a white waxy substance. 
Among the things that we saw that morning, but did 
not catch, were a Charaxes, an Amauris (probably) and 
Atella phalanta, Dru. 
DURBAN, NATAL. 
Lat. 29° 50'S. Sea level. August 13-21. 
At Durban we had the great advantage of an introduc- 
tion to Mr. A. D. Millar. This gentleman and the 
members of his family are enthusiastic entomologists. It 
had been our intention to go northwards and explore the 
country about the mouth of the Tugela, but, acting on 
Mr. Millar’s advice, we decided to stay in Durban and so 
make the best use of our time, which was here, as 
elsewhere, all too short. 
