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near the Cemetery, the other in the village of Sydenham 
(a mile nearer Durban), they were flying in full sunshine 
in the early afternoon. Of JZ. perspicua, Trim., three 
males were taken among dry grass, etc., near the before- 
mentioned spruit, they were rather common there but of 
restless habits, so that it was very difficult to see them 
settle. It was interesting to find that on separation of the 
wings and stroking the patch near the costa of the hind- 
wings they gave out a very strong scent quite distinct in 
character from that of Jf. safitza, Hew., which last has one 
of the strongest scents met with. 
Of Belenois severina, Cram.,a male was taken; but B. 
gidica, Godt., appears to have been commoner, since three 
males anda female were brought home. Three Pinacopteryx 
pigea, Boisd., two males and a female (near Sydenham 
village), and one P. charina, Boisd., were taken. We met 
with but one Mylothris agathina, Cram., a male, but Hronia 
leda, Dbl., was not uncommon, flying rapidly along a lane 
near the Cemetery, often in company with Teracolus auxo, 
Luc.; it was hard to catch, but three males and a female 
were secured. The genus Zeracolus was more dominant at 
Sydenham than at any other locality which we visited, the 
most abundant species (especially in fields) was 7’. auxo, 
Luc. (the dry form called by Wallengren topha). The 
males appeared to outnumber the females by two to one. 
On one occasion a specimen of awzo and one of Hronia leda, 
both males, were in the net together, they were duly 
pinched and as the net was lying open on the ground 
another awao (sex not known) came and settled on it close 
to the dead butterflies! The next commonest species was 
T. anne, Wallgr. (dry-season phase, = wallengrenii, Butl.), 
of which thirteen males and one female were taken, On 
the other hand, of 7. omphale, Godt., we took but three 
males and one female, and of 7. achine, Cram., a like 
number, while of 7’. phlegyas, Butl. [according to Trimen 
= tone, Godt.], we secured but a single male, of which it 
was noted that the purple tip was not apparent in flight. 
Butterflies of the genus 7'erias were in abundance locally, 
the specimens brought home proved to be 7. regularis, 
Butl., four males (one of them “intermediate” in character, 
the rest dry), and 7’. senegalensis, Boisd., one male (dry). 
The only other Pierine taken was Colias electra, Linn., on 
the road about a mile on the Durban side of the Cemetery ; 
the species was not common. 
