330 Drs. Dixey and Longstaff’s Observations 
and Pterygospidea flesus, Fabr., seven. Of the last species 
several were seen to settle on the wpper sides of leaves, 
with wings spread out like a Boarmid. 
The beautiful Lyybolia vailantina, Stoll, was rather 
common, it is a slow feeble flier, the wings flapping much, 
so it was easy to catch six specimens. The Lymantriad 
Euproctis punctifera, Walk., of which we took three males 
and a female, was very common, it is one of those insects 
which look on the wing far larger than they are, an 
appearance that may be due to bright colour (in this case 
orange) or to the mode of flight. Of the small Syntomid 
Pseudonaclia puella, Boisd., and the Chalcosiine Anomeotes 
levis, Feld., we took two each, this last looks surprisingly 
large on the wing.* Other moths taken were the Geometer 
Gracillodes caffra, Guen., one; the Pyrale Antigastra 
morysalis, Walk., one; Tinegeria sp. one, and several 
other unnamed Micros. 
The Odonata were represented by two Orthetrum fasci- 
olatum, Ramb. f,and one Brachybasis rhomboidalis, Beauv. 
The Orthoptera by a Blatta, found under a log, Deropeltis 
autraniana, Sauss., immature; also an Acridian, 7'ryxalis 
stali, Boliv., which was very hard to see, being shaped and 
coloured like a piece of dead grass or straw. 
Near the reservoir, on a shrubby lavender-flowered 
composite, were taken together the South African form of 
Apis mellifica, Linn., and the Syrphid Hristalis taniops, 
Wied., which was noticed to be a fairly close mimic of 
the bee. 
The beetles found at Congella were the Clavicorn 
Megalodacne grandis, Fabr., and the Heteromerous 
Anthracias taurus, Fabr., both found under logs; also 
Endema nobilis, Klug, and the very distinct Carabid, 
Thyreopterus flavo-signatus, Dej., wnder the bark of a 
dead stump among numerous ants. 
From DURBAN TO JOHANNESBURG. 
August 22, 1905.—The first point of the journey over the 
Highlands of Natal at which we had a few minutes’ time to 
* Compare my observations on the Indian Chalcosiine, A glaope 
hyalina, Koll., in Trans, Ent. Soc, Lond. 1905, p. 68,—G. B. L. 
