344 Drs. Dixey and Longstaft’s Observations 
in aspect. Some of the hills are wooded, others mere 
bosses of almost smooth granite. Such a country was 
most attractive, but the length of the drive to and from 
the terminus left little time for collecting. 
The commonest butterfly was Acrwa doubledayi, Guér., 
which was taken flying among long grass as well as at the 
flowers of Combretwm and Dombeya, altogether eight speci- 
mens were taken ; a single example of A. calderena, Hew., 
was taken among long grass, together with Yphthima 
asterope, Klug, var. norma, Westwd., and the Blue Hveres 
cissus, Godt. 
The catkin-like racemes of the shrub Selerocarya caffra, 
Sond. [Nat. Ord. Anacardiacex], were also very attractive, 
yielding the Lycenids Hypolycena ceculus, Hoptt, a 
female, and the very beautitul and distinct Stwgeta 
bowkert, Trim., a male, also the now familiar Apis 
adansonii, Latr., 9; but far more startling than any of 
these was the beautiful long-beaked Sun-bird with blue 
throat surmounting a breast of crimson shot with violet. 
On the branches of the Sclerocarya were a number of 
Polyrachis schistacea, Gerst., a dull black ant with nearly 
globular abdomen. 
A small tree with sweet-scented, viscid, yellow-green 
flowers, a species of Gardenia* [Nat. Ord. Ludbiacer], 
was extremely attractive to imsects, and it was 
interesting to watch the Sphinx Cephanodes hylas, Linn., 
hovering amidst the numerous Carpenter - bees, the 
commonest of which, Xylocopa caffra, Linn., 9, var. 
mossambica, Grib. (with two white rings on the abdomen), 
it appeared to mimic; of the other species A. olivacea, 
Fabr., and X. dwisa, Klug, var., single examples only were 
secured, females; the former species is very handsome, 
its thorax being of a beautiful “old gold” colour, A 
Bombyliud fly, Systechus sp.,as well as a male of Catopsilia 
Jlorelia, Fabr. (by no means the only one seen), were taken 
on the same tree. 
The Combretum attracted besides Acrva doubledayi, the 
Lycenid Axiocerces harpax, Fabr., a male, and the fine 
wasp Belonogaster griseus, Fab., 8, which has a conspicuous 
yellow spot on the side of the abdomen, also a number 
of the brilliantly coloured Braconid Jphiaulax whiter, 
Cameron. On the same plant was found a Lady-bird, 
* Or possibly Tricalysia jasminiflora, Hook., of the same natural 
order. 
