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The above description of the ? insect is that of a specimen taken in 

 Damaraland by Mr. C. J. Andersson, which quite accords with M. Bois- 

 duval's description and with Cramer's figure, excepting that the black border 

 on hind-margin, with the interruption mentioned, extends to anal angle. I 

 give the species as an inhabitant of Africa South of the Tropic on the 

 authority of M. Boisduval, who includes it in his list of Lepidoptera col- 

 lected by M. Delegorgue. In his " Species General," the same author 

 remarks that T. Brigiita is " probably only a local variety of T. Drona" 

 The whole Genus Terias, presenting so many very closely-allied forms, de- 

 mands the careful investigation of entomologists. 



" Amazoulu Country, Senegal." Boisd. 



$ . Damaraland. Coll. C. J. Andersson. 



Since the above was written, Mr. J. H. Bowker has for- 

 warded to the South African Museum a $ specimen of T. 

 Brigitta, taken in Kaffraria, so that there is no longer any 

 doubt as to its being really an extra-tropical South African 

 species. In Mr. Bowker's specimen, the band bordering 

 fore-wing quite agrees with Cramer's figure, the spot at ex- 

 tremity of submedian nervure being small and inconspicuous. 



? . Butterworth, Kaffraria (J.H. Bowker). Coll.S.A.Mus. 



In the same collection as the female specimen just mentioned, 

 and from the same locality, Mr. Bowker forwarded two 

 male Terias, which I have little doubt are true Brigitta, as 

 they accord with the brief description I have quoted from 

 Boisduval's " Species General," with the exception of posses- 

 sing blackish atoms at base of fore-wing. I add the follow- 

 ing description of these specimens 



$ . Expands 1 in. 8 lin. 1 in. 9 lin. 



Bright gamboge-yellow. Fore-wing : base dusted with 

 blackish ; on costa, close to base, some blackish atoms, rapidly 

 darkening into a narrow black border, which gradually widens 

 to apical portion, where it is nearly as broad as in T. JRahel, 

 and whence it narrows to anal angle, interrupted, however, 

 by the yellow ground-colour between third median nervule 

 and submedian nervure ; the yellow interrupting portion 

 dusted with blackish; three minute yellowish streaks indenting 

 the border on costa near apex. Hind-wing : the black border 

 on hind-margin much narrower than in Rahel, (in one speci- 

 men very narrow, and simply macular beyond discoidal 

 nervule), not extending beyond third median nervule. 

 UNDERSIDE. Quite like that of the $ Brigitta ; but the 

 orange -yellow colouring of both wings considerably paler, the 

 irrorations more scattered, and the spots near base of hind- 

 wing not ocellated. Fringes yellow, pink-tinged above and 

 below.* 



* Mr. D'Urban has taken both sexes of T. Brigitta, and gives me the 

 following note of the species : " Graham's Town and King William's Town ; 

 February and April. Common." G 



