198 RHOPALOCKRA AFRICJE AUSTRALlS. 



on basal half. UNDER-SIDE Hind-wing, and costa, apex, 

 and hind-margin of fore-wing, irrorated with whitish atoms. 

 Fore-wing: fulvous paler, more regularly extending from 

 base in $ ; from its outer edge, beyond ocellus, extends to 

 costa a narrow ferruginous streak, sometimes almost obsolete; 

 ring of ocellus more distinct. Hind-wing : beyond middle 

 two parallel, rather widely-apart, usually indistinct, ferrugi- 

 nous, transverse lines, parallel to hind-margin, between which 

 is a row of inconspicuous whitish dots, two of them repre- 

 senting the ocelli of upper-side. 



This species, except for its much darker colour, has considerable resem- 

 blance above to E. Sabacus, mibi, but the fulvous coating of hairs (which is 

 much denser than in any other South African Erebia) is a character peculiar 

 to Hyperlius Beneath, however, the two species are veiy different, the 

 underside of Hyperbius being mote like that of Hippia, Gram., though 

 much darker and differently marked. Cramer's figures, above quoted, give 

 a good idea of this insect, but he gives quite a distinct species, E. Cassiiis 

 of Godart, as its $ . 



The ferruginous lines and intermediate white dots of the under -side of 

 hind-wing evidently represent a fascia and row of ocelli the type pattern 

 of the group. 



Rocky mountain-sides, elevated stony roads, and similarly high lying 

 localities. Common. 



July (e) Sep' ember (m). 



This butterfly, which in aspect and habits more nearly than its compatriot 

 congeners approaches the European Erebia, is common near Cape Town, 

 but only during the short, period in the spring above noted. It delights to 

 settle on large stones; and I have once or twice seen it on a flower. It 

 must prefer mountainous regions, though not confined to any particular 

 altitude, as I never saw it in the hilly Knysna district. Mr. Bowker has 

 collected no Kaffrarian specimens, nor did Mr. D'Urban meet with the 

 species in Britsh Kaffraria. Wahlberg, however, found Byperbius in some 

 parts of the South-Eastern region, so that the insect no doubt inhabits the 

 mountain ranges of the country generally. 



Mr. A. White Laving looked up the history of the specimen labelled 

 "Afghanistan" in the British Museum, it appeared thar, it was procured 

 from a collector named Warwick, and formed part of a collection made by 

 Captain Boyd in the country in question. 



Cape Town. Stellenbosch. Coll. Tri. 

 " Kaffraria (Wahlberg)." Wallgr. 

 Afghanistan (!). Coll. Brit. Mus. 



112, Erebia Narycia. 



$ . Pseudonympha Narycia, Wallgr., Lep. Rhop. Cajfr., 



[p. 32, n. 4. 

 Exp. 1 in. 9 lin. 1 in. 11 lin. 



Dull-brown. Fore-wing: a large sub-quadrate fulvous 

 patch on disc, commencing immediately beyond discoidal 

 cell, leaving a broad border of ground-colour bounding it on 



