338 RHOPALOCERA AFRICJE AUSTRALIS. 



I saw a solifary specimen of this splendid insect in the Natal Botanic 

 Garden, on J3rd June, 1865. It flew rather high, and perched with 

 closely-shut wings on the leaves of a Mango tree. Mr. McKen, the 

 Superintendent of the Garden, informed me that this butterfly is nume- 

 rous there in the summer, frequenting the flowers of Lantana. 



Myscelia Natalensis. P. 144. Syn. JSunica Natal ensis, 

 Hpfr., Peter's Reise, nach Mossamb.. Ins.) p. 381. Crenis 

 Boisduvali, Wlgr., Lep. Rhop. Caffr., p. 30. Hab. " Que- 

 rimba." HopfFer. 



This species seems rightly referred by Hopffer to the Genus Eunica 

 of Hubner, which chiefly consists of American insects. I met with 

 Natalensis commonly at Port Natal in June and August. Its habits 

 much resemble those of Eurytela Hiarbas, its flight being confined to 

 the immediate neighbourhood of trees, and interrupted by frequent 

 settling upon the trunk or branches. Mr. McKen showed me a tree, 

 close to his house in the Botanic Garden, the leaves of which were 

 whitened with the empty pupa-skins of this butterfly ; and he further 

 stated that the perfect insects often appear in immense numbers dining 

 the summer. I found a pupa from which the imago was on the point 

 of emerging : it was white, and in form sub-angulated. 



Neptis Melicerta. P. 146. Syn. Nymphalis Melicerta, 

 Godt., p. 260 (not Melinoe, Godt., as erroneously stated) 

 Neptis Agatha, Hpfr., Peters Reise $c., Ins., p. 383. Hab. 

 Botanic Garden, Port Natal (M. J. McKen) ; " Querim- 

 ba." Hpfr. 



Athyma Saclava. P. 148. Syn' Neptis Marpessa, Hpfr., 

 Peters' Reise Sec.) Ins., pi. 24, f. 910. Hab." Tette." 

 Hpfr. 



There can be no doubt that this butterfly should be included in the 

 genus Neptis. I met with several examples, on June 23rd, 1865, in the 

 Botanic Garden, Port Natal : they flitted slowly around some low 

 shrubs. 



Diadema Anthedon. P. 152. Syn. Papilio Dubia, Pal. 

 de Beauv., Ins. rec. en Afr. $c., pi. 6, f. 2 (secimd. Hpfr.) 

 Diadema Dubia, Boisd., Faune Ent. de Mad., $c., p. 40 ; 

 Hpfr., Peters' Reise, fyc., p. 385. Diadema Wahlbergi, 

 Walg., Lep. Rhop. Caffr., p. 27. Hab. " Oware and Benin, 

 West Africa." Pal. de Beauv. " Galara. Madagascar 

 (Tintingue, Tamatave, Ste. Marie)." Boisd. " Querimba." 

 Hpfr. 



This fine species must stand as Diadema Dvbia, Pal. de Beauv. Sp., 

 Doubleday's name of Anthedon being much more recent. Hopffer 

 (loc. cit.) seems to think that the ? specimen from East Africa which 

 he describes may belong to a distinct species, but the characters given 

 quite accord with those preserved by examples of Dubia taken at 

 Natal. 



