346 Miss E. M. Sliarpe on 



affording help to others in tlicir studies than in pursuing my 

 own work. For example, on returning home now from my 

 holiday I find a large box full of letters and parcels from natu- 

 ralists of Great Britain and many countries of Europe, and to 

 answer all these letters and determine the specimens on which 

 my opinion is wanted seems impossible. Collections mean- 

 while made by me ten and fifteen years ago as well as in 

 more recent years remain almost untouched, and hence also 

 ]\IS. names and greatest neglect with respect to public collec- 

 tions referred to me for determination. 



In conclusion, I must ask my scientific friends to be so 

 indulgent as 



First^ not to write to me to ask questions or submit speci- 

 mens for examination unless they cannot do without assist- 

 ance. 



*S'eco«f//y, to be assured tliat if any letter addressed to me 

 remains unanswered, it is not from discourtesy, but from sheer 

 inability to find time to reply to it. 



XLI. — Descrij^tions of some new Species of African Butter- 

 flies in tJie Collection of Captain (J. E. Shellei/. B}' E.MILY 

 Mary JShakpe. 



Fam. Dauaidae. 



Genus Nebroda. 



Nehroda hhengtda^ sj). n. 



Nearest to N. echeria, Stoll [Amauris echeria, Kirby, Syn. 

 Cat. Lepid. p. 8), but differing in the much greater extent of 

 yellow on the hind wing. There is a row of unequal yellow 

 si)ots on the hind marginal border extending to the submedian 

 nervurc. The base of the hind wing is deep brown. 



The fore wiiig has a moderately large yellowish spot in 

 the middle of the discoidal cell, with a second larger oval 

 spot between the first and second median nervules. 



Between the radial or discoidal nervules there are two 

 medium-sized yellowish spots near the apical portion. At 

 the apex of the fore wing there is a row of small white spots 

 extending to the hind margin, \\ ith four smaller white spots 

 outside the first row of sjiots, | laeeil about the niiildle of the 



