iVi 3Ir. (;. T. Bftluuic-r>;.kcr on 



Paraduha oivgarra, sp. ii. 



cJ . Botli wings dull violet-blue : ])iiniaries with apex and 

 ternien broadly bro\Yn, the latter tapering somewhat to the 

 tornus : secondaries with the apex and ternien much less 

 broad. Underside: both winrjs pinkish brown with slightly 

 darker spots edged with white : ])riniaries with a band 

 consisting of three confluent spots across the wing at the 

 niidille of the cell, an irregular spot closing the cell ; post- 

 medial band of six spots, very irregular in shape, 3 and -4 

 being shifted outwards, 5 inwards, G small ; a terminal row 

 of spots preceded by a broadish scalloped line ; area above the 

 tornus whitish : secondaries with a small basal spot at vein 8, 

 a series of three largish subconfluent subbasal spots, a large 

 irregular spot closing the cell ; postmedial band consisting 

 of eight more or less confluent irregular spots, 3 and 4 shifted 

 well out, 5 to 8 each more inwards than its predecessor; 

 ternien with a row of small dots preceded by a narrow scalloped 

 dark line ; a small black spot with an internal red edging in 

 the space between veins 2 and 3, and a minute trace of another 

 at the tornus. 



Expanse 28 mm. 



The type is in my collection from Owgarra, where it 

 appears to be a rare species. 



XV. — Descrijjtions of some new African Butterflies. 

 By Geoege T. Bethuke-Bakek, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



I HAVE recently received a small collection of Lepidoptera 

 from Patigo, in the Acholi country, in which there are a i&w 

 new species that I here describe. Patigo is the old Fatiko 

 of Sir Samuel Baker's days and formed his chief station. 

 The people and country are interesting ; the latter abounds 

 with game, large and small, but the people, who are very 

 keen hunters, so scour the land with fires, that the entomo- 

 logical prospects are not good so long as this custom prevails. 

 The Acholi are practically unclotlied, nothing but a short 

 apron being ever worn, and this only, as a rule, by the men, 

 tliough both sexes, as frequently is the case, are heavily 

 laden with ornaments. 1 am informed that the common 

 method of salutation is the high handshake, of recent fashion 

 in our own country, a curious illustration of the old adage 

 '* Extremes meet." I am also describing a few new species 



