J896.] EEOM NYASA-LAND. 113 



the nervures into eight spots, the first of which is smallest : body 

 black ; head, collar, and front of pterygodes spotted with white. 

 Under surface much paler than above, bronze-brown, with a paler 

 triangular patch at centre of outer margin of all the wings, and 

 with the costal area of secondaries paler to just beyond the white 

 belt; primaries with three white spots forming an elongated 

 triangle in the cell, four in a semicircle beyond the cell, and seven 

 crossing the disc as above, but larger ; belt of secondaries as 

 above ; pectus black, spotted with white and clothed with tawny 

 hair ; venter fuliginous, with sordid white central stripe ; legs 

 striped with white 'ongitudinally. Expanse of wings 59 millim. 



Kantorongondo Mt., 15,900 feet alt., ISyika, April 15th, 1895. 



" Black and white Admiral. Grass-green ova" (It. C.). 



This extraordinary species is represented by a single example, 

 the wings of which on one side are badly shattered ; it does not 

 appear to be nearly related to any other species in the genus, but 

 perhaps should form a distinct section next to N. marpessa, 

 though in some respects it more nearly resembles the Australian 

 N. sliepherdi. 



25. ATELLA COLUMBIA. 



Papilio columbina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pi. ccxxxviii, A. B ; 

 iv. pi. cccxxxvii. D, E(1782). 



d 1 , Henga, W. of Lake Nyasa, Jan. 28th, 1895. 

 " Common old-gold Fritillary " (11. C.). 



26. BYBLIA YTJLGAEIS. 



Hypanis ilithyia, var. vulgaris, Staudinger, Exot. Schmett. 

 p. 106. 



J, Mtambwi, foot of Nyika plateau, Feb. 4th, 1895. 



" Bedclish-brown Wall " (jR. (7.). 



This is the form which I have hitherto regarded as B. acheloia ; 

 but Prof. Aurivillius has pointed out to me that 13. cora is that 

 race, a much rarer form, having the under surface of the second- 

 aries belted with dull reddish argillaceous. B. vulyaris differs very 

 little from B. goetzius of Herbst. The species of Acr&ince in the 

 present collection are, as usual in African series, well represented, 

 and in the present instance are of exceptional interest to us. 



JOHNSTON!. 



tf . Acrcea johnstoni, Godman, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 537 ; $ . Butler, 

 P. Z. S. 1888, p. 91. 



Var. semialbescens, O berth. : 



rf d , Nyankowa Mt., Nyika, April 10th ; Kondowi, 4110 feet 

 alt., Lower Nyika, April 12th, 1895. 



Var. flavescens Jcilimandjara, Oberth . : 

 c? <5 , Kondowi, April 6th and 12th, 1895. 



" Black and white Fritillary. Flies high, generally far out of 

 reach " (R. C.). 



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