1896.] FROM NYASA-LAtfD. 121 



Konclowi, Lower Nyika, 4110 feet alt., April 5th, 6th, and llth, 

 1895. 



Quite a new species to us ; Mr. Crawshay calls it " Orange, 

 black-barred Heath." 



55. TlNGKA AMEtfAIDA. 



Pentila amenaida, Hevvitson, Exot. Butt. v. Pent. & Lipt. pi. 2. 

 figs. 4-7 (1873). 



Kainbwiyi, Lower Nyika, W. of Lake Nyasa, Jan. 21st ; 

 Mtambwi Hill, Deep Bay, W. coast of Lake Nyasa, April 3rd ; 

 Kondowi, April 5th, 1895. 



" Orange and black-speckled " (R. 0.). 



56. LARINOPODA PEFCETIA. 



. Pentila peucetia, Hewitson, Exot. Butt. iii. Pent. & Lipt. pi. 1. 

 fig. 3. 



Lumpi Valley, Lower Nyika, April 13th, 1895. 



" Black and white "Wood- White with orange legs " (R. (7.). 



Previously unrepresented in the general Museum series, and in 

 the Hewitsou collection by the type specimen only. 



57. LACHNOCKEMA BIBULUS. 



Hesperia bibulus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 307. n. 163 

 (1793). 



cf $ , Chilindi (8 miles S. of Karonga), W. coast of Lake 

 Nyasa, Feb. 23rd ; $ , var., Lumpi E. valley, 4000 feet alt., 

 Lower Nyika, April 21st, 1895. 



" Black and white silver-speckled underwing Blue " (R. C.) l . 

 Yar. durbani: " Fluffy Blue. $ , orange ova" (R. G.}. 



Formerly it was supposed that the two types of female 

 indicated distinct species, but they are probably temperature 

 forms. Wherever the species occurs, both types are to be found ; 

 the present series contains typical females of L. bibulus and 

 L. durbani. 



58. HYREUS PALEMON. 



Papilio palemon, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. cccxc. E, F (1782). 



Manchewi Falls, Lower Nyika, April 6th ; Nyankowa Mt., 

 5425 feet alt., Nyika, April 8th ; Kantorongondo Mt., 5900 feet 

 alt., April 14th and 15th; Cheni-Cheni Mt., 4500 feet alt., 

 April 18th, 1895. 



" Silvery underwinged " and " Bronze-winged Blue. $ , ova 

 emerald-green " (R. C.). 



59. HYEETJS VIRGO, sp. n. (Plate VI. fig. 1.) 



$ . Snow-white : primaries with the base, costal and external 



1 By some oversight the sexual marks are reversed on the label, the white- 

 banded females being labelled as males, and the uniform male as female. 



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