130 DR. A. G. BUTLER ON BUTTERFLIES Jan. 14, 



9 1 . HETEROPTERUS EORMOSUS. 



Heteropterus formosus, Butler, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 670, pi. Ix. fig. 8. 

 <J, Kondowi, 4110 feet alt., Lower Nyika, April llth ; Kanab- 

 wiyi, 3800 feet alt., Lower Njika, April 20th and Jan. 21st, 1895. 

 ''Orange and black Skipper" (R. C.). 



92. HETEROPTERUS DECIPIENS, sp. n. (Plate VI. fig. 7.) 



Much resembles the preceding species on the upper surface ; 

 he base of the wings streaked with orange-yellow irrorations ; the 

 band bright golden orange ; the terminal spot connected with it, 

 not separate as in H.formosus ; the secondaries show a transverse 

 bar at the end of the cell, a longitudinal dash below the latter and 

 six or seven submarginal spots, the first, third, and fourth largest, 

 all orange and squamose : the body above is like that of H. for- 

 mosus, but below it is deep brown as above, the palpi and centre 

 of pectus with golden-orange hairs ; the wings below are dark 

 brown, the primaries alone showing a golden-orange band, formed 

 as above, but not so deep in colour. Expanse of wings 30 millim. 



Kondowi, Lower Nyika, April 6th, 1895. 



" Orange-barred black Skipper " (.R. C.). 



93. CTCLOPIDES MIDAS. 



Cydopides midas, Butler, P.Z. S. 1893, p. 671; 1895, pi. xv. 

 fig. 6. 



c?, Kondowi, 4110 feet alt., Lower Nyika, April llth, 1895. 

 " Orange-spotted dark brown Skipper " (R. C.). 



94. CrCLOPIDES QUADRISIGNATUS. 



Cydopides quadrisignatus, Butler, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 670, pi. Ix. 

 fig. 9. 



d , Nyankowa Mt., 5425 feet alt., Nyika, April 10th ; Kondowi, 

 4110 feet, April llth; $ , Kantorongondo Mt., 5925 feet, April 

 15th ; rf , Cheni-Cheni Mt., 5500 feet, Nyika, April 17th, 1895. 



" Orange-spotted black Skipper " (R. C.). 



In the specimens now sent, which are in good condition, the 

 spots are bright ochreous and rather more numerous (especially on 

 the secondaries) than in the type : indeed they more nearly 

 approach typical 0. metis; the wings are, however, decidedly 

 blacker than in that species and there are never more than seven 

 distinct small spots on the secondaries. This would appear to be 

 the representative of 0. metis in Central Africa. 



95. KEDESTES CAPENAS. 



Cyclopides capenas, Hewitson, Descr. Hesp. p. 43 (1868). 



$ , Lumpi E. valley, 3500 feet alt., Lower Nyika, April 21st, 

 1895. 



" Orange and black speckled underwing Skipper " (R. C.). 



This rare species was previously only represented in the general 

 collection by one male specimen. 

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