1896.] FROM NYASA-LAND. 833 



grey ; a whitish annulus at external angle ; secondaries nearly as in 

 I.philippus, but with a much larger, more brightly orange spot above , 

 the outer tail ; body blackish, head above and collar dusky orange : 

 under surface chalky whitish, with white-edged dark grey markings 

 tinged with orange towards the abdominal margin of secondaries ; 

 in general character these resemble the markings in /. pliilippus, 

 but the discal interrupted line is more incurved on the primaries 

 and more irregular (approaching that of /. bowJceri in form) on the 

 secondaries ; the orange spot above the outer tail is large and 

 conspicuous. Expanse of wings 35 millim. 



, Kasitu River, Angoni country, W. of Lake Nyasa, June 

 18th, 1895. 



Unfortunately only a single example, slightly chipped towards 

 the anal angle of both hind wings, was obtained. 



81. lOLAUS C^ECULtTS. 



lolnus cceculus, Hopffer, Ber. Verb. Ak. Berlin, 1855, p. 642; 

 Peters' Eeise nach Mossamb. v. p. 402, pi. 25. iigs. 12-14 (1862). 



<5 <$ , , Mtambwi Hill, Deep Bay, July 1st and Dec. 1st, 

 1895, Jan. 6th, Feb. 20th and 22nd, 1896. 



" Fairly plentiful : a frequenter of upland forest " (R. C.). 



The Nyasa specimens seem to vary more, as regards the width 

 of the red bands on the under surface, than those from South 

 Africa. 



82. lOLAUS PALLENE. 



Myrina pallene, Wallengren, Kongl. Svensk. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 

 1857, Lep. Ehop. Caffr. p. 36. 



$ $ , Loangwa River, 2160 feet alt., Senga, August 30th, 1895. 

 " Bright green ova " (R. C.}. 



83. MYLOTHRIS AGATHINA. 



Papilio agaihina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pi. ccxxxvii. D, E (1782). 

 , Deep Bay, Lake Nyasa, Feb. 5th, 1896. 

 44 Enormous number of yellow ova" (R. C.}. 



84. MYLOTHRIS CRAWSHAYI. 



MylotJiris crawsJiayi , Butler, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 124, pi. vi. fig. 4, 

 c? c? , Kasungu Mountain, Nyika, 7425 feet alt., March 2nd and 

 3rd, 1896. 



85. NYCHITONA ALCESTA. 



Papilio alcesta, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. ccclxxix. A (1782). 

 Mpimbi plain, Upper Shiri River, March 2-lth and 25tb, 1896. 

 The females contained ' 4 emerald-green ova, oblong and pointed " 

 (R. C.). 



86. COLIAS EDUSA. 



Papilio edusa, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. ii. p. 23 (1787). 

 Kasungu Mountain, Nyika, Sept. 2nd, 1893; Cheni-Cheui Moun- 



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