and on seasonal forms of Belenois. 437 



border. On the under surface the differences are niudi greater ; the 

 apical brown border is unbroken, with three small whitish spots in- 

 ternally as above, whitish veins, and five tear-like whitish .sub- 

 marginal dots between the veins. Secondaries with irregular brown 

 borders interrupted by diffused whitish spots internally and enclosing 

 six distinct submarginal white spots; veins pale; an oblique ab- 

 breviated brown spot at the end of the cell, but no other markings. 

 Expanse, 57 millim. 



Hal. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 



Two males of the wet-season phase of this very distinct 

 species were in the God man and Salvin collection associ- 

 ated with B. cjidica of Trimen and others. To the latter 

 I propose to restore the name of B. west-wood i, Wallgr. 



Belenois abyssinica, Lucas. 



The Godman and Salvin collection contained two males, 

 and the Museum series a female of the wet-season phase 

 of this species. It differs from the wet phase of B. wcst- 

 t'-oodi above in the almost confluent character of the 

 marginal spots on the male secondaries; the differences 

 below are considerable, the ground-colour being much 

 yellower, and all the dark brown markings on the basal 

 area of the secondaries being wholly erased, bringing it 

 decidedly nearer to B. yidica. 



The differences between the dry-season forms of the 

 two species do not appear to be so marked, though they 

 are of the same nature, the rusty ground-colour not being 

 so well suited for emphasizing the absence of dark mark- 

 ings as the primrose yellow of the wet-season phase. 



Belenois westivoodi, Wallgr. 



We have a long series of this species, the female of 

 which is very variable. I suspect that the most typical 

 wet phase is represented by the more heavily bordered 

 and distinctly marked examples, but the change from 

 heavy to light borders is so gradual that I have not 

 attempted to distinguish an intermediate phase. One of 

 our female examples in which the upper surface is very 

 lightly marked shows a distinct approach to the dry form 

 in the coloration of the under surface. Of the dry phase 

 we have five examples from Eastern Africa as far south- 

 ward as Natal, and there is an equal number in the 

 Hewitson collection. 



