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VIII. — On a Second CvUtctxon of liutterjlies obtained />// 

 Mr. Edward M. de Jersey in Nyasaland. \\y A. G. 

 Butler, Ph.D. &c. 



The present collection was sent off from Likoina on May 2.iid 



of the present year, and consists of forty-five species of 



Huttcrflies obtained in April and May. The following is a 

 list of tiic species : — 



Nymphalidae. 



1. Precis simia, Wallgr. 



cJ $ $ , Matope, 13th April. 



(Jne normal female and an interesting pair (as large as 

 ty|)ical P. octavia, but at once distinguishable by the double 

 instead of single black band across the end of the discoidal 

 cell of primaries) ; the absence of the diffused pink belt on 

 the upper surface and the heavy connected black markings 

 on the basal half of the secondaries below distinguish it at a 

 glance from P. Trimenii. 



2. Precis cuama^ Hewits. 

 $ , Matope, 13th April. 



3. Precis cebrene, Trim en. 

 $ ? , Likoma, 24th /Vpril and May. 



4. Precis clelia, Cramer. 



Likoma and Chisumulu (an island off Likoma), May. 



5. Precis hoopis, Trimen. 



J (5, Mpondas, two miles north of Nyasa, 18th April; 

 Likoma, May. 



6. Precis natalica, Feltler. 



^ $ , between Mandala and Matope, 12th April. 



V. llatnanumida du'dalus, Fabr. 



$ $ , between Mandala and Matope, 12th April ; Likoma, 

 May. 



8. Atella phalantha, Drury. 

 J , Chisumulu, May. 



