between Mombnm and the Forests of Taveia. 31 



grey." 'i'lie male of this pliase is quito utiknowii to nii> ; it 

 would seem to rescmblo typieal C. peculiiiris (J iti size uii'l 

 C. hypoleucus ^ in colour. It is an interesting tact (it I am 

 correct in associating^'. Iiyf)uhucus = (jitjantcii\\'\i\\ C.pacaUaris) 

 that the wet phase is tailed, but the intermediate and dry phases 

 are without tails; yet in Chrysophanus thersamon we have 

 a tailed form — C. omphale — and in a small Everes obtained 

 by the late Capt. E. Y. Watson in the Chin Hills the presence 

 or absence of tails appeared to be quite unim[)ortant, so that 

 it seems to me quite liktdy that the tailed form of the wet 

 season might easily be modified in this respect and the species 

 lose its tails with the reduction in the size of its wings. 



61. Catochrysops asopus, IIopfF. 



? , Mombasa, 23rd June, 1900. 



This example bore no collector's number; it may, perhaps, 

 have been confounded with the female of the next species. 



62. Catochrysops osiris^ Hopff. 



(J cJ ? ? , Mombasa, 30th December, 1899 ; 16th January 

 and 17th February, 1900. 



G3. Chilades trochilus, Freyer. 

 J ? , Mombasa, 8th March, 1900. 



64. Cupi'dojjfiis jobateSf Hopff. 



$ , Taveta, 14th July ; c? c? ? ? > Mombasa, 28th and 

 30th December, 1899, and 3rd January, 1900. 



65. Nacaduba sichela^ Wallgr. 



? ? , Mombasa, 16th and 20th June, 1900. 

 *' I do not think this is common here " {K. St. A. R.). 



66. Zizera knysna, Trim en. 



J (J, Mombasa, 16th June and 4th July, 1900. 

 Numbered respectively (15) and (85), but they arc only 

 small and large examples. 



Papilionidae. 

 ()?, Mylothris agathina, Cramer. 

 S ? , Mombasa, 12th May ; ? , 7th July, 1900. 



