DANAIN^. 6 J 



like that of Ochlea, but may at once be recognised by its presenting in the 

 middle of the fore-wing two widely separated spots instead of the broad un- 

 broken bar. 



I did not meet with this species while in ISTatal. Mr. W. D. Gooch informs 

 me that it appears in very unequal numbers in different years, but is sometimes 

 numerous. He found it, like A. Echeria, a strictly sylvan butterfly. 



Colonel Bowker took nine examples at Delagoa Bay in September 1878 

 and described the species as abundant at Lorenzo Marques, flying about with 

 A. Eclieria. At Quilimane he noticed it sporting in company with A. domini- 

 canus. He subsequently (in 1879) forwarded several specimens captured on 

 the coast of Natal. 



Like the other South-African Danaince, A. Ochlea is the object of mimicry 

 by a Diadema, the imitator being D. deceptor, Trimen, an exceedingly rare 

 species inhabiting the coast of Natal ; but there is no known Papilio which 

 copies it. 



Localities of A. Ochlea. 

 I. South Africa. 



E. Natal. 



a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban (APKen and J. H. Bowker). 



F. Zululand.— St. Lucia Bay (//. Tower). 



H. Delagoa Bay (J. /. Monteiro and /. H. Bowker). 



II. Other African Eegions. 

 A. South Tropical. 



h. Eastern Coast.—" Quilimane." — J. H. Bowker. " Zanzibar." 



Boisd. 



4. (3.) Amauris dominicanus, Trimen. 



Danais Niavius (Linn.), var., Trimen, Trans. Linn. Soc, xxvi. pp. 511, 



521, pi. 42, f. 6 {$), (1869). 

 $ $ Amauris dominicanus, Trim., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1879, p. 7.2%. 



Exp. al, ((J) 3 in. II lin. — 4 in. ; (?) 3 in. lo-ii lin. 



Black, with semi-transparent white patches and spots. Fore-winq : 

 inner-marginal white patch large, roughly semicircular, not extending 

 to base or anal angle or into discoidal cell ; subapical oblique white 

 bar broad, its extremities not attaining quite to costal or hind-marginal 

 edges ; a very oblique elongate white spot in outer half of discoidal 

 cell ; another (longitudinally) close to costa, immediately before sub- 

 apical bar ; two small rounded spots close to apex ; a submarginal row 

 of 3 — 4 small spots just below subapical bar, succeeded by a hind- 

 marginal row of smaller spots. Hind-wing : one large white patch 

 occupies the greater part of the area, leaving only a narrow basal a 

 linear costal, and a broad hind-marginal (much widened at anal angle) 

 border, diminishing gradually along inner margin to base. Under side 



similar, but the white markings all larger and with suffused edges 



notably the hind- wing patch, which covers the whole inner-marginal 

 and anal-angular region, and leaves only a rather narrow brown border 

 at apex and along upper part of hind-margin. Fore-ioing : apical 

 region beyond bar brown. Hind-wing : two small white spots at base. 



In the 6 the nervures are strongly clouded with black, as well as 



