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Var. B. {$). 



Same size as Var. A. Forc-ioing : cellular fulvous very muck 

 reduced (in two examples barely visible), Hind-iving : subapical ocellus 

 of under side reproduced in three out of four examples; two lower 

 ocelli large, well-defined, with a very distinct bluish pupil, and set 

 in moderately wide fulvous rings ; accompanying them an additional 

 smaller ocellus between radial and third median nervules. Under 

 SIDE. — Fore-wing : fulvous field as usual ; apical white reduced to a 

 short streak between brown transverse line and ring of ocellus ; on 

 apex, some fulvous scaling. Hind-wing : the four ocelli and (in three 

 examples) a fifth minute anal-angular one very distinct, and in evident 

 rings paler than the restricted pale-brown clouding surrounding them ; 

 fulvous scaling marks the clouding of all the three transverse dark- 

 brown streaks, of which the outer (submarginal) one is much less den- 

 tate than in Var. A. 



Hah. — Natal. In the collection of K. Trimen. 



With this last-described variety I am disposed to associate three $ speci- 

 mens taken by Colonel Bowker at the heads of the Kraai River, in the Aliwal 

 North District of the Cape Colony. In the rather better development of the 

 cellular fulvous of the fore-wing, and in the fewer, less distinct ocelli of the 

 hind-wing on the upper side, they approach Variety A. ; but the under side, 

 though duller, in its colouring and the hind-wing ocelli nearly resembles that 

 of the (J Variety B. 



This is an exceedingly abundant species in open country all through the 

 coast districts of the Colony. The typical form swarms on the sandy flats near 

 Cape Town in October and November, and occurs as late as the middle of 

 May. I found it equally plentiful at Knysna during the sunnner months. It 

 extends to Uitenhage and to Grahauistown, occurring near the latter place 

 during my visit in January 1870. I do not know the exact eastern limit of 

 the typical form, or whether it occurs in some districts in company with 

 Variety A. ; but the latter prevails in the Trans-Kei District of Kaffraria 

 Proper, and seems altogether to replace the typical Sahacus in the interior of 

 Natal, where I found it in great numbers in the summer of 1867. Variety B. 

 was only met with near Greytown and in the Great Noodsberg, but I captured 

 Variety A. also in those localities. Everywhere, both as regards the typical 

 form and the Variety A., females are very rarely taken among the very nume- 

 rous males. 



Localities of Pseudonympha Sahacus. 



I. South Africa. 



B.. Cape Colony. 



a. AVestern Districts. — Cape Town. Blaauwberg, Cape District. 



Eerste Eiver, Stellenbosch District. Paarl. Bain's Kloof, Wor- 

 cester District. Mossel Bay. Knysna. Plettenberg Bay. 



b. Eastern Districts. — Grahamstown. Uitenhage (*S. D. Bairstow). 



Coega River (/. H. Bowker). Wiudvogelberg {Dr. Batho). 

 Stormbergen {Mrs. Barber. — Var. A.) North of Albert District 

 (/. H. Bowker. — Var. A.) East London {P. Borcherds. — 

 Var. A.) 

 d. Basutoland. — Maluti Mountains (/. //. Bowker.— Var. A.) 

 D. Kaffraria Proper. — Butterworth and Bashee River (/. H. Boicker.— 

 Var. A.) 



