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broad pale-oclireous band, tinged with reddish externally, occupies 

 wing from about middle, is bifid on costa, being divided by a brown, 

 curved mark, containing a row of four white spots ; this row of spots 

 continued towards inner margin by three small black spots in ochreous 

 band ; a row of eight small blue crescents along brown hind-margin ; 

 fringe brown, spotted with white ; a thin indistinct transverse bluish 

 streak just beyond extremity of cell, and a minute bluish spot in cell 

 close to base. Hind-wing : ochreous band of fore-wing continued across 

 this wing to inner margin before anal angle, and containing a row of 

 five black spots ; blue crescents and fringe as in fore-wing ; usually 

 a pale-yellowish spot near base, close to costa, and another in dis- 

 coidal cell towards extremity. Under side. — Deep, rich ochre-yellow. 

 Fore-wing : transverse strife in discoidal cell white margined with black ; 

 broad band white on its inner edge, which is also bordered with black ; 

 spots in band all or mostly tchite- centred ; hind-marginal crescents 

 ivhite, instead of blue, finely edged with black on both sides, and im- 

 mediately succeeded by a parallel row of white luuules without black 

 edges ; a black line along hind-marginal edge. Hind-wing : two 

 white black-ringed spots near base ; band as in fore- wing, but its 

 black spots not white-centred ; hind-marginal crescents, row of lunules, 

 and black edging line as in fore-wing. 



$ Band common to both wings much broader, more rufous, not so 

 much inclined to whitish on its inner side ; all the markings clearer 

 and brighter than in the $. Under side. — As in ^, but redder near 

 hind-margins. 



A female taken at D'Urban, Natal, in 1878, by Colonel Bowker, has the 

 under side much obsciu-ed, the ground-colour inclining to ferruginous, and the 

 Avhite of the band and basal markings replaced by oclire-yellow. This specimen 

 in these respects much resembles the very closely allied P. Tidaioa, Wallengr. 



In March and April 1867 I met Avith this gaily-coloured species pretty 

 frequently in different parts of Natal. It is fond of open country, especially 

 of grassy valleys in uplands, seeming to prefer the vicinity of streams. It is 

 active, but not swift on the wing, and settles very frequently. 



Localities of Precis Ceryne. 



I. South Africa. 



D. Kaffraria Proper. — Bashee Eiver (/. H. Bowl-er). 



E. Natal. 



a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban. Itongaati River. Mapumulo. 



b. Upper Districts. — Udland's Mission Station. Hermansburg. Grey- 



town. Great Noodsberg. IVIaritzburg. Karkloof {/. H. Bow- 

 ker). Estcourt (/. M. Hutchinson). 



F. Zululand. — Napoleon Valley {J. U. Boivlier). 



K. Transvaal. — Pretoria (JV. Movant). Lydenburg District (T. -4 j/r&j). 



11. Other African Eegions. 

 A. South Tropical. 



a. Western Coast. — "Angola {J. J. Mo7iteiro)." — Druce. 



h. Eastern Coast. — Zambesi River [Rev. H. Itowley). 

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