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diately beneath first median nervule, is a similar, slightly smaller 

 whitish spot ; ocellate spots distincter than above, particularly the two 

 immediately below small white costal spot, — the hvo lowest ones rounder, 

 in thin yellow rings ; hind-margin varied with whitish-grey. Hincl- 

 iving : sometimes, an additional, basal, dull-red mark in discoidal cell, 

 the other transverse marks frequently extending above and below cell ; 

 two indistinct, darker, waved stri^ cross wing hefore middle ; just 

 leyond middle, a more or less distinct, dull-red, outwardly dark-mar- 

 gined streak crosses from costa to inner margin a little before anal 

 angle ; occasionally, next costa, this streak is immediately succeeded 

 by a short thin white mark, interrupted in its middle ; ocelli mostly 

 rather conspicuous ; streaks beyond, parallel to margin, tinged with 

 hlue, especially near anal angle ; the hind-margin more or less varied 

 with violaceous or whitish-grey. 



In some specimens the under side is much s^iffused and the mark- 

 ings indistinct and ivithout the usual red tint ; the transverse stripe on 

 hind-wing is, however, very conspicuous, and commences with two 

 white markings on costa. In others, the wider side is much tinged with 

 a bronzy lustre, and with the ocellated spots scarcely visible. 



This species may be regarded as the Southern representative of P. Chori- 

 mene (Gu^r.), although it extends far to tlie northward along the "Western 

 Coast. It is distinguished by its much darker ground-colour, deeper red striae 

 and ocelli, and (especially) by the possession of the subapical row of three con- 

 spicuous white spots in the fore-wing. Its hind-wing is not so sharply angu- 

 lated, nor so much produced at the anal angle. 



Natalica differs similarly from the allied but smaller P. Goudotii (Boisd.) 

 of Madagascar ; but the latter also presents the peculiar character of a row of 

 seven minute white spots in black rings running near and parallel to the hind- 

 margin in the fore-wing. 



I do not know of the occurrence of this butterfly to the south of Natal, 

 but on the coast of that Colony it is numerous. It frequents the outskirts of 

 woods, and has a hurried irregular flight, often settling on the ground. Colonel 

 Bowker has sent me two pairs taken in copula, and I captured one pair on 12th 

 February 1867 ; the sexes only differ in size and in the rather paler colouring 

 of the female. The species must be on the wing for the greater part if not 

 the whole of the year, as I met with specimens on one occasion at the end of 

 June, and afterwards abundantly throughout the summer. 



Localities of Precis natalica. 



I. South Africa. 

 E. Natal. 



a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban. Verulam, " Lower Umkomazi." — J. 

 H. Bowker. 



II. Other African Regions. 



A. South Tropical. 



h. Eastern Coast. — Zambesi {Rev. H, Rowley). 



hi. Eastern Interior. — Zambesi; opposite Zunibo, and near XJmsen- 

 gaisi {F. C. Selous). Inyoutete River {F. C. Selous). 



B. North Tropical. 



a. "Western Coast. — Calabar. — Coll. Hewitson. 



