Purely 
Eastern 
species, 
Danais 
Chrysippus. 
114 REV. F. A. WALKER, D.D., F.LS. 
scarlet anemones, no less brilliantly-tinted tulips (Ranunculus 
Asiaticus and Tulipa oculi solis), Star of Bethlehem, and in 
the Plain of Sharon, among the variously-coloured vetches, 
and sundry other blossoms of the flowery plain or hill-side. 
Many of T’. Apcllina were in good, more in fair, condition. 
A perfectly fresh specimen of ‘I’. Apollina has a dark, gauze- 
like appearance over the whole of the upper wings, and a 
primrose tint (with the exception of the red and dark-blue of 
the ocelli that form the border) over the lower. In the case 
of a more worn individual, the gauze-like appearance is the 
first to go; in one still more faded, the primrose tint also, 
until the upper wings are nearly transparent, except for the 
three black spots which mark its affinity with the Apollinide. 
Whether or no the sexes are distinguished by the respective 
faintness or vividness of the markings, is more than I have 
knowledge in this instance to say. I was also fortunate 
enough to see six or seven specimens of Thais Cerisyi in 
Syria, and to capture three—two at Shtora, and one at 
Baalbec. I attributed its scarcity to the fact that I was too 
early in the field for this particular kind, but have had reason 
to correct this view, having been informed that I was even 
in the end of March and beginning of April too late, as it 
appears on the wing at the very commencement of the season, 
before Apollina. 
Danais Chrysippus is a beautiful insect, and of striking 
appearance, with its wings of a golden bronze, spotted here 
and there with black, and its upper one having a_ black 
patch at the extremity, bordered by a transverse band of 
white. Its geographical distribution is a wide one, as it is 
found in most warm countries in the Old World, ranging 
from Turkey (in Europe) to Australia,—of course, with some 
local variations, according to the particular habitat. In fact, 
all species of the Danaidz are fine, and notably so Danais 
Archippus, a still larger and more magnificent kind, and a 
native of the United States. I am led to mention this par- 
ticular species (Danais Archippus) from the fact that it has 
recently been successfully naturalised in England, Australia, 
and, I believe, the Fiji Islands ; and notices of its appearance 
in England were sent from time to time to the Hntomologist. 
To revert to D. Chrysippus, all the numerous specimens that 
I have captured were taken at or near Cairo (and I have 
never seen it alive elsewhere) in December, 1883, on 
geraniuins and other bedding plants in the public gardens ; 
settling on the poinsettias in the Island.of Roda ; and flitting 
about the tall zinnias which grow to a height of seven feet 
and upwards in the gardens of Matareeyeh at the famous 
