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linee, and are more or less related to species found in our own 

 country. We have a true Vanessa, V. harmonica, a blue 

 species whose underside closely resembles that of V. atalanta 

 or V. io. Then there is a form of Precis octavia, P. octavia 

 var. natalensis, which is abundant in many parts of S. Africa, 

 and has been the subject of much discussion in recent years, 

 on account of its seasonal forms. The third species of this 

 section is the lovely mother-of-pearl-like butterfly Salamis 

 anacardii, found over an immense area from the Cape to 

 Sierra Leone. One other species should come here, viz. 

 Junonia orta, a member of a genus which is much more 

 representative of Asia than of Africa. No less than fourteen 

 species are allied to our Limenitis sibylla. Among them are 

 six species of Ettphccdra, a genus characterised by its general 

 robust structure, stout body, broad strong wings, rich deep 

 and velvety colours, with strong, well-defined, bold markings, 

 most of them extremely beautiful. They are E. xypete, E. 

 eupalus, E. janetta, E. sophrus, E. cyparissa and E. ceres. 

 Closely related is the genus Euryphene, represented by E. 

 sophus and E. arcadius. Of the genus Ncptis, which is so 

 abundant in species, and representative of the tropics of the 

 Old World, I have only one species, the beautiful Ncptis 

 metella. Somewhat similar in the style of markings is a 

 member of the strictly African genus Catnna, C. ccenobita. 

 Another genus of this group is Aterica, of which I show four 

 species, A. minis, A. opis, A. veronica, and A. afer. They 

 differ considerably in colour and .markings, and all have a 

 remarkable underside appearance. Related to the Argynnids, 

 only two species are found in the Ethiopian region and 

 these are only remotely allied. Of these there is shown one 

 species, Lachnoptera iole, male, which is at once recognised 

 by the curious dark patches of specialised scales on the costa 

 of the hind wings. Only one of the Nymphalines exhibited 

 is unrelated to our own fauna : that is the curious Hypo- 

 limnas egesta, a member of the typical genus of one of the 

 most remarkable sections of mimicking species in the Nymph- 

 alincz. Three species of Pierina are shown : Belenois paulina, 

 Mylothris rhodope, and Eronia sp., none closely related to any 

 of our British species, the last belonging to a genus having 

 members of striking appearance in tropical Asia. Of the 

 remaining five species, one, Amauris niavius, belongs to the 

 DanaincB, a sub-family remarkable for being a highly-pro- 

 tected group of butterflies. This genus Amauris is peculiar 

 to tropical and South Africa, and its members have a close 

 general appearance. To another group of protected butter- 



