1898.] from poiltd"g[jesb east africa. 55 



Papilionid^. 



57. Mtlotheis agathika Cram. 



Eastern Transvaal, NyakongoH, August 21st ; Chirimani, August 

 31st. 



58. Ntchitowa medusa var. alcesta Cram. 



Portuguese East Africa. 



1 believe this genus consists oE one variable species, but the 

 variations o£ the African and Mascarene examples are somewhat 

 different from those of Asia and Australasia, so that there is some 

 excuse for keeping them separate. 



59. Teeias brigitta var. zoe Hopff. 

 Eastern Transvaal. 



60. Teeias maeshalli Butl. 



2 • Patawali, Portuguese East Africa. 



A small example of the intermediate-season form. 



61. Teeias ha.pale var. w^thiopica Trim. 

 Patawali and Inure. 



62. Teeacolfs regina Trim. 



6 2 . Wet form, Makaya district, January and February 1896. 



$ . Dry form, Shiringoma and Makaya districts, November 1896. 



The female of the wet form(2'. ancLv) is, though rubbed, a new 



variety to me, the usual white spots on the apical area of the 



primaries being replaced by spots of rosy violet. 



63. Teeacolus ionb Godt. 



5 2 . Portuguese East Africa, Makaya district, January and 

 February 1896. 



64. Teeacolus sipylus Swinh. 



c? (5 . Portuguese East Africa (no exact locality noted). 



65. Teeacolus ithonus Butl. 



(S . NyakongoH, Makoto, August 21st ; $ . Patawali. 

 The male (var. ignifer) is too much injured to be fit for the 

 collection ; the female is a starved intermediate-season form. 



66. Teeacolus omehale Godt. 

 Eastern Transvaal. 



67. Teeacolus mutans Butl. 



5 . Portuguese East Africa (wet-season). 



68. Catopsilia ploeella Fabr. 



Nyakongoli, August 21st ; Chiperoni, October ; Shiringoma and 

 Makaya districts, November 1896 and January 1897, 



