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DR. A. a. BUTLER ON BUTTERFLIES FROM ZOXIBA. [Nov. 19, 



3. On a small Collection of Butterflies made by Consul 

 Alfred Sharps at Zomba, British Central Africa. By 

 Arthur G. Butler, Ph.D., F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



[Received August 2, 1895.] 



The present collection, brought home by Consul Alfred Sharpe 

 on his recent return from Nyasaland, was forwarded to me by our 

 Secretary, with permission to select such specimens as were 

 requii-ed for the Museum series. Among the specimens is an 

 example of a fine new species of Papilio, which I here describe. 



The following is a list of the species o£ which examples were 

 obtained : it will be seen that, as usual from this locality, the 

 genus Charaxes is well represented : — 



1. Amauris whytei, Butler. 



2. „ dotninicanus, Trimen. 



3. Limnas chrysippus, Linn. 



4. Eurytela dryope, Cramer. 



5. Charaxes brulus, Cramer. 



6. „ druceanus, Butler. 



7. „ poUux 5> Cramer. 



8. „ saturnus, Butler. 



9. „ guderiana, Dewitz. 



10. „ ethalion, Boisd. 



11. „ whytei, Butler. 



12. ,, last], Grose-Smith. 



13. „ leoninus, Butler. 



14. „ eithjeron, Felder. 



15. „ bohemani, Felder. 



16. ,, eupale, Brury. 



17. Euralia wahlbergi. WaUeiigr. 



18. „ mima, Trimen. 



19. Jimonia tugela ,^, Trimen. 



20. „ cuama, Hewits. 



21. J, clelia, Cramer. 



22. „ boopis, Trimen. 



23. „ sesamus, Trimen. 



24. „ artaxia, Hewits. 



25. Pyrameis cardui, Linn. 



26. Protogoniomorpha anacardii, 



Li7in. 



27. Euphsedra neophron, Hopff. 



28. Pseudargynnisduodecimpunctata, 



Snellen. 



29. Crenis boisduTalii, Wallengr. 



30. Neptis agatha, Cramer. 



31. Atella columbina, Cramer. 



32. Argynnis smaragdifera $ , Butt. 



33. Acraea cabira, var. apecida, 



Oberfh. 



34. „ oncoea $ , Hopff. 



35. ,, bustoni, Butler. 



36. „ sganzini, Boisd. 



37. „ natalica, Boisd. 



38. ,, acrita, Hewits. 



39. „ areca, Mabille. 



40. ,, guillemei, Oberth. 



41. Mylothris agathina, Cramer. 



42. Terias regularis, Butler. 



43. Catopsilia florella, Fabr. 



44. Papilio policenes, Cramer. 



45. ,, norinneus, Bertol. 



46. „ demoleus, Linn. 



47. „ broiuiiis, var. brontes, 



Godnum. 



48. „ erinus, Gray. 



49. „ pelodurus, sp. n. 



50. Tagiades flesus, Fahr. 



51. Proteides erinnys, Trimen. 



52. Nepbele fuuebris, Fabr. 

 63. Pleretes thelwalli, Bruce. 

 54. Patula walkeri, Butler. 



Papilio pelodurus, sp. n. 



S . Allied to P. hon-ibilis. Wings black, brownish at base, 

 with golden-brown tails ; markings of primaries cream-coloured 

 traversed by black veins, similar in disposition to those of P. horri- 

 bilis, but the oblique bar beyond the cell and discal belt much 

 broader, more uniform in width, the discal belt also emitting a 

 triangular spur above the third median branch : secondaries with 



