722 DE. A. G. BUTLER ON LEPIDOPTERA [NoV. 19, 



4. On Lepidoptera recently collected in British East Africa 

 by Mr. G. F, Scott Elliot. By Arthur G. Butler, 

 Ph.D., F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 



[ReceiTed August 8, 1895.] 

 (Plates XLII. & XLUI.) 



The present collection was received in two consignments, the 

 first and most important set having been already worked out, and 

 the bulk of the present article written, before the second series 

 was received ; it was, however, thought advisable to incorporate 

 the latter, which added only fifteen species to the collection, 

 rather than to put them in as an appendix. 



The majority of the butterflies obtained by Mr. Scott Elliot 

 belong either to the Nymphalidce or PapilionidcB. Six butterflies 

 and four moths are recognized as new, viz. : — 



Amauris ellioti (previously described), p. 723. 

 Mycalesis aurivillii. p. 724. 

 Junonia pyriformis, p. 726. 



„ gregorii (also obtained by Dr. Gregory), p. 726. 

 Argynnis excelsior, p. 729. 

 Mylothris croeeus, p. 73-4. 

 Xantliospilopteryx hyjwrcompoides, p. 739. 

 Callarctia ellioti, p. 739. 

 Malacosonia ? thoracica, p. 740. 

 Heterahraxas roseovittata, p. 741. 



Among other species of interest obtained, two rare forms of 

 Papilio (P. macJcinnoni and F. jacksoni) are specially worthy of 

 note. 



Although many of the specimens in this collection are unfortu- 

 nately not in good condition, they are, in almost every instance, 

 sufficiently well preserved for satisfactory determination, and will 

 be of considerable value as an aid to our knowledge of the 

 geographical distribution of African Lepidoptera. 



The following species were obtained :— 



Ehopaiocera. 



1. Amauris damocles. 



Papilio damocles, Beauv Ins. Afr. Am. p. 239, pi. 6. figs. 3 a, 6 

 (1805). 



Kampala and Uganda, Feb. 1894. 



2. Amauris albimaculata. 



Amauris ecTieria, var. albimacnlata, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. 

 Hist. ser. 4, vol. xvi. p. 394 (1875). 



Ruwenzori : cT , between Kivata and Wimi, in May or June, at 



