108 DR. A. G. BUTLER ON BUTTERFLIES (Jan. 14, 
2. On a Collection of Butterflies obtained by Mr. Richard 
Crawshay in Nyasa-land, between the Months of January 
and April 1895. By Arrnur G. Burzer, Ph.D., 
F.L.S., &c. 
(Plate VI.) 
[Received December 11, 1895.] 
Many of the specimens in the present consignment from 
Mr. Crawshay, who remains for the present at his station, Deep 
Bay, on the west coast of Lake Nyasa‘, were obtained at con- 
siderable altitudes, and therefore are of special interest. The only 
surprising thing is that comparatively few of the species prove to 
be undescribed, though some of the novelties which are in the 
collection are of exceptional interest, such as a Neptis represent- 
ing a new section in the genus, a pure white species of Hyreus, a 
Mylothris which marvyellously resembles Phrissura lasti, and a very 
beautiful new species of Melittia. Nine species altogether are 
described as new. 
The novelties are, however, not the only species of interest in 
this collection, for it contains the rare Satyrid Aphysoneuria 
pigmentaria, previously unrepresented in the Museum ; a variety 
of Acrea johnstoni, which we required; the female of Aecrea 
vinidia, var. tenella; specimens of A. anacreon tending to link it to 
A, bomba (a seasonal form of it) ; a second example of A. periphanes 
(seasonal form of A. guwillemec); examples of Alena nyasse, 
proving that I was correct in speaking of the buff form as a 
variety; specimens of Catochrysops glauca, a very beautiful 
Lycenid new to the Museum series; the true female of Castalius 
hintza, proving my C. vesplendens to be a distinct species ; specimens 
of Durbania hildegarda, of which we previously only possessed 
one poor example; Larinopoda peucetia, of which the type alone 
existed in the Hewitson cabinets; examples of Uranothauma 
crawshayi in both sexes; the female of Hpamera sidus, new to the 
collection ; both sexes of Teracolus opalescens ; the male of 7. mutans, 
which was previously unknown; variations of Cyclopides quadri- 
signatus; the female of the rare Hesperid Kedestes capenas; 
specimens of Padraona watson, linking that species to P. zeno; 
and the male of Jcterodes. roseovittata, which was previously 
undescribed. 
As with other collections obtained by Mr. Crawshay, most of 
the specimens are in good condition, and therefore easily identified : 
with the exception of two or three specimens (the descriptive notes 
of which may have been lost when they were mounted, or may 
never have been written on the envelopes) all were carefully 
labelled with the exact locality, date of capture, a popular name 
* About 10° 50'S. lat. See map attached to Sir H. H. Johnston’s paper, 
Geogr. Journ, v. p. 193 (1895). Pek 
