132 DR. A. G. BULLER ON BUTTERFLIES [Jan. 14, 
101. HaLPp NIGHRRIMA, 
Halpe nigerrima, Butler, P. Z. 8. 1893, p. 672. 
Kambwiyi, Lower Nyika, Jan. 2nd, 1895. 
“* Dark green Skipper (speckled with white)” (2. C.). 
102. HALPE AMADHU. 
Pamphila amadhu, Mabille, Comptes Rendus Soc. Ent. Belge, 
p. lxxvi (1891). 
Kambwiyi, Lower Nyika, Jan. 21st, 1895. 
“Greenish Skipper” (#. C.). 
These species of Halpe never seem to come to hand in numbers, 
one or two examples in a large collection are all that we ever 
receive. 
103. PERICHARES ALBICORNIS, sp.n. (Plate VI. fig. 8.) 
dg. Primaries sericeous olive-brown, sometimes suffused with 
purplish, the basi-costal area more or less suffused with cupreous ; 
interno-basal area clothed with olive-green hairs, fringe whity 
brown ; two yellowish-white superposed spots within the end of 
the cell, sometimes connate ; a small more or less triangular spot 
at the base of the second median interspace, a transversely oblong 
spot below the latter and crossing the first median interspace ; 
two or three small and yellower hyaline spots, separated by the 
subcostal branches, towards apex, and an opaque bright yellow 
oblong or oval spot just above the middle of the submedian vein : 
secondaries deep sericeous olive-brown, central area occupied by a 
slightly paler patch having a somewhat reddish tinge; base clothed 
with green hairs, abdominal area with greenish and bronze hairs ; 
fringe whity brown: upper surface and front of palpi, head above, 
and patagia chocolate-brown ; antenne pure white, emitted from 
a whitish tuft on the vertex of the head. Primaries below with 
the costal border and a subapical patch golden copper-brown, the 
central area greyish black, the internal area paler with a large 
central diffused whitish spot ; hyaline spots necessarily as above ; 
external border from apex to first median branch rosy greyish 
brown: secondaries golden copper-brown, slightly darker on the 
costa and in a small subapical patch bounded by two black dots ; 
three ill-defined brown spots in a triangular position across the 
basal area, a black dot on the upper discocellular and a small black 
spot beyond; a dust-grey interno-median stripe commencing in a 
point at base and gradually expanding to outer margin; an 
irregular purplish-grey streak edged with blackish crossing the 
disc from the interno-median streak and tapering to apex; outer 
border paler than the remainder of the wing, bounded internally 
by an ill-defined brownish line and enclosing two or three 
triangular grey marginal dots: palpi below dull straw-yellow; 
antennz white, with a grey patch on the club; neck and edges of 
eyes white; pectus densely covered with dull tawny: hair, venter 
rufous brown. Expanse of wings 40 millim. 
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