1896. ] FROM ARABIA AND SOMALILAND. 243 
The general character of the Butterflies is distinctly East African, 
the Asiatic element being chiefly represented by species widely 
distributed over both Continents, or by African types allied to those 
found from the Persian Gulf, through Beluchistan to Karachi. 
All the specimens collected by Col. Yerbury are presented to 
the Museum ; but of those obtained by Capt. Nurse only such as 
are of special interest have been forwarded for examination, the 
types to be retained by us: he, however, adds notes on other 
species not recorded in the present consignment ; I have therefore 
decided to quote these at the commencement of this paper, my 
personal observations being given subsequently under the species 
to which they refer. 
The following are Capt. Nurse’s notes on his collections :— 
‘ TIMNAS CHRYSIPPUS. 
I have not sent any specimens of this species, but I caught and 
bred all four forms. Like Col. Yerbury, I could not detect the 
slightest difference in the larve, which were all found feeding on © 
Calotropis gigantea. 
“ MELANITIS ISMENE. 
Yerbury records this from Lahej and Aden (Journal of Bomb. 
Nat. Hist. Soc. 1892), but I never came across a specimen. 
“< YPTHIMA ASTEROPE. 
Occurs both in Arabia and Somaliland, but I have never seen 
one on the Aden peninsula. 
*“ JUNONIA HERE. 
I only found this species at Haithallim (spelt by Col. Yerbury 
Haithalbim) near Lahej ’. 
“* JUNONIA CLELIA. 
Yerbury took one in 1883, but I never saw one. 
¢¢ JUNONIA CEBRENE. 
Common both near Aden and Zaila. 
«¢ PYRAMEIS CARDUI. 
Common both near Aden and Zaila: I took one on Perim 
Island, the only Butterfly I saw there except Catopsilia. 
“¢ HYPANIS CASTANEA 2. 
I never saw this species near Aden, but I saw three or four in 
Somaliland near Zaila: Yerbury found it at Haithallim in 1883. 
‘“* HYPOLIMNAS MISIPPUS. 
Not uncommon, but I got only one male and five females. 
? Capt. Nurse says the meaning of the Arabic word is “ Where the lime-trees 
are.” 
2 Capt. Nurse quotes this as H. lithyia. : 
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