928 DR. A. G. BUTLER OS BUTTERFLIES [Dec. 4, 



" A lovely insect, not known, new to me ; I have seen, 1 think, 

 one or two before." (R. C.) 



We received a single female from Mr. Crawshay in 1896 which 

 was identified as L. liodes (the name under which this species then 

 stood in collections) ; a male was received in the last collection 

 from the Kikuyu country between Machakos and Neugia : there- 

 fore Mr. Crawshay is quite correct. 



55. Uranothauma cordatus. 



Hyreus cordatus, E. M. Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1891, p. 636, pi. xlviii. 



fig. 4. 



6 d , Eoromo, Dec. 14, 16, 17, 1899 ; Jan. 12, 1900. 



" On first seeing this insect with its wings closed and after 

 hastily examining the inside of its wings, I took it to be the 

 UranotJiauma from the Nyika Mountains iu British Central Africa. 

 But I see it is not identical : it is smaller aDd differs widely in its 

 mode of flight and habits. Its flight is low, irregular, and jerky, 

 skimming the ground within a few inches : its favourite perch is 

 the bare ground. It is a difficult insect to follow with the eye 

 when on the wing." 



It is an odd thing that all the examples of this genus now sent 

 home by Mr. Crawshay are males. 



56. Uranothauma antinorii. 



Lyccena antinorii, Oberthiir, Ann. Mus. Genov. xviii. p. 731, 

 pi. ix. fig. 3 (1883). 



cJ 6 , Euarka River, 5500 feet, April 15, 22, 25, 1900. 



" A lovely little ' Blue,' new to me." (R, C.) 



It is also quite new to the Museum and to me ; Oberthiir's 

 figure gives no idea of its colouring or the darkened central area 

 on the upper surface of the wings. Oddly enough, this species 

 seems to differ from the other species of Uranothauma in not 

 possessing any distinctly thickened scales on the primaries; in 

 this respect it comes nearest to U. falkensteinii, in which the 

 androconia appear to be confined to the veins. On the under 

 surface the markings indicate affinity to U. craivshayi. 



57. Uranothauma palkensteini. 



Phbeius falkensteinii, Dewitz, Nova Acta Acad. Nat. Cur. xli. 2, 

 p. 204, pi. xxv. fig. 5 (1879). 



cJ (5 , Eoromo, Kikuyu forest, Dec. 16 & 17 (1899) ; Euarka 

 Eiver, 5500 feet, April 22, 1900. 



" An insect I do not know ; another specimen also seen." 

 (*. O.) 



58. Cacyreus palemon. 



Papilio palemon, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. p. 209, pi. cccxc. E, F 

 (1782). 



6 6, Roromo, Dec. 16, 1899. 



" A lovely little insect with the sun on its open wings." (R. C.) 



