1896.] FROM NTASA-LAND. 121 



Konclowi, Lower Nyika, 4110 feet alt., April otli, 6th, and 11th, 

 1895. 



Quite a new speciea to us ; Mr. Crawshay calls it " Orange, 

 black-barred Heath." 



55. TlNGBA AMBNAIDA. 



Pentila amenaida, Hevvitson, Exot. Butt. v. Pent. & Lipt, pi. 2. 

 figs. 4-7 (1873). 



Kambwiyi, Lower Nyilta, W. of Lake Nyasa, Jan. 21st ; 

 Mtambwi Hill, Deep Bav, W. coast of Lake Nyasa, April 3rd ; 

 ICondowi, April 5th, 1895. 



" Orange and blaek-apeckled " {11. C). 



56. Labinopoda peucbtia. 



Pentila peueetia, Hewitson, Exot. Butt. iii. Peiit. & Lipt. pi. 1. 

 fig. 3. 



Lumpi Valley, Lower Nyika, April 13th, 1895. 



" Black and white AVood-White with orange legs " (P. C). 



Previously unrepresented in the general iVluseum series, and in 

 the Hevvitson collection by the type specimen only. 



57. Lachnoonbma bibdlus. 



Hesperia hibulus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 307. n. 163 

 (1793). 



S ? , Chilindi (8 miles 8. of Karonga), "VV. coast of Lake 

 Nyasa, Feb. 23rd ; $ , var., Lunipi It. valley, 4000 feet alt., 

 Lower Nyika, April 2 1st, 1895. 



" Black and white silver-speckled underwing Blue '"' {B. C.) '. 

 Var. durbani : " Fluffy Blue. ? , orange ova " {E. C). 



Formerly it was supposed that the two types of female 

 indicated distinct species, but they are probably temperature 

 forms. "Wherever the species occurs, both types are to be found ; 

 the present series contains typical females of L. hibulus and 

 L. durbani. 



58. Htkbus palbmon. 



Papilio palemon, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. cccxc. E, F (1782). 



Manchevi'i Falls, Lower Nyika, April 6th ; Nyimkowa Mt., 

 5425 feet alt., Nyika, April 8th ; Kantorongondo Mt., 5900 feet 

 alt., April 14th and 15th; Oheni-Cheni Mt., 4500 feet alt., 

 April 18th, 1895. 



" Silvery underwinged " and " Bronze-winged Blue. ? , ova 

 emerald-green " {11. C). 



59. HxBBUs viKQO, sp. n. (Plate VI. fig. 1.) 



5 . Snow-white : primaries with the base, costal and external 



' By some oversight tbe sexual marts are reversed on the label, the white- 

 banded females being labelled as males, and (he unilbrm male as female. 



