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so universally distributed. Has the same habits and is on the 

 wing all the year. 



Gnophodes parmeno Dbl. & Hew. 



A common forest insect in the lower ground of the Congo 

 basin. It has much the same habits as a Melanitis. 



Bicycuts sebetus Hew, 



Not uncommon in the forests in the river-valleys of the Congo 

 basin. It is on the wing all the year and is a difficult insect to 

 catch in dense vegetation as it is very wary. It almost invariably 

 settles on the ground, where it is extremely difficult to see. It 

 seems, nevertheless, to be not infrequently attacked by lizards, 

 which are common in these forest areas in the Congo basin. 



Mycalesis dubia Auriv. 



Represented in the collection by two males from the Lubudi 

 river, x. 



Mycalesis auricruda Butler. 



I took two males and one female of this species on the Lubudi 

 river, x. It frequents dense forest. 



Mycalesis sandace Hew. ? 



I took a few specimens of a Mycalesis which I refer with some 

 hesitation to this species. It occurs sparingly throughout 

 Katanga and JST.E. Rhodesia west of the Mchinga escarpment. 



Mycalesis ena Hew. 



Occurs throughout the area under consideration, being espe- 

 cially common in the Luangwa valley. Dry-season specimens 

 are scarce but were taken from April to June. 



Mycalesis sophrosyne Plotz. 



Five males and one female from the Luf upa and Lubudi rivers, 

 ix. and x. All dry-season forms. 



Mycalesis selousi Trim. 



A common insect throughout the country especially in the dry 

 season. I also took in various localities what I believe to be 

 the wet-season form of this species. It is a smaller insect with 

 well-marked eye-spots on the underside, and with the same 

 waved transverse line across both wings which is characteristic of 

 typical selousi. It is on the wing from January to March, whilst 

 selousi occurs from March onwards throughout the dry season. 



Mycalesis safitza Hew. 



A common insect everywhere but scarce in the height of the 

 dry season. 



