38 MR. S. A. NEAVE ON BUTTERFLIES [Jan. 18, 



of veronica, the subapical band of primaries being buff, not white, 

 and the discal area of the secondaries being also buff. 



This species occurred sparingly in dense woodland. It flies 

 near the ground, but is wary and not easily captured. 



DlESTOGYNA IRIS. 



Diestogyna iris Auriv. Arkiv Zool. p. 250 (1903). 



This recently described species is very common throughout 

 Katanga and the northern portion of N.E. Rhodesia, west of the 

 Mchinga escarpment. It frequents woodland of a rather dense 

 type varied with patches of thickets. It does not occur in forest 

 like most of its allies. It would seem to be a true Batesian mimic 

 of Limnas chrysippus. It usually settles on the ground, and 

 when doing so, temporarily sits with expanded wings showing its 

 ch?'i/sippus-\ike coloration. When going to rest, however, it 

 settles with closed wings among dry leaves, and then, owing to 

 its cryptic underside, is extremely inconspicuous. 



CrENIDOMIMAS CONCORDIA Hopff. 



Not rare throughout the high plateau country of N.E. Rhodesia, 

 and Katanga. It much resembles species of blue Crenis on the 

 wing, but is more active and has a swifter flight. It is not 

 uncommonly taken at damp mud. 



Harma theobene Dbl. & Hew. 



Not rare in the Lualaba district, iv. and v., and in the lower 

 Kalungwisi valley, ix. A forest species. 



Harma egesta Cram. 



I took this species sparingly on the Lubudi and Lufupa rivers 

 during October. 



Euptera elabontas mweruensis, subsp. n. (Plate II. fig. 2, J .) 



Differs from typical elabontas Hew.* in the greatly increased 

 size and completeness of the bands on both wings, which, in 

 common with all the markings, are of a pale sulphur-yellow 

 colour. The discal band of primaries from vein 4 to hind margin 

 is especially broad and not broken up into spots as in the typical 

 form. The same may be said of the discal band of the secondaries. 

 The underside is paler than that of the type-form, especially 

 toward the anal angle of the secondaries. 



Type S in Hope Collection, Oxford : taken in some dense forest 

 on the Kalungwisi river, 14.ix.08. 



Uganda specimens would seem to be somewhat intermediate 

 between elabontas mweruensis and elabontas elabontas. 



CHARAXES BRUTUS NATALENSIS Staud. 



Not rare throughout the Luangwa valley at all seasons. Also 

 taken on Chishi Island, Lake Bangweolo, iv. 



* Esot. Butt. iv. pi. xxx. fig-. 33. 



