82 MR, S. A. XEAVE OK BUTTERFLIES [Jail. 18, 



they have the same obsolete Lands of spots on the underside of the 

 secondaries, but are much larger and lighter coloured. The only 

 female has a chequered fringe to the primary, this agreeing with 

 a. female in the National Collection which is perhaps that of 

 entebbea. 



This species was taken at Kambove, iii., vii., Lualaba valley, 

 v., xi., Kalungwisi valley, ix. 



Parnara saxicola, sp. n. (Plate III. fig. 10, J •) 



A rather large, broad-winged species of a greyish colour, with- 

 out apparently any very near allies. 



J . Upperside. — Primaries dull greyish brown with the fol- 

 lowing whitish spots : — two within cell a little before end ; a discal 

 row of six spots from costa to vein 2, arranged on two sides of a 

 triangle ; the spot in area 5 which is evanescent forms the apex 

 and is nearest the outer margin ; the last spot, that in area 2, 

 being the largest of the row. 



Secondaries unicolorous, the same colour as primaries. 

 Underside. — Primaries. Spotting as upper-side but rather more 

 distinct, an additional spot in discal row in area 1 b. Costal 

 margin and apex of primaries and whole of secondaries heavily 

 scaled with grey ; in secondaries scales enclose two obscure rows 

 of spots, one across cell and the other around cell-end. A narrow 

 dusky marginal line to both wings. 



Fringe brownish on primaries, grey on secondaries ; palpi grey 

 tipped dusky ; thorax and abdomen above brownish ; abdomen 

 below dirty white ; legs grey. 

 Length of primary 19 mm. 



Type S in British Museum, from near the Lualaba river, 

 22.iv.07. 



Cotype S ha Hope Coll., Oxford : New Kalungwisi Station, 

 20.X.08. 



I met with this peculiar species, of which I can find no near 

 allies, only in these two localities. It was found frequenting the 

 neighbourhood of some large rocks in the midst of woodland. It 

 was not rare on this spot, but exceedingly wary. I never saw it 

 settle elsewhere than on these rocks, w T here its peculiarly cryptic 

 underside made it very difficult to see. So difficult was it to 

 capture that the above described specimen represents the sole 

 result of an hour's work. The second specimen was captiu-ed by 

 a native collector on ground of a similar character. 



Parnara (Semalea) ptjlvina Plotz. 



This species is a forest one. It occurred on the Lualaba river, 

 iv., v. ; Lake Bangweolo, vii. ; Lofu river, viii. ; Kalungwisi 

 district, x. 



Parnara (Semalea) nox Mab. 



Two specimens from the Lualaba river, iv. and v., and several 

 from the high country of the Kalungwisi district, ix. 



