34 MR. R. TR1MEJJ ON BUTTERFLIES EROii [Jan. 16, 



interrupted by internervular black spots, along the hind-marginal 

 edge of the hind wings. 



Mr. Selous met with this species flying about the bed of a small 

 ravine, and settling on the overhanging bushes. The three Mineni 

 Valley specimens were captured on 6th March, the variety from 

 Christmas Pass on 27th February. 



39. Precis octayia (Cram.). 



Papilio octavia, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii. t. cxxxv. figs. B, C (1777). 



All the thirteen specimens — 11 from Christmas Pass and 2 

 from the Mineni Valley — belong to the larger, more brightly 

 coloured southern form, which Staudinger has figured (Exot. 

 Schmett. pi. 38, 1885) as " var. natalemis.'' 



40. Precis sesamus, Trim. 



Precis sesamus, Trim. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1883, p. 347 ; 

 S.-Afr. Butt. i. p. 231, pi. 4. fig. 3 (1887).) 



Eight examples from Mineni Valley and one from the Pungwe 

 River present no material variation from more southern specimens. 



41. Precis archesia (Cram.). 



Papilio archesia, Cram. Pap. Exot. hi. t. ccxix. figs. D, E (1782). 



In the only two specimens, both male, from the Mineni Valley, 

 the common dull-red band is throughout much narrower than in 

 the typical form and submacular, in this respect resembling the 

 Angolan form P. staudingerii, Dewitz (Xov. Act. Acad. Leop.- 

 Carol. xli. p. 193, t. xxv. n. 15, 1879). 



42. Precis pelasgis (Grodt.). 



Vanessa pelasgis, Grodt. Enc. Meth. ix. Suppl. p. 820. n. 38-39 

 (1819). 



Out of 14 examples collected, 5 of the males (3 from Chi'istmas 

 Pa'ss and 2 from Mineni Valley) and 1 female exhibit a variation 

 in the direction of the Zambesian form P. chapuwja (Hewits.). 

 having the common creamy-rufous band much narrowed on the 

 upperside, and the corresponding creamy-white band on the 

 underside somewhat narrowed. 



43. Precis natalica, Feld. 



Precis natalica, Feld. AVien. ent. Monatsch. iv. p. 106 (1860). 

 Five specimens from Christmas Pass and thirteen from the Mineni 

 Valley present the usual variation in the tints of the underside. 



44. Precis elgiva (Hewits.). 



Junonia elgiva, Hewits. Exot. Butt. iii. p. 25, pi. 13. fig. 1 

 (1864). 



Here also the customary variation of the underside colouring is 

 observable in the 9 examples collected — 8 from Mineni Valley and 

 1 from Vunduzi River. 



