1894.] MANICA, SOUTH-EAST AFRICA. 59 



deeper ochre-yellow and have the discocellular fuscous markings 

 and extracellular costal bar heavier and more confluent, while the 

 common fuscous hind-marginal border varies a good deal in width, 

 being in some specimens narrower than shown in the figure. 



The females T are distinguished from the males by their much 

 narrower fuscous markings on the upperside ; although these 

 markings vary in development, they are at their widest narrower 

 than in the most lightly marked male. The underside is alike in 

 the two sexes. 



This is a very close ally of D. aslauga, Trim., but separated by 

 its paler ground-colour (without any tinge of orange) and well- 

 defined fuscous hind-marginal border on the upperside — the latter 

 character being specially noticeable in the hind wings, where in 

 D. aslauga it is wanting. On the underside the markings agree with 

 those of aslauga, but all the rufous spots are much more conspi- 

 cuous, being larger and paler, especially those of the hind-marginal 

 and submarginal series. D. aslauga inhabits the Natal coast, and 

 has also been brought from Zanzibar. 



106. Durbania pttellaris, n. sp. (Plate VI. fig- 14, $ .) 



Closely allied to D. puella (Kirby) 2 . 



Exp. al. ( J ) 1 in. 3 lin. ; ( $ ) i in. 3^ lin. 



d . Ochre-yellow ; fore wing ivitli fuscous border at apex. Fore 

 iving : fuscous border broad on costal edge, beginning at extremity 

 of 2nd subcostal nervule, and thence narrowing to a point on 

 hind-mai'ginal edge at extremity of 3rd median nervule, whence 

 runs a linear prolongation to extremity of 2nd median nervule ; 

 inner edge of this border showing marked indentation on each 

 nervule, the deepest being on upper radial nervule, where the 

 border abruptly narrows ; costa bordered for a little distance from 

 base with blackish, and beyond this a small blackish spot. Under- 

 side. — Paler ; hind wing and apex of fore wing creamy-yelloiv. 

 Foreiuing: costal edge with 5 small black spots, of which the 1st 

 and 2nd are subbasal and strongly marked ; the 3rd faint, very 

 thin, just above extremity of discoidal cell ; the 4th like the 3rd. 

 and about as far beyond it as the 3rd is from the 2nd ; and the 

 5th is largest, elongate, rather faint, extending to below subcostal 

 nervure, and corresponding in position to the inner edge of the 

 apical border of the upperside ; a very fine black line interrupted 

 on nervules along hind-marginal edge from apex to lower radial 

 nervule. Hind wing : 5 well-marked but rather small round 

 black spots, viz., one in the discoidal cell just before origin of 1st 

 median nervule ; one below cell, a little beyond the same point ; 

 and three discal, one being subapical between the subcostal nervules, 

 and the other two between 3rd and 1st median nervules ; on hind- 



1 D. otlanga, Smith and Kirby (op. tit. p. 46, pi. xi. figs. 9, 10), is suggested as 

 " possibly the female of D. hildegarda," but is widely different as regards both 

 colour of upperside and pattern of underside. 



2 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist, ser. 5, xix. p. 365 (18S7) ; Smith and Kirby, Ehop. 

 Exot. i.Lyoam. Afr. p. 12, pi. iii. figs. 9, 10 (188S) — 1'criomima puella. 



