1893.] british centeal apkica. 647 



13. Tpthima ito]sta. 



Ypthima itonia, He\A-itson, Trans. Ent. Soc. ser. 3, vol. ii. p. 287, 

 n. 11, pi. 18. fig. 13 (1865). 



Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. 



The white areas below vary a little in intensity and the ocelli in 

 size ; but in other respects this species seems to be wonderfully 

 constant. 



14. Ypthima simplicia. 



Yptfiima simplicia, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. 

 xviii. p. 481 (1876). 



Lake Mweru ; Zomba, July and December 1892, January 1893. 



15. Peeipltsia JOHafSTONi, sp. n. (Plate LX. fig. 1.) 



Wings above cream-coloured ; the transverse striations of the 

 under surface showing more or less distinctly through the wings : 

 primaries with the swollen part of the subcostal vein ochreous ; 

 costal border to subcostal vein, an apical patch continuous with 

 it and extending downwards to tirst median branch, outer border 

 in the male, and a broad internal border regularly excised near the 

 external angle, blackish ; four or five more or less distinct blind 

 black ocelli with orange irides in a straight line across the disk to 

 second or first median branch, three regular parallel submarginal 

 and marginal black stripes : secondaries with the costa and external 

 border in the male broadly blackish, the latter partly enclosing a 

 submarginal series of black spots ; the three black stripes or lines 

 as in the primaries, but more or less distinctly interlined with white 

 (as in all the wings of the female) ; female with the costal area 

 more or less smoky grey ; a blackish diffused submarginal band, 

 sometimes with excised external sinuations, enclosing a series of 

 more or less distinct oceUi with dull orange irides. Body above 

 black, below cream-coloured, with black striae and three lines on 

 outer border as above ; a series of orange ocelli with metallic 

 leaden pupils, five ou the primaries and seven on the secondaries 

 (the last two confluent) ; the central area in the male widely 

 devoid of striation, but in the female the clear space is only repre- 

 sented by an ill-defined fusiform transverse patch or band bounding 

 the ocelli internally. Expanse of wings 37-40 millim. 



Zomba, January, July, and December 1892. 



This pretty little species is evidently not uncommon ; it is a link 

 between F. leda and F. panda, the under surface of the female 

 being very similar to that of the latter species, only with more 

 sharply defined black striations. 



10. Chaeaxes satuenus, 



(S . Characces satumus, Butler, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 024, n. 5, pi. 36. 

 fig. 1 ; 2 .Lep. Exot. i. p. 5, ])1. 2. fig. 2 (1809). 



Sulim bin Najimb, Konde, Jan. 22, 1893 {It. Crawshay). 

 Peoc. Zool. 8oc.— 1893, No. XLIV. 44 



