946 on butterflies from british east africa. [dec. 4, 



114. Pabnara micans. 



Parnara micans, Holland, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 63, pi. iii. fig. 19. 



d , $ , Fort Smith, Kikuyu, Jan. 9, 1900. 



The sexes, Mr. Crawshay says, were " taken with the same 

 stroke of the net ; apparently in the act of attempting coition." 



In the Eastern examples the spots are more decidedly ochreons 

 and lie farther from the outer margin than in the typical figure. 

 In the Museum we have one worn male obtained by Dr. Gregory 

 at Ndari and two damaged females from Fwauibo. The upper 

 surface of the female somewhat resembles that of Erynnis comma. 



115. Perichabes telisignata. 



Pcrichares telisignata, Butler, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 133, pi. vi. fig. 9. 

 Roromo, 7800 feet, Kikuyu forest, Dec. 24, 1899. 



116. Rhobalocambta forestan. 



Papilio forestall, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. cccxci. E, F (1782). 

 Nairobi plains, 5400 feet, April 22, 1900. 



117. Rhobalocambta bisistratus. 



Hesperia pisistratus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 345 (1793). 

 Plains north of Rnarka River, 5500 feet, April 15, 1900. 

 " I have remarked this insect more than once whizzing along 

 past me at Nairobi." (R. C.) 



Mr. Crawshay having recently returned to England brought half 

 a dozen other Butterflies with him, among which were specimens of 

 Herpcmia iterata $ (seen here and there on the Nairobi plains, 

 but not more than one or two in a morning), May 15, 1900, and 

 Lachnocnema durbani (taken resting on a vegetable-marrow leaf), 

 Nairobi, May 18, 1900. 



The Moth's of this collection will be worked out by Sir George 

 Hampson when he t' kes up the Heterocera of Eastern Africa. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LVIII. 



Fig. 1. Pr, :is sesamus (intermediate phase), p, 9KJ. 



2. Epamera arborifera, <$ , p. 927. 



3. Argiolau* crawshayi, §, p. 926. 



4. 5. Cyclyrius sharpite, J $ , p. 929. 

 6, 7. Phrissura phoehe, 3 $ , p. 936. 

 8, 9. Eagris plicata, J 9, p. 941. 



10, 11. ('danorrhinus opa/inus, tf J, p. 942. 



