new species of Butterflies from South Africa. 189 
agreeing pretty nearly with those presented by L. an- 
tinorii, Oberth., and L. poggei, Dewitz. The underside 
markings of L. nuhifer are_, in the forewings, very like 
those of L. lingeus (Cram.)^ but those in the hindwings 
are nearest to the corresponding ones in L. poggei, 
although in development,, partial confluence^ and dis- 
position of colouring, they bear a strong general 
resemblance to those of L. lingeus. The dull ochrey- 
yellow field of the underside of the forewings is a very 
peculiar feature of L. nnbifer, but a very faint basal 
indication of it seems to be shown by L, cordata. 
The ? ? of antinorii, poggei, and cordata are not 
described ; that of nuhifer is quite unlike the ? lingeus, 
and, on the upperside, is in pattern very like the ? 
Lycsenesthes liodes, Hewits., though so very dissimilar in 
ground-colour. The violaceous gloss over the dull 
ochrey-yellow tint of the forewings has a remarkable 
effect, recalling the appearance of the c? of the 
European Chrysophanus helle, and the New Zealand 
C. holdenarum. 
This very distinct Lycsena — whose nearest ally, L, 
cordata, inhabits Sotik in Kavirondo, near the eastern 
shore of Lake Nyanza — was sent to me by Mr. A. E. 
Hunt, who wrote that he captured a pair near Newcastle 
{alt. circ. 3,800 ft.), in the northern extremity of Natal, 
on the 29th October, 1893, and a few others before the 
12th December. Eleven more examples were taken 
about thirty-five miles to the southward, in the Biggars- 
berg — one at Waschbank, at the foot of the range, on 
the 14th January, and the others on the mountains 
themselves, between the 28th January and middle of 
February. Only one of the eighteen examples met with 
was in good condition, owing to the exceptionally wet 
season. Mr. Hunt notes the butterfly as flitting slowly 
from flower to flower of a species of acacia, and settling 
very frequently. He roused most of the specimens by 
rapping the branches with a stick. On sending an 
example to Mr. 0. W. Morrison, of Bstcourt, Natal, that 
gentleman wrote to Mr. Hunt that his collection con- 
tained a very worn specimen, captured by himself at 
\^an Reenen^s Pass in the Drahensberg, in March, 1886. 
He noticed a good many tattered examples frequenting 
the flowers of a weed, since identified by Mr. J. Medley 
Wood as Bidens pilosa, L. 
