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costa briglit-orange ; neuration clouded mucli as in Gidica, but itself 
with a pale-reddisli tinge. 
^ Slightly tingecL luith pale-ydloio, or sometimes nearly ivliite ; basal 
clouding much more restricted than in Gidica Fore-iuing : apical 
Hnd-marginal border as in the more lightly marked specimens of 
Gidica ; no blackish spot on lower discal area beyond middle. Hind- 
wing : hind-marginal nervular spots separate from each other, or only 
very imperfectly united by indistinct arched streaks ; inner row of 
arched streaks represented by separated cuneiform fragments only. 
Under side. — As in but darker in ground-colour, and with the 
whitish markings of hind-wing more prominent. 
As a rule, the fore- wings (especially in the ^) are more produced, 
sometimes even inclining to be subfalcate ; the size of this butterfly 
is also on the whole smaller than that of Gidica. A dwarf $ from 
Estcourt, Natal, expands only i in. 10 lin. A $ from Zumbo, on 
the Zambesi River, is remarkable for having only very faint traces of 
the usually well-marked hind-marginal spots on the hind-wings. 
Though widely distributed in South Africa, Ahgssinica is very scarce ; and 
I have seen only ten authenticated specimens from the sub-region. If it were 
restricted to a particular territory, one would be disposed to regard it as a local 
variety of Gidica; and if it were not so rare, it might be taken for possibly 
a seasonal form of that species.^ I captured a single example at Knysna 
early in May 1859; two have been sent by Mrs. Barber from near Grahams- 
town, and two were taken at D'Urban, Natal, by the late Mr. M'Ken. In 
Swaziland the late Mr. E. C. Buxton (who sent me photographs of this and 
many other butterflies of his capturing) seems to have met with the insect 
pretty frequently. 
Localities of Pieris Ahyssinica. 
I. South Africa, 
B. Cape Colony. 
a. Western Districts. — Knysna, 
h. Eastern Districts. — Grahamstown (Mi's. Barber). 
E. Natal. 
a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban (the late M. J. M^Ken). 
b. Upper Districts. — Estcourt [J. M. Thdehinson). 
G. " Swaziland."— The late E. C. Buxton. 
II. Other African Regions. 
A, South Tropical. 
b. Eastern Coast. — Momhas : " Endara (Kersten)." — Gerstacker, 
bi. Eastern Interior. — Zambesi River : Zumbo {F. C. Selous). 
B. North Tropical. 
61. Eastern Interior. — Abyssinia: "Lake Tsana (/?a/fm^)." — Ober- 
thiir. Soudan : Atbara River." — Butler ; " Khartoum." — 
Gerstacker. 
Six specimens (five c5 s and a ? ), with dates of capture — from 3d to lytli September 
1887 — have been kindly forwarded to me from D'Urban, Natal, by Mr. A. D. Millar, who 
inclines to think this form the dry-season brood of Gidica. The latter certainly seems 
restricted in appearance to the summer and autumn months. 
