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SOUTH-AFEICAN BUTTERFLIES. 
blue. The very closely allied form of Madagascar, /. Epiclelia, Boisd., is in 
both sexes much smaller and has the creamy-white markings of the upper side 
much reduced. In the,^ the cellular red striae of the fore- wing are much more 
distinct, and the blue patch of hind-wing is usually larger, and never violaceous, 
but pure glittering blue. In the $ there is present in the fore-wings a bluish 
cellular stria between the two red ones ; and the blue patch in hind-wings 
(obsolete in Boisduval's specimen) is much reduced internally, and pale and 
dull in colour. On the under side, in both sexes, the pale-orange and bluish 
cellular striae of the fore- wings are more developed, extending farther below cell. 
In connection with these differences it is remarkable to note that the four 
^ s and one $ brought from the Comoro Islands by Mr. Bewsher are stated by 
Mr. Butler to be "all quite like Natal examples." 
This beautiful species is bold and active like J. Cehrene, but shows more 
preference for wooded than open localities, though by no means keeping among 
the trees, but courting the full sunshine. It is fond of basking on bare spots 
of sand or clay. I met with many specimens in Natal from the end of 
January to the beginning of April, but did not observe it at any considerable 
distance from the coast. One of the best localities for it was the Botanic 
Garden near D'Urban. Colonel Bowker sent me the paired sexes taken at 
Port Natal on 3d November 1878. 
Localities of Junonia Clelia, 
I. South Africa. 
B. Cape Colony. 
b. Eastern Districts. — Grahamstown. Kleinemond River, Bathurst 
(//. J". Atherdone). King Wilham's Town {W. S. M, D'Urban 
and /. H. BowJcer). 
d. Basutoland. — Maseru (/. H. Boivker). 
D. KafFraria Proper. — Bashee and Igora Rivers (/. H. Bowker). Mouth 
of St. John's River {Sir H. Barklij). 
E. Natal. 
a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban. Verulam. Itongati. 
b. Upper Districts. — Estcourt {J. M, Hutchinson). 
E. Zululand. — Isandlhwana (/. //. Bowker). St. Lucia Bay {Colonel 
H. Tower). 
H. Delagoa Bay. — Louren50 Marques {Mrs. Monteiro). 
I. "Inhambane." — HopfFer. 
K. Transvaal. — Limpopo and Marico Rivers {F. C. Seloiis). 
L. Bechuanaland. — Motito {Rev. J. Fi^ecloux). 
II. Other African Regions. 
A. South Tropical. 
a. Western Coast. — Damaraland (/. A. Bell). "Angola (/. /. , 
Monteiro).'" — Druce. "Congo : Kinsembo {H. Ansell)." — A. G. 
Butler. Loango : " Chinchoxo {Falkenstein)." — Dewitz. 
b. Eastern Coast. — Zambesi River {Bev. H. Rowley). " Querimba." 
— Hopffer. " Bagamoyo {Raffrmj).''' — Oberthur. 
bi. Interior. — Lotsani and Motloutse Rivers {F. C. Selous). "Kilima- 
njaro {R. II. Johnston).'' — E. D. Godman. 
bb. "Comoro Islands: Johanna {W. 0. Bewsher)."— A. G. Butler. 
B. North Tropical. 
a. Western Coast. — Gold Coast (/. M. Pask). Sierra Leone (Coll. 
Brit. Mus.) 
b. Eastern Coast. — "Abyssinia: Shoa {Antinori), Massowah {Raf- 
fray." — Oberthiir. 
