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broad pale-ochreous baud, tinged witli reddisli externally^ occupies 
wing from about middle, is bifid on costa, being divided by a brown, 
curved mark, containing a row of four white spots ; tliis row of spots 
continued towards inner margin by three small black spots in ochreous 
band ; a row of eight small blue crescents along brown hind- margin ; 
fringe brown, spotted with white ; a thin indistinct transverse bluish 
streak just beyond extremity of cell, and a minute bluish spot in cell 
close to base. Hind-wing : ochreous band of fore-vnng continued across 
this wing to inner margin before anal angle, and containing a row of 
five black spots ; blue crescents and fringe as in fore-vnng ; usually 
a pale-yellowish spot near base, close to costa, and another in dis- 
coidal cell towards extremity. Under side. — Dee^)^ rich oehre-yellow. 
Fore-wing : transverse stride in discoidal cell white margined with black ; 
broad band luhite on its inner edge, which is also bordered with black ; 
spots in band all or mostly white-centred ; hind-marginal crescents 
white, instead of blue, finely edged with black on both sides, and im- 
mediately succeeded by a parallel row of white lunules without black 
edges ; a black line along hind-marginal edge. Hind-unng : two 
white black-ringed spots near base ; band as in fore- wing, but its 
black spots 7iot white- centred ; hind-marginal crescents, row of lunules, 
and black edging line as in fore-wing. 
^ Band common to both wings much broader, more rufous, not so 
much inclined to whitish on its inner side ; all the markings clearer 
and brighter than in the Under side. — As in ^, but redder near 
hind-margins. 
A female taken at D'Urban, Natal, in 1878, by Colonel Bowker, has the 
under side much obscured, the ground-colour inclining to ferruginous, and the 
"white of the band and basal markings replaced by ochre-yellow. This specimen 
in these respects much resembles the very closely allied P. Tuhuoa, Wallengr. 
In March and April 1867 I met with this gaily-coloured species pretty 
frequently in different parts of Natal. It is fond of open country, especially 
of grassy valleys in uplands, seeming to prefer the vicinity of streams. It is 
active, but not swift on the wing, and settles very frequently. 
Localities of Precis Ceryne. 
I. South Africa. 
I). Kaffraria Proper. — Bashee River (/. H. Bowher). 
E. Natal. 
a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban. Itongaati River. Mapumulo. 
h. Upper Districts. — Udland's Mission Station. Hermansburg. Grey- 
town. Great Noodsberg. Maritzburg. Karkloof (/. //. Bow- 
her). Estcourt (/. M. Hutchinson). 
E. Zululand. — Napoleon Yalley (J. II. BoivJcer). 
K. Transvaal. — Pretoria {7P\ Movant). Lydenburg District (J*, ^^re^;). 
II. Other African Regions. 
A. South Tropical. 
a. Western Coast. — Angola (/. J. Monteiro).^'' — Druce. 
h. Eastern Coast. — Zambesi River [Bev. H. Roivley). 
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