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diately beneatli first median nerviile, is a similar, slightly smaller 
whitish spot ; ocellate spots distincter than above, particularly the two 
immediately below small white costal spot, — the two loiuest ones rounder, 
in thin yellow rings ; hind-margin varied with whitish-grey. Hind- 
wing : sometimes, an additional, basal, dull-red mark in discoidal cell, 
the other transverse marks frequently extending above and below cell ; 
two indistinct, darker, waved strias cross wing he/ore middle ; just 
beyond middle, a more or less distinct, dull-red, outwardly dark-mar- 
gined streak crosses from costa to inner margin a little before anal 
angle ; occasionally, next costa, this streak is immediately succeeded 
by a short thin white mark, interrupted in its middle ; ocelli mostly 
rather conspicuous ; streaks beyond, parallel to margin, tinged with 
blue, especially near anal angle ; the hind-margin more or less varied 
with violaceous or whitish-grey. 
In some specimens the under side is much suffused and the mark- 
ings indistinct and ivitlwut the usual red tint ; the transverse stripe on 
hind-wing is, however, very conspicuous, and commences with two 
white markings on costa. In others, the under side is much tinged loith 
a bronzy lustre, and with the ocellated spots scarcely visible. 
This species may be regarded as the Southern representative of P. Chori- 
mene (Gu^r.), although it extends far to the northward along the Western 
Coast. It is distinguished by its much darker ground-colour, deeper red strise 
and ocelli, and (especially) by the possession of the subapical row of three con- 
spicuous white spots in the fore-wing. Its hind-wing is not so sharply angu- 
lated, nor so much produced at the anal angle. 
NataUca differs similarly from the allied but smaller P. Goudotii (Boisd.) 
of Madagascar ; but the latter also presents the peculiar character of a row of 
seven minute white spots in black rings running near and parallel to the hind- 
margin in the fore-wing. 
I do not know of the occurrence of this butterfly to the south of Natal, 
but on the coast of that Colony it is numerous. It frequents the outskirts of 
woods, and has a hurried irregular flight, often settling on the ground. Colonel 
Bowker has sent me two pairs taken in copula, and I captured one pair on 12th 
Bebruary 1867 ; the sexes only differ in size and in the rather paler colouring 
of the female. The species must be on the wing for the greater part if not 
the whole of the year, as I met with specimens on one occasion at the end of 
June, and afterwards abundantly throughout the summer. 
Localities of Precis natalica. 
I. South Africa. 
E. Natal. 
a. Coast Districts.— D'Urban, Verulam. " Lower Umkomazi." — J. 
H. Bowker. 
II. Other African Regions. 
A. South Tropical. 
b. Eastern Coast. — Zambesi {Rev. H. Roicleij). 
bi. Eastern Interior. — Zambesi; opposite Zumbo, and near Umscn- 
gaisi (P. C. Selous). Inyoutete River {F. C. Sdous). 
B. North Tropical. 
a. Western Coast. — Calabar. — Coll. Hewitson. 
