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This species is readily distinguished from N. Agatha by its smaller size, 
browner ground-colour, much broken and macular white marking of fore-wing, 
and totally different under-side colouring. It is a very close ally of iV. Saclava^ 
Boisd., from Madagascar; but, as Hopffer {loc. cit.) points out,i appears to 
differ in having three white dots just beyond discoidal cell of fore-wing, and 
the row of fuscous spots common to both wings followed by three rows of 
whitish lunules ; Saclava wanting the former altogether, and instead of the 
latter, possessing two or three rows of blackish lunules separated (in the fore- 
wing only) by a thin white line. 
Another near ally is the West-African N. Nemates, Hewits. (Exot. Butt.y 
1868, iv. pi. 25, f. I, 2), which differs from Marpessa in having the large 
white spot on median nervules of fore-wings and the inner-marginal spot 
united and much widened, so as to form a short irregular band ; while on the 
under side the tint of the ground-colour is much duller and greyer, and there 
are no white spots in or just beyond discoidal cell. 
I met this butterfly not uncommonly at Port Katal in February, March, 
and April 1867. Its habits are quite like those of its congener, N. Agatha ; it 
frequents wooded spots, and flits slowly about trees and shrubs, often settling 
upon the leaves. 
Localities of Ncptis Marpessa. 
I. South Africa, 
B. Cape Colony. 
h. Eastern Districts. — Port Alfred, Kowie River H. Randall). 
D. Kaffraria Proper.— Tsomo River (/. //. Boivlier). 
E. IS^atal— D'Urban. " Lower Umkomazi."— J. H. Bowker. ■ 
F. Zululand. — St. Lucia Bay {Colonel H. Tower). 
H. Delagoa Bay.— -Louren^o Marques {Mrs. Monteiro). 
II. Other African Regions. 
A. South Tropical. 
a. Western Coast. — "Angola (/. /. Monteiro).^' — Druce. " Chin- 
choxo {Falke7istem).'' — Dewitz. 
h. Eastern Coast. — "Zambesi: Tette." — Hopffer. 
B. Xorth Tropical. 
b. Eastern Coast. — "Abyssinia: Atbara," — Butler. 
89. (3.) Neptis Goochii,Trimen. 
Plate Y. iig. 6{S). 
Neptis Goochii, Trim., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1879, P- 33^- 
Uxp. al.y I in. 4I lin. — i in. 9 lin. 
Fuscous, with pure-ivhite hands and sjjots. Fore-iving : a longi- 
tudinal white bar, divided transversely about its middle, occupying 
lower half of discoidal cell ; a small spot immediately beyond ex- 
tremity of cell ; subapical costal bar broad, even, abruptly truncate 
on radial nervule ; close to outer extremity of this bar a small spot, 
^ I have compared Boisduval's description and Chenu's figin^e of N. Saclava, but the 
only note I have of the Madagascar specimens in Mr. Hewitson's collection (in the year 1867) 
I is that the land of the hind-ivings was broader than in the Natalian butterfly then associated 
with them. 
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