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a series of sliorfc sub-sagittate contiguous dark-ferruginous marks, and 
(close to anal angle) by a black curved line ; the hind-marginal yellow 
lunulate spots are surrounded by bluish-white, preceded by a series of 
blue-black thin lunules, only conspicuous near anal angle ; between 
end of white band and anal angle a space is greenish-tinged and sub- 
ocellate, bounded internally by a pale-yellow lunule. 
^ Duller and faUr throiigliout, es'pedallij as regards the common 
discal handy the hind-marginal spots, and the hasal dark-ferriiginous. 
Fore-wing : spots traversing discal band larger, more suffused. Hind- 
wing : discal band extending narrowly and obscurely to inner margin ; 
submarginal bluish spots larger, — a small additional one above third 
median nervule. Under side. — As in J, but the markings generally 
somewhat fainter. 
The $ figured by Mr. Butler (loc. cit.) shows the under side mark- 
ings as brighter and stronger than in the ^ ; especially well marked 
are the fuscous spots bounding externally the discal band in the fore- 
wing, and even more enlarged are the dark-ferruginous acuminate 
markings bounding it in the hind-wing. This may very probably be 
the normal appearance of the as I have only received one example 
of that sex. 
C. Felias is in the upper- side colouring and pattern not unlike 
C. Druceanus, Butl., though everywhere paler, and with only the 
basal area suffused with ferruginous ; but on the under side is at once 
separated by its very much duller markings (scarcely silvery any- 
where), and greyish (instead of ferruginous and fulvous) hind-marginal 
area. 
This is the only South- African Char axes known to inhabit the open moun- 
tainous western tracts of the Cape Colony. Specimens have reached me from 
Genadendal ^ (Rev. G. Hettarsch) and "Montagu (Mr. L. Taats), and I noticed it 
in Bain's Kloof in January 1876. Having heard from Dr. D. R. Kannemeyer 
that the species occurred abundantly at Montagu, I visited that locality in 
January 1876, but did not succeed in taking any examples, although I saw 
four during my two days' stay. I found that, as my correspondent reported, 
the butterfly haunted the Wagenboom " {Protea grandijiora), sitting close 
until accidentally disturbed, when it darted away with great rapidity, and 
would settle on some distant bush of the Wagenboom — not returning to its 
former station, as is the habit of many species of Charaxes. Dr. Kannemeyer, 
however, who had a very much more intimate acquaintance with Pelias than 
I enjoyed, noted that it commonly showed a preference for some particular 
twig, generally a withered one ; it was most prevalent at the end of November 
and beginning of December. Mr. Taats took it, in the same locality, flying 
about willows, February." I think it very probable that the larva feeds on 
the Wagenboom, and that the butterfly will be found all through the moun- 
tainous country where that fine shrub or small tree prevails. 
^ I was much interested at finding an example of this butterfly, labelled " Genadendal," 
among the remains of the Burchell Collection, preserved in the Hopeian Museum at 
Oxford. 
