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SOUTH-AFEICAN BUTTERFLIES. 
the Oriental Region and many parts of the Australian, including Vic- 
toria and the Sandwich Islands. 
The Lycmnce are active, flower- frequenting insects, for the most 
part of short flight not far from the herbage. They are, with few 
exceptions, lovers of open ground, and many are very gregarious, a 
large number keeping together about a particular spot and sporting 
round some favourite cluster of plants. The common and generally 
distributed species in South Africa are Bmtica, Falemon, Zingeiis, Teli- 
canus, Thespis, Cissies, Messajpus, and Lysimon ; but most of the others 
are more or less local, and some (such as Griqiia^ 3facalenga, BowJceri, 
Fundicilia, Stellata, and Barherce) extremely so. 
As an aid to determining the South-African species, I have 
arranged them in the following manner, viz. : — 
Section A. — L. Osiris, Asopus, Parsimon, patricia, glauca, Caffrarice, 
AsteriSj Ortygia, Mcthymna, puncticilia, Jiypopolia, Cissus, Johates, Hip- 
pocrates, JSfiohe, Tantalus, ignota, Zetsea, dolorosa, Messapus, Mahallo- 
Izomna, Lysimon, lurida, stellata, Gaika, Trocliilus, MetopMs, Barherce 
(28 species). 
Section B. — L. Bmtica, Sichela, notohia, Tsomo, Noquasa (5 species). 
Section C. — L. Lingeus, Palemon, 
Section D. — L. Tdicanus. 
Section E. — L. Jesous, Macalenga, Moriqua, Natalensis (4 species). 
Section F. — Z. Hintza, Calice, Melmna, Griqua, Syharis (5 species). 
Section G. — L. Thespis, Bowkeri. 
These sections are simply characterised by the principal features in 
the colouring and pattern of the under side of the wings, brief parti- 
culars of which will be found below, forming the heading of the several 
sections. 
Section A. — Under side variable in tint, from very pale whitish- 
grey to dark brownish-grey ; all the markings white-edged or white- 
ringed ; spots near base of hind-wing constantly black or fuscous and 
round ; spots of discal series often black or fuscous, but sometimes little 
darker than ground-colour, and usually sufficiently confluent or con- 
tiguous to form a chain ; a submarginal lunulated dark transverse 
streak, and a narrow hind-marginal white streak. 
L. Osiris, Hopflf. [tailed] ; Asopus, Hopff". ; Parsimon (Fab.) [tailed] ; 
patricia, Trim, [tailed] ; glauca, Trim, [tailed] ; Caffrarice, Trim, 
[tailed] ; Asteris (Godt.) [tailed] ; Ortygia, Trim. ; Methymna, Trim. ; 
puncticilia. Trim. ; hyyopolia, Trim. ; Cissus (Godt.) ; Johates, Hopflf. 
[tailed] ; Hippocrates (Fab.) [tailed] ; Niohe, Trim. ; Tantalus, Trim. ; 
ignota, Trim.; Letsea, Trim.; dolorosa. Trim.; Messapus (Godt.); 
Maliallokocena, Wallengr. ; Lysimon (Hubn.) ; lucida. Trim. ; stellata. 
Trim. ; Gaika, Trim. ; Trocliilus, Frey. ; Metophis, Wallengr. ; Barherce, 
Trim. 
