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SOUTH-AFEICAX BUTTERFLIES. 
$ Blue much ^paler and duller, inclining to ivhitish on discs, occu- 
pying a smaller space. Fore-wing : blue fills cell, covers lower disc, 
and extends along inner margin from base to a little beyond middle ; 
at posterior angle a white mark as in Cissus but more linear in 
form. Hind-iving : blue occupying about the same space as in fore- 
wing, but rising higher on disc ; hind-marginal blackish spots, white 
line, and orange bar usually better developed than in especially the 
spots. Under side. — As in ^, but spots of discal row usually larger 
in both wings. 
It is remarkable that specimens of both sexes occur in which the ocellated 
spots of the hind-wing are all filled with orange-fulvous instead of black, — 
the spots near base being, however, partly blackish. I have before me 
examples of this kind from Griqualand West, the Transvaal, and Delagoa 
Bay, and two others from the Free State and Basutoland respectively, which 
exhibit the peculiarity to a much smaller extent. 
The smaller size and tailed hind-wings well distinguish this butterfly from 
L. Cissus, Godt , as well as the distinction indicated in the above description. 
As regards the ^ , too, the paler tint of the upper side, and its three times as 
broad apical dark border of the fore-wings, are features readily identifying 
Jobates. The species is not unlike L. Tiresias (Rett.), of Central and Southern 
Europe, on the under side, but does not at all resemble it on the upper side. 
I only once met with this butterfly, taking a female flitting about Acacia 
trees in the " Thorn " country, near Greytown, in Natal, on the 12th March 
1867. The species has, however, a considerable known range in the east 
and interior of South Africa, and also occurs at very widely distant spots in 
the tropical parts of the continent. Its most southern locality known is 
King William's Town, where Mr. D'Urban found it rarely in February. It 
is singular that this very delicate-looking Lyccena should share with the 
robuster members of the Nymphalinoe a decided partiality for very strong 
drink ; but I am able to record that four examples sent to me by Mr. W. 
Morant were taken near Hebron, in the Orange Free State, on the 26th 
October 1870, sucking " at a dead chicken in a bad egg; " and that another, 
captured by Colonel Bowker at Boshof, in the same State, during September 
1872, was busily engaged in "drinking the blood of a freshly killed harte- 
beast." In Basutoland the latter observer met with Jobates among grass 
near the Caledon River. 
Localities of Lycxna Jobates. 
I. South Africa. 
B. Cape Colony. 
b. Eastern Districts.— King William's Town (TF. >S^. M. U Urban). 
c. Griqualand West. — Klipdrift, Yaal River (/. H. Bowker). 
d. Basutoland. — Maseru (J. H. Boicker). 
C. Orange Free State. — Hebron (TF. Morant). Boshof (/. H. Bowker). 
E. Natal. 
b. Upper Districts. — Karkloof {J. H, Boivker). Greytown. Estcourt 
(/. M. Hutchi7iso7i). Ladysmith and Biggarsberg (J. H. 
Boivker). Colenso {W. Mora7it). 
H. Delagoa Bay. — Louren9o Marques {Mrs. Monteiro). 
K. Transvaal. — Potchefstroom District (T. Ayres). 
II. Other African Regions. 
A. South Tropical. 
a. Western Coast. — " Damaraland {De Vylder).''^ — Aurivillius. 
''Congo: Kinsembo {H. Ansell).'' — Butler. 
