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SOUTH-AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES. 
This widely-distributed species is common in many localities, preferring 
pathways and other spots of bare ground on hillsides on which it constantly 
settles, taking short rapid flights, and returning to the same or an immediately 
adjacent spot. It seldom visits flowers, but I have occasionally noticed it on 
Bnmia and some others. Though most prevalent from October to March, I 
have taken it as early as August and as late as the end of April. 
Localities of Zeritis Thyra. 
I. South Africa. 
B. Cape Colony. 
a. Western Districts. — Springbokfontein, Namaqualand. Cape Town. 
Stellenbosch. Bain's Kloof (Worcester side). Hex River Moun- 
tain (Z/. Peri7irjuey). Genadendal, Caledon District ((r. Hettarscli). 
Knysna. 
h. Eastern Districts. — Port Elizabeth. Between Zwartkops and 
Coega Rivers {J. H. Bowlcer). Grahamstown. 
c. Griqualand West. — Vaal River (J. H. Boivker). 
d. Basutoland. — Koesberg (/. H. Boicker). 
D. Kaffraria Proper. — Bashee River (/. H. Boiclier). 
E. Xatal. 
a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban and Pinetown {J. II. Bowker). Great 
Noodsberg. 
K. Transvaal. — Lydenburg District (T. Aijres). 
220. (19.) Zeritis Aranda, (Wallengren). 
$ Cygaritis Aranda, Wallgrn., K. Sv. Yet.-Akad. Handl., 1857, — Lep. 
Rhop. Caffr,, p. 43. 
$ 9 Zeritis Mars, Trim., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 3rd Ser., i. p. 285 
(1862). 
^ $ Zeritis Pierus, Cram., Yar. A., Trim., Rhop. Afr. Aust., ii. p. 275. 
Exp. al, ($) II lin. — i in. i lin. ; ($) I in. — I in. lin. 
J Ora7ige-yellow, with Uackish-brown borders. Fore-ioing : base 
below median nervure very narrowly tinged with dark-grey ; orange- 
yellow covers costa to a point a little before extremity of discoidal cell, 
but is there slightly paler and duller ; a small, more or less distinct, 
fuscous, terminal disco-cellular spot ; border commencing abruptly and 
rather broadly on costa, widening considerably to apex, and continued 
below third median nervule, evenly and rather broadly, along hind- 
margin to posterior angle. Hind-iuing : sometimes an indistinct ter- 
minal disco-cellular fuscous lunule ; border commencing with a large, 
broad, inferiorly-rounded, costal-apical patch, very abruptly narrowing 
on discoidal nervule into a streak (interiorly dentated between nervules) 
along hind-margin to anal angle ; an ill-defined fuscous spot near anal 
angle, between first median nervule and submedian nervure (sometimes 
obsolete) ; a short, acute, anal-angular projection at extremity of sub- 
median nervure. Cilia glistening fuscous-grey mixed with purplish- 
lake, not interrupted with white. Under side. — Hind-iving and costal, 
apical, and hind-marginal harder of fore-ioing variable in tint, ochrey- 
broivnish, ferruginous-broionish, or j:'i^rp/is/i-^aZ;g, marked with small, 
