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This is by far the commonest Zeritis about Cape Town, usually making 
its appearance early in October, and remaining out till the end of April. In 
1870 I saw a specimen on the wing as early as the 9th September. It is to 
be noticed everywhere on dry open spots, especially frequenting pathways, and 
sitting so close as almost to be trodden on by the passing foot. Both sexes 
present rather a dull appearance when taking their very short flight, but the male 
looks particularly dingy. The under-side colouring so resembles the soil as to 
be an excellent protective disguise when the butterfly is at rest. The only 
specimen I took at Knysna is a with a larger orange patch than usual on 
the upper side of both wings, and with the brown borders of the spots on the 
under side of the hind- wing unusually broad. ^ 
Localities of Zeritis Ficrus. 
I. South Africa. 
B. Cape Colony. 
a. Western Districts. — Cape Town. Wellington. Stellenbosch. 
Vogel Yley, Tulbagh District. Robertson. Swellingdam (A. 
C. Harrison). 
h. Eastern Districts.— Port Elizabeth. Uitenliage {J. H. Boiolicr 
and S. D. Bairstoio). Between Zwartkops and Coega Rivers, 
Uitenhage District (j. H. Boivlcer). King William's Town [W. 
S. M. D' Urban). Between Somerset East and Murraysburg 
{J. IT. Bou-lcer). 
D. Xaffraria Proper. — Bashee River {J. H. Bowlier). 
223. (22.) Zeritis Taikosama, (Wallengren). 
5 Cygaritis TailhOsama,y^£l\QT\gY.,l^. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl., 1857, — Lep. 
Rhop. Caffr., p. 43. 
^ $ Zeritis Pierus, Var. B. [part]. Trim., Rhop. Afr. Ausi, ii. p. 275 
(1866) ; and Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond , 1870, p. 372. 
Exp. al, {$) II lin. — i in. il lin. ; ($) I in. — I in. 4 lin. 
Very closely allied to Pierus, Cram. 
J Brownish-grey, paler, and luith a faint glistening-yelloio suffusion 
over basal area ; a narroiu discal, macidar, pale, dtdl orange-yellow streak 
in fore-iving, and a similar larger hind-marginal marhing in hind-iuing ; 
cilia greyish, indistinctly interrupted loith fuscous on nervules. Fore-wing : 
pale, dull, orange-yellow streak narrow, submacular, lying between sub- 
costal nervure and first median nervule, paler and less distinct in its 
superior portion, sometimes wholly very indistinct, and rarely quite obso- 
lete. Hind-iuing : hind-marginal pale, dull, orange-yellow markings, 
almost as variable in extent of development as the streak of fore-wing, 
sometimes all but obsolete, but when fullest developed forming a mode- 
rately broad band between radial nervule and anal angle, rather sharply 
indented with fuscous exteriorly between nervules. Under side. — Hind- 
wing and border of fore-tuing greyish or reddish-brown, the former ivith 
1 In a series of examples taken by Colonel Bowker between Somerset East and Murrays- 
burg, there are gradations of the <J in which the orange of the fore-wing on the upper side 
varies from a few scales only to a patch almost as large as in Almeida i . 
