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also drawn attention to this, where lie remarks “that every marking" 
in A. asema corresponds closely in form and position with those of 
the totally different looking, very strongly marked, and richly coloured 
A. violarum Bsd. ; and, curiously enough, a precisely similar altera- 
tion occurs in the sub-marginal series of the forewing, being crescentic 
instead of rounded.” 
The following remarks on specimens in the Museum Collection 
point in the same direction : — - 
Three males in the Museum Collection from Umtali, South-East 
Rhodesia, agree in all respects with the description by Trimen of 
A. asema Hew. Specimens from Potgietersrust, Krabbef'ontein, and 
Shilouvane, although coming near to A. asema Hew., at the same 
time exhibit distinctly their near relationship to A. violarum Bsd., 
by their size and general colour. They also show the same aberration 
as referred to by Trimen. One specimen, from Shilouvane, has got 
the spots and margins quite as much developed as in A. violarum 
Bsd., but is not so brightly coloured, neither are the spots so intensively 
black as in typical violarum. Two species from Potgietersrust, on 
the other hand, I would have considered to be A. asema Hew., but 
for their colour, which, although not as bright as in violarum, is 
distinctly not semitransparent, and more ochre-reddish than ochre- 
yellowish. 
47. Acraea aglaonice Westw. — “ Have taken this right through 
the summer and winter.” — A. T. Cooke. 
“ Quite common in some seasons, even flying in the main streets 
of Johannesburg. ” — H. L. L. Eeltham. 
“ Common in the Barberton District.” — Gf. W. Jeffery. 
48. Acraea axina Westw. — “ Both in winter and summer near 
Warmbaths.”— H. L. L. Eeltham. 
Genus Precis Hubn. — I have followed Aurivillius, including 
Junonia, in this genus. 
72. Precis archesia pelasgis (Godt .) — te In the two very wet seasons 
of 1893 and 1909 I have noticed this variety to be particularly more 
abundant than it is in ordinary seasons.” — H. L. L. Eeltham. 
77-79. Hypolimnas misippus (Linnaeus ). — “ All three forms of 
females are found at Johannesburg in fine gradations. Inaria and 
misippus proper are the most abundant. It may be remarked that 
the forms alcippus and dorippus are specially rare — dorippus 
especially so. I have only taken one dorippus.” — H. L. L. Feltham. 
96. Charaxes etheocles chanleri Holl. — “ The form found at 
Warmbaths, and probably throughout the Bushveld, appears to me 
to be nearest to that described as C. etheocles etheocles (Rothschild) 
form Chandler! Holl., and is more like C. ephyra of Godart. No 
doubt the Bushveld specimens differ in size and markings very 
markedly from ethalion, from Natal and the coast belt.” — H. L. L. 
Eeltham. 
After carefully comparing the Museum specimens with Roths- 
child’s description, I have no doubt that Mr. Eeltham is correct, 
although I cannot fall in with his suggestion that this form is more 
like Ch. ephyra Godart. The specimens in the Museum Collection 
have on the forewing above, at least, two postdiscal spots, and with 
the marginal spots at least fairly large ; by no means small or nearly- 
absent as is the case in Ch. ephyra Godt. 
