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“ dry,” amongst them was found a “ semi-wet ” male. It was noted 
of a pair in cop. that the male supported the female in flight. Only 
one B. gidica, a male of the dry-season form, was taken. But if not 
quite the commonest White of the gardens, certainly Pinacopteryx 
yigea was the most characteristic; a dozen specimens, both sexes 
about equally balanced, were secured, they were all of the “ dry ” form 
(alba, Trim.); it appeared to be an earlier riser than many butter¬ 
flies. A pair were observed in cop., the male supporting the female, 
and when settled enclosing the female between his wings. Of P. 
charina, two of each sex were taken, one of the females was less “ dry ” 
than the rest. Mylothris agathina was scarcely common, males pre¬ 
vailing. In the more open grassy parts a few Teracoli were to be 
got: of T. speciosus, Wallgr., we took two males; T. omphale was 
commoner, and we took five males and two females ; of T. achine, 
one of each sex. Of Eronia cleodora we took but one ; Terias regul - 
aris was common enough; six specimens taken proved to be all 
females, of the dry-season form. We did not meet with this species 
outside Natal. 
Just outside the hedge of the Botanical Garden a fine Papilio 
morania, Ang., was taken flying low and settling on wayside plants, 
along with Belenois severina ; others of the genus were P. demodocus, 
a male; P. dardanus, two males, a species that does not fly as fast 
as many of its congeners; P. nireus, f. lyaeus, a male and two 
females. 
The Lyeaenidae were conspicuous by their scarcity, only two 
being met with— Hypolycaena phili'ppus, a male taken as late as 
5 p.m., and Zizera lysimon, two, one of them beaten out but little 
earlier (together with two P. pigea and two B. severina). 
But if Blues were scarce it was far otherwise with Skippers: of 
our old friend Gegenes letterstedti, seven were taken, five being males, 
two females; this sits in the familiar Skipper attitude, but the 
posterior third of the hind-wing is plaited; Parnarafatuellus, one; 
Acleros mackenii, Trim., seemed to be common but was hard to catch, 
a male only was netted; of Pterygospidea flesus, Fabr. ( ophion, 
Drury), five specimens were secured; it has a rapid darting flight, 
dashing wildly up and down the glades like a flash of silver, and 
suddenly settling with wings widely spread like a Boarmia, usually 
(so far as our experience went) on the upper side of a leaf, though 
it was on at least one occasion seen to settle on the under 
side, which Mr. Trimen gives as its habit. The fine large Skipper 
Bhopalocampta keithloa, Wallgr., rests in a singular attitude, the 
wings are raised above the back but do not meet, since both primaries 
