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Fig. 7. —Rhopalocampta 
keithloa. Position of 
wings in resting atti¬ 
tude, seen from be¬ 
hind. 
and secondaries are curved outwards somewhat spirally, moreover 
the posterior half of the secondaries is curiously plaited over the 
abdomen; a specimen of B. forestan was beaten out as late as 
4.45 p.m., darting away with a whirligig flight. 
On the other hand, it was noted that Skippers 
were very active one morning before 9 a.m. 
The Lymantriid moths Euproctis punctifera , 
Walk., three males, and E. stellata, Dist., two 
males, were beaten out one afternoon, together 
with the Larentiid Geometer, Epirrhoe sub- 
spissata , Warr., and the Acidaliids, Craspedia 
pulverosaria, Walk., and Idaea spoliata, Walk., 
one of each; the Deltoid Hypena thermesialis , 
Walk. (Ophiuche masurialis , Guen.) three; the 
Pyrales Bradina admixtalis, Walk., one; B. 
atopalis, Walk., two; and some others not yet determined. 
Only two Beetles were captured, one the Weevil Strophosomus 
ancorifrons ; the other, Cardiophorus sp., was found under an old 
tarpaulin. 
The sole Aculeate brought away was a beautiful light blue Bee, 
Crocisa picta, Smith, $, which with its rapid flight suggested a small 
dragon-fly. 
Three species of Diptera were met with: Eristalis taeniops ; 
Syrphus aegyptius , Wied.; and Sarcophaga sp. 
A solitary Pentatomid bug, Agonoscelis versicolor, Fabr., was taken. 
Of Dragon-flies we took one of a species not yet determined, and 
two that would appear to be Orthetrum fasciolatum. 
From the gardener’s point of view perhaps the most striking 
thing about the Botanical Gardens is the free use of the thorny 
Euphorbia splendens as an edging to beds; when we were there its 
brilliant red bracts were most effective. Those who have only seen 
small plants in the stove can form but little idea of its beauty. 
In approaching Durban from the sea one first sights The Bluff, 
a ridge of high ground separating the harbour from the Indian Ocean. 
Access is obtained on the landward side by a steep path, which, 
protected from the sea winds and lying fully open to the sun, is the 
resort of many butterflies. At first it is hard to realize that south 
of the Equator hillsides with northern aspects are the entomologist’s 
most likely hunting grounds. At the eastern extremity, near the 
lighthouse, the Bluff is more or less bare; but the path towards 
the west soon leads into the scrub, or natural forest, of mixed 
growth with a scarcely penetrable rank undergrowth of the coarse 
