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looked upon the wide and open road to Ladysmith by which we had 
driven to the foot of the reverse slope of the famous hill. On Aloe 
Knoll we saw the pit made by one of the shells from the naval 
six-inch guns just before the sailors were ordered to cease fire. 
A specimen of Precis sesamus was taken close to a Boer’s grave 
near the farmhouse below the Aloe Knoll, while a conspicuous 
Larentiid, Ortholitha pudicata , Walk., with reddish fore-wings and 
orange hind-wings, was netted on the top of the Knoll. The Beetle 
Zophosis coffer , Deyr., was found just below, running on the path. A 
small Grasshopper was brought from the summit of Spion Kop, and 
a larger species from the lower slopes on the north side; this last 
was coloured like dead grass on the exposed portions, but the lower 
surface of the abdomen and the lower edges of the femora were of 
a deep bright red. On the road back to Ladysmith, near the half¬ 
way house, the conspicuous Graphipterus cordiger, Klug, was taken 
under a stone, as well as the obscure Zophosis caffer. 
August 26, 1905.—On our walk out to Waggon Hill and Caesar’s 
Camp we found under a stone on the open veldt a Carabid, Polyhirma 
notata, Perond.; when touched it emitted from its mouth a quantity 
of dark brown fluid having no perceptible odour. Under another 
stone were two somewhat remarkable Toads; their olive-green colour 
being relieved by dull vermilion markings on the top of the head, 
sides of the back and upper surface of the legs. They were also 
adorned with a dark Y-shaped mark on the back of the head, and 
a dark spot on either side of the middle of the back. The dingy 
Boarmiid Semiothisa brongusaria , Walk., was common on rough bushy 
ground. 
The famous work at the western end of Waggon Hill was garri¬ 
soned by Precis sesamus , while the variable Geometer Tephrina cata- 
launaria, Guen., was taken close to the Earl of Ava’s grave. Within 
the trenches of Caesar’s Camp we took the Geometer, Tephrina 
arenosa , as well as two Acridians. 
Returning to Ladysmith we found on the northern (reverse) slope 
of Caesar’s Camp, under large stones near the head of the then dry 
spruit, the curious Cockroach, Derocalymma porcellio , Gerst. (' inter¬ 
media , Kirby). It is remarkably flat and sits closely appressed to 
the stones; it appeared to be extremely local. Between this point 
and the bridge over the Klip River just outside the town we found 
insects much commoner. The scrub is intersected with deep gullies, 
for the most part dry, but evidently conveying at some time much 
water to the Klip; in these gullies Precis eebrene and P. sesamus were 
not uncommon, also Synchloe hellica, of which a male and four females 
