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SOUTH AFBICA 
our familiar friend Danaida chrysippus, a female somewhat small 
and dark, was busy with the flowers of Combretum. The genus 
Acraea was well represented : A. alboradiata , though not so common 
as close to the hotel, was frequently seen, especially near the cascade 
at the western extremity of the Falls, locally known as the Leaping 
Waters; with this were several A. anemosa, all males, one very 
small; we also took three A. encedon; a single specimen of A. caldarena, 
a male; A. rahira, Boisd.; a stunted A. atergatis, and close to the 
Falls a female A. atolmis . In a way the most striking butterfly 
was Hamanumida daedalus , Fabr., for it was the first time that 
either of us had seen it alive. It was very common, flying close to 
the ground, and settling on the grey sand or dust with wings spread 
out flat, in which position it was curiously inconspicuous, the white 
dots on the butterfly’s wings producing much the same effect as 
prominent grains of sand glistening in the sunshine. Precis clelia 
and P. cebrene were both fairly common, but of P. natalica and 
P. arehesia we took but one apiece, the former of the “dry,” the 
latter of the moderately dark, or intermediate form. P. sesamus 
was seen though not taken. Neptis agatha, graceful as always, was 
not uncommon; Atella phalantha was there also, with its fearless 
sailing flight, returning again and again to the same spot. Two 
male Byblia goetzius were taken playing together, but Charaxes 
varanes was more often seen than netted. The Satyrids were 
represented by the restless little butterflies of the genus Yphthima ; 
of these Y. aster ope was common enough in the half-shade, and with 
them were taken a couple of the var. norma , also two Y. itonia y Hew. 
The Common White of the Zambesi appeared to be Belenois gidica, 
and very “ dry ” they were; the dry-season form of B. severina was 
also quite common. Of the Teracoli we took five species, by far 
the commonest being T. omphale, the males predominating; of 
T. achine we took four males, of T. antigone } one. Hear the Leaping 
Waters we got a single female specimen of T. phlegyas, and two 
T. eris, both males. Many of the genus fly quickly, but the flight 
of T. eris is specially rapid and erratic, so that in all probability 
more were seen than taken. Terias brigitta , both sexes, was fairly 
common, it was especially attracted by a small low-growing, lavender- 
flowered Labiate, four or five of the little bright yellow butterflies 
flying together over a patch of it formed a fine contrast in colour. 
This butterfly has a jerky flight, so that it proved to be not so very 
easy to catch as one at first imagined. Of T. senegalensis , two males 
were taken. The Terias were by no means so markedly “ dry ” as 
the Teracoli. A single Papilio angolanus (? corinneus) was secured. 
