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specimen that I examined—a female. If the latter observation be 
correct it is remarkable. 
Charaxes varanes, Cram. (S. Africa, 1905). Dr. Dixey’s 1 words 
are : “ A <£ on being squeezed, emitted an odourless juice. Another 
was noted by Dr. Longstaff as having a £ treacly ’ odour. A female 
was thought by him to have a smell like cow-dung. To me the 
scent of the same specimen recalled that of Danaida chrysippus.” 
These results are not concordant; however, the observations were 
few in number. 
Salamis anacardii, Linn. (S. Africa, 1905). Both sexes have an 
animal-like odour, suggesting to me rabbit-hutches; it appears to 
he stronger in the female. 
Neptis agatha , Cram. (S. Africa, 1905). Dr. Dixey noted in 
three males from Natal, a strong and very disagreeable scent, like 
that of D. chrysippus, but more intense. Two male specimens which 
I took on the Zambesi had a slight scent, which I described as 
sweet. There is, moreover, according to Dr. Dixey, a difference in 
the aspect of these insects from the two localities. 
Neptis jumba, Moore. (Ceylon, 1908). A faint sweet chocolate 
scent was detected in a male in the house. A somewhat similar 
scent was suspected in another male and in a female. On the other 
hand, no scent was recog aized in the much commoner N. varmona, 
Moore. 
[Hypolimnas misippus, Linn. (S. Africa, 1905). Dr. Dixey 
detected in a male a smell like coffee, not very strong.] 
Hamanumida daedalus, Eabr. (S. Africa, 1905). Dr. Dixey and 
I agree that the male has a smell of the burnt sugar type. 
Precis clelia , Cram. (S. Africa, 1905). I detected a treacly scent 
in a male. 
Precis iphita , Cram. (Ceylon, 1908). Two males out of several 
examined yielded a slight treacly odour. 
Precis almana, Linn. (Matheran, India, 1908). A male had a 
slight sugary scent. 
Cynthia asela , Moore. (Ceylon, 1908). Five males out of eight 
had a peculiar, slight, sweet scent, compared at the time to sassafras, 
or to French-polish. 
Victorina stelenes , Linn. (Jamaica, 1907). Five males appeared 
to have a slight flowery scent; in one it suggested Chrysanthemum. 
Colaenis cillene , Cram. (Jamaica, 1907). In eight males out of 
eleven examined there was a scent, decided, but never strong. 
Its character was noted as “peculiar,” “sweetish,” “pleasant,” 
1 Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond ., 1906, p. iv. 
