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Butterflies of Southern Kordofan. 275 " The tends towards the form meleagris, Cram., being somewhat paler underneath " (Eltringham).

At least 2|° north of previous records.

10. Neptis agatha, Cram.

Five c?c? at Khororak [Lat. 10° 48' N.], Nov. 29, 1904. In my White Nile list, after mentioning that a neytis had been seen by me at Kiro [Lat. 5° 22' N.], I remark : " This species has been taken at Shoa, in Abyssinia [circa Lat. 10° N.]—perhaps the northern limit of the genus in East Africa."

11. Byblia ilithyia ilithyia, Drury.

One $, " of the wet-season form " (Eltringham), Kadugli, Dec. 23, 1904.

12. Byblia acheloia acheloia, Wall. (= goelzius, Herbst.).

One (J, "of the drv-season form " (Eltringham), J. Tatcho [Lat. 10° 48' N.], Nov. 28, 1904, i. e. at least 1° further north than in mv White Nile list.

Sub-family ACRAEINAE.

14. Acraea acerata acerata, Hew.

" One <$, more or less intermediate to the form vinidia, Hew." (Eltringham).

Tira Mandi, Nov. 25, 1904.

15. Acraea terpsichore, Linn.

Four <$<$ and one $, all taken at Tira Mandi, Nov. 25, 1904. This is 5° 40' north of the locality in the White Nile list. " One <$ is of the form rougeti, Guer., and the $ example resembles the <$<$ more closely than is usual in this species " (Eltringham).

17. Acraea encsdon, Linn.

"Ten $ examples, no two of which are exactly alike. Two nearest the typical form have the ground colour dull and somewhat darkly suffused. One resembles t but has the fore-wing subapical white dusted with tawny.

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