Chapter XIX: Appendix

Abyssinia is a deeply interesting country from the point of view of geographical distribution, and it is much to be regretted that Dr. A. J. Hayes did not have the opportunity of collecting insects on a large scale. The animals of the southern half of Arabia are Ethiopian in character; but in the Abyssinian mountains we may expect to find, and we do find, a certain amount of Oriental affinity.

The valuable little collection of insects made by Dr. Hayes has been presented by him to the Hope Department of the Oxford University Museum, where the specimens can be seen and studied by every naturalist interested in the great problems of distribution. The attention of the donor was directed to the Oxford Museum by Mr. W. L. S. Loat, who has himself contributed a large amount of valuable material. Dr. Hayes’ collection was made, in February 1903, in the vicinity of Lake Tsana, at a height of about 6500 feet. A complete list is furnished below. Dr. Dixey has kindly determined and made remarks upon the _Pierinae_.

=LEPIDOPTERA.=

NYMPHALIDAE.

DANAINAE: 1 _Limnas chrysippus_ (Linn.) ♀. The ground colour
of the pale tint characteristic of Oriental
specimens and usually replaced by a much darker
shade in African.

DANAINAE: 2 _L. chrysippus_ (Linn.) var. _alcippus_ (Cram.)
♂♂. Typical.

NYMPHALINAE: 1 _Neptis agatha_ (Cram.).

1 _Precis cebrene_ (Trim.).

PAPILIONIDAE.

PIERINAE: 1 _Catopsilia florella_ (Fabr.) ♂.

2 _Colias electra_ (Linn.) ♂ ♀.

3 _Terias brigitta_ (Cram.) ♂ ♂ ♀.
Dry season forms; not extreme.

3 _Eronia leda_ (Boisd.) ♂ ♀ ♀.

One of these females has an orange apical patch
on the forewing, almost as distinct as that of
the male.

1 _Pinacopteryx_ sp. ?

A female, rather worn; simulating _Mylothris
agathina_ ♀.

Probably a new species, but being in poor
condition and a single specimen it would not
be advisable to describe it.

1 _Belenois severina_ (Cram.) ♀. Dry season form.

1 _Phrissura_ sp. ♂.

A male, of the _P. sylvia_ group. This form of
_Phrissura_ has not previously been recorded
from any part of East Africa.

PAPILIONINAE: 8 _Papilio demodocus_ (Esp.).

=HYMENOPTERA.=

1 _Dorylus fimbriatus_ (Shuck.) ♂.

=COLEOPTERA.=

LAMELLICORNIA.

SCARABAEIDAE: 1 _Oniticellus inaequalis_ (Reiche).
Only known from Abyssinia.

CETONIIDAE: 1 _Pachnoda abyssinica_ (Blanch.).

1 _Pachnoda stehelini_ (Schaum).
Both Abyssinian species.

PHYTOPHAGA.

CASSIDIDAE: 1 _Aspidomorpha punctata_ (Fab.).

HETEROMERA.

CANTHARIDAE: 2 _Mylabris_, probably a new species.

=NEUROPTERA.=

1 _Nemoptera_, probably a new species.

=ORTHOPTERA.=

ACRIDIIDAE: 1 _Cyrtacanthacris_ sp.

1 _Phymateus brunneri?_ (Bolivar).

1 _Phymateus leprosus_ (Fab.).

1 _Petasia anchoreta_ (Bolivar).

MANTIDAE: 1 _Sphodromantis bioculata_ (Burm.).

1 _Chiropus aestuans?_ (Sauss.).

In addition to the above, Dr. Hayes presented three insects captured by him at Gedaref in the Soudan, including a pair of a magnificent new species of Buprestid beetle of the genus _Sternocera_, taken _in coitu_. This species has recently been described, from Dr. Hayes’ specimen and two others in the British Museum, by Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, who has given it the name _Sternocera druryi_ (“Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.” Oct., 1904, p. 247). The third insect is an example of a Cantharid beetle, which does great damage to the crops at Gadarif. Its determination as _Mylabris hybrida_ (Bohem.) is therefore a matter of some importance.

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pg 91-92 (footnote 61) Changed: equitidœ to: equitidæ

pg 91-92 (footnote 61) Changed: nectariniœ to: nectariniæ

pg 96 Changed: plently of fish to: plenty

pg 271 Changed: been complied by to: compiled

pg 293 Changed: general langour to: languor

pg 311 (footnote 262) Changed: Cp. to: Cf.

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