Melampias
Melampias is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Melampias huebneri, the Boland brown, is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 33–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June or from August to October and sometimes November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae. Larvae have been reared on Ehrharta erecta and Avena sativa.