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2.'Acraea lofua sjiec. nov. 



(?. Forewiiv dull pinkish ochreons, with a very slight black basal snffusion ; 

 apex black for a depth of 3 mm. ; hindraar^in very narrowly black ; black spots 

 (very small) as follows : one in cell, one on end of cell, a row of four beyond cell, 

 the third linear, its lower end pointing outwards ; one in area 2, close to median, 



and one in 1 b, nearer margin. Hindwing more decidedly pink than forewing ; a 



black basal snffusion ; two spots in cell, the remaining basal spots obscured by the 

 black suffusion ; a row of five discal spots lying almost in a straight line from near 

 apex to inner margin ; two spots in area 7 ; a heavy black hindraarginal border, 

 5 mm. wide between first and second median, and tapering off at hind angle. 



Underside much paler than above. Forewing as on upperside, but spots less 



distinct, no basal, and very little apical black. Hindwing with faint pinkish 



basal interuervnlar markings ; very slight basal black suffusion, and in addition to 

 spots as on upperside, one in 1 c, and two in 1 b and 1 a. Hindmarginal black, 

 narrower in the middle than on upperside, its inner edge sharply dentate, and 

 bearing a submarginal row of seven triangular greyish white spots, their bases 

 towards the margin. 



Head brown ; thorax l)lack ; abdomen black above with yellowish lateral spots ; 

 tarsal claws asymmetrical. 



¥. Pale dull ochreons. Forewing slightly darker near base; apical black 



rather broader than in S, but all the spots absent except that on end of cell, 



and the second of the discal row (this very minute). Hindwing with faint dusky 



basal suffusion ; spots absent or very faint ; hindmarginal black, narrower in 

 middle than in S, 



Underside.— Yoreyfing paler than on upjierside, the two spots just visible, but 



apical black only faintly represented. Hindwing only a faint trace of the discal 



spots ; basal spots small and indistinct ; hindmarginal black, 2-5 mm. wide, not 

 dentate, bearing greyish white submarginal spots though smaller and less distinct 

 than in 6- Abdomen black with whitish lateral spots. 



Expanse, cj 4G mm. ; ? 48 mm. 



1 tJ, 1 ?, Lofu River, N.E. Rhodesia; Mus. Oxon. 



Nearly allied to ^1. omrora Trimen, and easily confused with this species. The 

 cf genital armature is however very distinct, and bears a pair of supplementary 

 processes between the harpes. 



3. Acraea iturina kakana snbspec. nov. 



cJ. Forewing : base and costa blackish. Apical half semi-transparent, basal 

 half including cell dull orange-red ; apex, hiudmargin, and distal edge of red area 

 rather more thickly scaled with black than the remainder. The transparency is 

 caused by reduction in width of the scales ; the red area extends slightly into 

 area 'A, about half the length of areas 1 b and 2, and nearly to hind-angle in area 1 a. 



Hindwing dull orange-red ; a basal aggregation of confluent black spots ; a 



discal band of large confluent spots, the first in area 7 abont the middle, the 

 remainder lie almost in a straight line across the wing, except that in area 3, which 

 is more distally jilaced ; a blackish hindmarginal border abont 2 mm. wide at 

 apex becoming rather suddenly narrower at nervule 5, and tapering to anal angle. 



Underside resembles the upper, but is sparsely scaled, and the red areas are 

 dull pink ; the hindwing basal spots are somewhat less confluent and can be 



