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DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW AFRICAN SPECIES OF ACBAEINAE 



Bt H. GROSE-SMITH, B.A., F.E.S., F.Z.S., Etc. 



1. Acraea quirinalis sp. uov. 



<?. Vpperside : anterior wings differ from A. iturina Gr.-Sm. in the absence 

 of the cluster of dark scales in the cell, and the more extended rufous colouring 

 of the basal half of the wings, which is paler than in A. iturina ; on the posterior 

 wings it differs from A. iturina in the basal rufous colouring being less extended, 

 the discal row of spots is further from the cell and the spots are smaller, the 

 large spot at the end of the cell between the two upper median nervules of 

 A. iturina is absent, and there is an additional obscure spot in the cell. 



Underside : does not differ from the upperside. 



Expanse : 44 mm. 



Hab. Usukama, south of Lake Victoria Nyanza. 



In the collection of Mr. Grose-Smith. 



It is smaller than A. iturina, and intermediate between that species and 

 A. quirina Fabr. 



2. Acraea snbserena sp. nov. 



$. Upperside : both wings bright fnlvons with black margins as in A. terpsichore 

 Linn. : anterior wings with a rather large spot in the middle of the upperside of 

 the cell, and another much larger (juadrate spot at the end of the cell, partially 

 elongated outwardly along the upper median nervnle ; the black outer marginal 

 band is deeply indented on its inner side between the /iiscoidal nervules : posterior 

 wings with minute fulvous dots near the outer margin in the black area, and a 

 narrow bar on the upper disco-cellular nervnle, the five large spots on the underside 

 showing through the wings as dark tawny. 



Underside : anterior wings with the black outer marginal border strongly marked 

 with light fnlvons rays between the veins : posterior wings paler light fulvous, the 

 outer marginal black border very bright and well defined, with small fulvous 

 markings on the margin, inside which, between the median nervules, are four minute 

 fnlvons lines arranged in pairs, one spot towards the base of the cell, one on the 

 discocellular nervnle, one above the subcostal nervure, three below the cell near 

 the abdominal margin and one above, several minute spots at the base. 

 Expanse : 48 mm. 

 Hab. Sierra Leone. 



In the collection of the Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



Allied to^l. terpsichore, but differs principally in the absence of the discal row 

 of small spots and of the lunules in the outer marginal black band on the underside 

 of the jMJSterior wings of those species. 



3. Acraea althoffi Dewitz. 



? . Upperside : anterior wings dusky brownish grey with an obscure greyish white 

 diffused band towards the end of the cell edged externally by an irregular dnsky 



