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15 (?(?, S ? ? from : Gillet Mts. l'.Mii)_-r200 in.,4. vii. 1900; Walenso, 2000 m., 

 8 & 9. vii. 1900; Abnlciissim, 2400—2000111., 16. vii. 1900; Djafta, 19. vii. 1900; Ailis 

 Abeba, .5. ix. 1900; Aveve, Kollii, 22. ix. 1900; Uppor Bns'sijo River, Gindeberat, 

 25. ix. 1900 ; Badattinoto Abuje, Schoa, 28. ix. 1900 ; Madali, Abai River, 1.x. 1900 ; 

 Badattino, Gindeberat, 4.x. 1900 ; Abnje, Schoa, 29. ix. 1900; Lake Abassi, 8. xii. 

 1900 ; Alesa, Koscha, 25. ii. 1901. 



90. Acraea vinidia. 



Anam vliihl'ai Hewitson, Ent. Mo. May. xi. p. l.TO (1874) (Angola) ; Auriv., 1.,-. p. 105. n. 68 (1899) ; 

 Pagenst., l.i: p. 135. n. 9 (1902). 



The three specimens obtained are paler than, or as pale as, the East African 

 -1. V. tenclla on the ii])perside ; they agree, however, on the nnderside in the width 

 of the marginal border, especially of the hindwing, better with AVest African 

 sjiecimens. They have on the upperside pale marginal spots, either on both wings 

 or on the hiiidwing only. 



As Arraea i-hmlia is a very variable species, to which, in our opinion, several 

 other " species " belong as individual and geographical varieties, we think it better 

 to abstain for the present from giving a name to the North-east African form. 



3 c?c? from : Aveve, Kollu, Schoa, 22. ix. 1900 ; Madali, Abai River, 1. x. 1900 ; 

 Godjeb to Bonga, Kafia, 4.iv. 1901. 



91. Acraea bonasia alicia. 



Acraea eponimi, Oberthiir {noii Cramer, 1872), A>in. Mus. Cir. Genorn xv. p. 157. n. 28 (1879) 



(Schoa). 

 Acrrif cbiiHiLfia, Aurivillius, l.r. p. 105. n. 72 (1899) (partim) ; Pagenst., I.e. p. 135. n. 10 (1902). 

 Anrimalh-!,, Sharpe, Ann. Mug. N.H. (G). v. p. 442 (1890) ; Auriv., /r. n. 73 (1899). 



The specimens of bonasia from Abyssinia and Somaliland agree best with the 

 East African form alicia, which completely intergradates with the West African 

 form bonasia. The width of the orange-red area on the forewing is individually 

 variable, iu some specimens the base of cellule M' — M- being black, in others not. 

 The black distal borders to the fore- and hindwing, belotr, are not streaked with 

 buff at the veins in alicia J'c?, or only faintly. 



32 (?(?, 1 ? from: Upper Bussijo, Gindeberat, 24. ix. 1900 ; Lake Abassi, 

 4 & 9. xii. 1900; Alata, Sidamo, 13. xii. 1900; Abera, 23. xii. lOUO ; Abera to 

 Koritscha, Uatadera, 23. xii, 1900 ; Banka, Malo, 16 & IT. ii. lOUl. 



92. Acraea cabira f. apecida. 



Acrueii ii/ieriiln Oberthiir, El. d'Ent. xvii. p. 23. t. 2. f. 15 (1893) (Usambara) ; Auriv,, l.f. p, 100. 

 D, 70(1899), 



This is doubtless the red form of cabira, as suggested by Aurivillius, our series 

 oi cabira showing all intergradations in colour. 



In the three specimens among 0. Neumann's material the red patch situated 

 on the forewing before the posterior margin is narrower than in the specimens from 

 Uganda and East Africa, the individuals representing jierhaps a distinct North- 

 eastern subspecies. ; 



3 c?c? from: Lake Abassi, 4. xii. 1900; Gardnlla, 13.1.1901; Djala, Gofa, 

 31.1.1901, 



