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to apex. Slightly dusky at base. In the discuidul cell rather beyond its middle an 

 elongate spot somewhat variable in size. At extremity of cell at its upper part two 

 rather continent spots. Parallel with the end of cell and just beyond it an obliciue 

 row of five spots more or less confluent into a bar. Below the cell, nearly in a line 

 with its extremity, are two spots, one on each side of the second median nervule. 

 Nearer the base and below the median nervure is another sj)ot. The black border 

 along the costa is linear. The subapical portion of the wing is a semitransparent 

 grey colour, shading to black at apex, being interrupted, however, by fonr inter- 

 nervular reddish brown streaks which cross the ai)ex obliquely. The fourth reaches 

 and touches the distal margin between the first median and third nervules, being 

 bounded inwardly by a submarginal spot. There are similar submarginal spots 



below the first and second median nervules. Hindwing a brilliant rosy jiink, dusky 



at base, shading to a brick-red toward the margins. Two spots beneath the costa. 

 Two spots in discoidal cell, the outer one the larger ; one at the upper part of 

 extremity of cell, and one below median nervnre. An irregular row of nine spots 

 crosses the discal area of the wings, which are alternately nearer and farther 

 from the base. All or any of these spots on hindwing may be evanescent 

 and only show by transparency from the underside. The festooned border of 

 the distal margin is also visible in tliis way. The margin is black, but of 

 variable width. 



Underside paler tlian upperside. Apex, instead of being black, is yellowish, 

 with black nervules and ochreous brown interuervular streaks. Spotting of forewiug 

 less and that on hindwing more pronounced than on upperside. Hindwing has a 

 festooned black margin inclosing seven creamy yellow spots, with a trace of an 

 eiglith spot at the anal angle. Base dusted with bright pink scales, and the 

 internervnlar spaces along the distal and inner margins have slight submarginal 

 streaks of the same colour. 



Fringe black, except on the inner margins of both wings, where it is yellowish. 



Abdomen reddish brown above, shading to whitish beneath. 



? much like the S , duller in colour, with spotting and borders, and suffusion 

 of black at base of the wings heavier. Interuervular streaks across apex of 

 forewing whitish. Ilosy pink of hindwing in c? replaced by brownish ochre. 



Abdomen black above, spotted with whitish beneath. 



Expanse : 58 mm. 



Tiriki Hills, March 18th, 1903, 1 t?. Type. 



Nyangori, November 1—8, 1902, 1 i ; March 25th, 1003, 1 ?. 



Entebbe, April 1—12, 1903, 2 JcJ, 2 ? ?. 



This beautiful s])ecies is allied to A. pseudegina Westw., but the <S 6 especially 

 are much less sombre in colour. 



7. Acraea byatti spec. nov. (PI. I. f. 17). 



(J. Allied to Serena Fabr., eentura Hew. and excelsior Sharpe. 



Orange scarlet with black borders. 



Upperside. Forewing : black at the base ; costal margin extending into the 



upper part of cell, apex and distal margin all black. A subapical orange-red bar, 

 divided into four portions, of which the one beneath the costa is j)aler in colour, lies 

 in the black ajjical area. This black area just before the extremity of the cell leaves 

 the subcostal nervure, turns at right angles for a short distance toward the inner 



