96 RHOPALOCERA AFRIC.E AUSTRALIS. 



from near costa to just above submedian nervure ; a small 

 black spot on inner-margin, slightly beyond middle, and 

 another larger spot a little beyond it, but above submedian 

 nervure. Hirid-wing : base suffused with black, which ex- 

 tends towards anal angle on both sides of median nervure ; 

 eight or nine black spots (some of them more or less con- 

 nected) scattered over wing to beyond middle ; a rather broad 

 black band along hind-margin, slightly but regularly den- 

 tate on its inner edge, and containing six or seven small, 

 pale-yellowish spots, between nervules. Under-side. — 

 Paler than upper-side, with a peculiarly glossy appearance ; 

 black spots not so large. Fore-wing : base without black 

 suffusion ; at apex, two or three yellowish-white spots in the 

 black marginal stripe. Hind-wing : base but narrowly 

 black ; spots more distinct than on upper-side, those near 

 base being clearly visible ; spots on hind-margin large, con- 

 spicuous, paler than above, seven or eight in number. 

 Fringes of wings yellow. 



2 . Spotted and otherwise marked as in ^ ; but ground- 

 colour of both wings pale^ dull, brownish-ochreous, semi-trans- 

 parent. 



A description of this species is given by Dr. Boisduval, in his Appendix 

 to M. Delegorgue's Travels ; but he does not mention the $ , of which I 

 have only seen one specimen, from Natal, given me by Mr. C. Morland, of 

 Croydon. The distinctive differences from A. Violce, Fab., that are pre- 

 sented by this Butterfly (which is nevertheless a closely-allied species), are 

 correctly stated by Dr. Boisduval as consisting of the extra row of spots 

 near hind-margin, and the entire nature of the Imid-marginal bordering of 

 black, which does not radiate on the nervules as in A. Violce. The latter 

 is an Indian species. 



Natal. — Coll. mihi. 



Port Natal.— Coll. Brit. Mus. 



60. Acrsea Nohara. 



Acraea Nohara, Boisd., Jpp. Voy. de Deleg., p. 590, n. 54. 



$ . Acraea Actiaca, Heioits., Exot. Butt., pt. 2, pi. 6, f. 3. 



" About the size of A. Horta, with the habit of A. Ra- 

 hira. Dull fulvous-yellovj ; both zvings with a black, white- 

 fringed border, — very narrow on fore-wings, where it radiates 

 on the nervures to beyond the middle. Fore-wing : between 

 the middle and apex, a slender, short, transverse, black band, 

 commencing on costa ; towards base, this band is preceded 

 by three black spots, situate on disc. Hind-wing : twelve 

 large black spots scattered over wing from base to beyond 

 middle. Under-side. — Paler than upper-side, the hind- 

 wings particularly so. Hind-wing : yellowish in tint ; the 

 black border intersected by a row of spots of the ground- 

 colour ; some fulvous marks between the black spots." 



