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XV.— ACR^A ITURINA. 3 . Ficis. :), 4. 



Jcnra Ihiriiin, Henley Grose Smith, *' Proceedings of the Zoological Society 

 of London," 1890, p. 4()5. 



Exp. 1^ inches. 



" J/f//('. Upperside. Both wings vitreous, witli dusky-hrown veins, anterior 

 wings with costal margin, apex, outer margin, and veins dusted w"ith greyish- 

 hrown scales, basal third densely dusted with bright rufous scales, black at the 

 base, a cluster of black confluent spots at the upperside of tlie cell altout its 

 middle. Posterior wings with the inner two-thirds bright rufous, i)al('r on the 

 inner margin above the anal angle ; the rufous space does not extend to the 

 costal margin or beyond two-thirds of the central area, except towards the anal 

 angle, where it approaches nearer to the outer margin ; at the base is a cluster 

 and beyond the cell a row of seven black spots, the fourth being out of line, and 

 nearer to the outer margin ; between the basal cluster and this row are two 

 spots, one above the subcostal nervure, the other on the inner margin. 



" Underside devoid of scales, except the spots on the posterior wings as 

 on the upperside." (H. G. S., loc. cit.) 



Hab. Great Forest of Central Africa (Bonny). 



lu the Collection of Henley Grose Smith. 



"Nearest to A. Cerasa, Hew., but a larger insect with more elongate wings, the nifdus area 

 eomjiaratively smaller, and on posterior wings different in shape, and the arrangement of the 

 spots on both wings is different." (H. G. S., loc. cU.) 



XVI.— ACR.EA IGOLA. $ . !• k;. 5. 



/irnra lijida, Trimen, '* South African Butterflies," vol. iii. j). 870 (IMSII). 



Exp. rather more than 1| inches. 



Moll'. Upperside. Reddish-tawny, anterior wings with the costa, apex, 

 and hind margin blackish, a black dash at the end of the cell, apical third sub- 

 vitreous within the borders, crossed by broad blackish veins; a short black dasli 

 at the base below the cell. Posterior wings rather brighter red, with l»lack 

 uusi)otted borders, radiating imvards on and between the nervurcs ; inner 

 margin inclining to yellowish. The black spots are confused towards the base 

 above, and will therefore be described from the underside. 



Underside glazed, with the markings of the upper surface showing through. 

 Posterior wings witli the l)ase, inner margin and border testaceous; the latter 

 marked with Idack veins, l)L'twe('n wliic-h stand dark spots crossed by a line. 



