2 Mr. P. T. Latliy's Contribution 



by fuscoiTS iiTorated with dark grey and the ocelli not so dis- 

 tinct. Hind wing fuscous irrorated with dark grey, traces of an 

 irregular waved median line, beyond which the ground colour is 

 slightly ochreous, and a submarginal row of obscure ocelli. 

 Exp. 50 millim. 



Rob. BiHE District, Angola. 



I received a single specimen of this striking species. 

 It is allied to IT. simonsi, Butl., but may at once be dis- 

 tinguished by the much darker and wider apical area of 

 fore wing, both above and below, and by absence of post- 

 median line of fore winof below. 



ACE^A MiRiFiCA, sp. nov. (Plate I, fig. 2.) 



$ . Upper-side. Fore wing blackish-brown with quadrate black 

 spot at upper end of cell ; a wide seniihyaline whitish band from 

 costa beyond cell to anal angle. Hind wing blackish-brown, with 

 three minute submarginal white spots. 



Under-side. Fore wing ; inner marginal area widely blackish, 

 upper part of cell and apical area olivaceous- white, a black spot at 

 end of cell as above and a smaller black spot within cell. Hind 

 wing olivaceous-white, base black, and containing two red spots of 

 which the upper is much the larger, a black patch at end of, one 

 crossing centre of cell and another below cell extending to inner 

 margin, an irregular greatly curved series of black spots around 

 cell, a submaiginal row of seven red spots outwardly edged with 

 black and between each of these spots on the nervule a black dash. 



Exp. 46 millim. 



Hah. BiHE District, Angola. 



A single specimen of this wonderfully striking Acrxa 

 w^as obtained. I cannot compare it with any other species 

 in the genus. 



AcR^A ACUTiPENNis, sp. nov. (Plate I, fig. 3.) 



$ . Upper-side. Fore wing red, apex blackish-brown, a black spot 

 within, one at end of, and two below cell ; an irregular black bar 

 beyond cell extending from costa to second median nervule. Hind 

 wing red, outer margin black containing small red lunules which 

 become obsolete towards anal angle, base of and area below cell 

 black, a black spot in centre of and another at upper end of 

 cell, a greatly curved and irregular series of eight black spots 

 around cell. 



Under-side. Fore wing as above, but apical area paler. Hind 



