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6 Mr. H. Eltringham on the Forms and 
makes Oberthiir’s flavescens synonymous with the same 
author's kilimandjara, Rogenhofer’s confusa and fallax, 
and Karsch’s octobalia. The latter appears to be an 
aberration of johnstoni, in which the yellow Spots are 
ringed with a darker colour. 
I have lately examined in the British Museum a very 
curious example of johnstont from Kilimanjaro. It 
resembles the fallax form of lycoa so closely that I hesi- 
tated to decide its identity from the external features 
alone. Mr. Heron kindly allowed me to examine the 
genitalia, and it proved to be johnstoni as above indicated. 
The quadrate appearance of the hindwing patch is almost 
lost on the upperside, though rather more developed 
beneath. Placed side by side with the forms of lycoa 
from Kenia above described, the two species would certainly 
be difficult to distinguish. 
The last form of johnstoni which I have seen described 
is the Acraea torwna of Grose-Smith. It presents certain 
peculiar features, and will be considered apart from the 
other forms. 
I have endeavoured throughout the foregoing somewhat 
tedious explanation to distinguish between forms which 
appertain to /ycoa and those which are conspecific with 
johnstoni, because, as the result of my investigation, I am 
convinced that lycoa and johnstoni are separate species, 
and remain so throughout the length of their geographical 
range. That of lycoa has already been outlined. Acraeca 
johnston? occurs in the Tiriki Hills and extends as far 
south as Chirinda in 8.E. Rhodesia. In this latter locality 
all the examples I have seen, some twenty in number, are 
of the confusa form (including jlavescens), The spots and 
hindwing patch vary from yellow to white. In some cases 
the specimens have all white markings. Plate I, fig. 15, 
shows a female from this region.* 
* Since the above was written I have had an opportunity of 
examining a fine series of Acraea johnstoni taken in Nyassaland by 
Mr. 8. A. Neave. There are forty-five of the confusa form, varying 
from yellow to white spotted, the only combination not represented 
being white hindwing patch and yellow forewing spots. One example 
has white forewing spots and dark yellow hindwing patch ( = semi- 
albescens). There are, in addition, four examples of a peculiar form 
of semifulvescens in which the forewing spots are not obsolescent 
as is usual in this form, but are as white and distinct as in confusa. 
The examples are all males. They have a striking appearance 
and form an interesting connecting link between confusa and 
semifulvescens. 
