68 Mr. H. Eltringham's Mono(jraph of the 



narrow marginal border of black spots and whitish spots arranged 

 on and between nervules respectively. Within this border a 

 series of seven red internervular spots, that in Ic more or less 

 doubled. Black spots as on upjserside, and three consj^icuoiis 

 red spots, one near base in area 7, and two in Ic. A few red 

 scales at other points notably in cell near end. Thorax and 

 abdomen black above and brownish below with lateral brownish 

 yellow spots. Claws unequal. 



9 . Expanse 40-46 mm. Resembles the (^ but red colour 

 may h& replaced by tawny, h.-w. underside has the ground 

 colour much whiter and the red submarginal spots diiller and 

 more elongate. The red colour would ajipear to vary consider- 

 al)ly. Mabille's figure, stated to be that of a $ , is nearly as red 

 as an average (^ , Grose-Smith's figure is much paler, wliilst an 

 example Itefore me from the Tring collection is intermediate 

 between these. 



The male armature is of a very simple character. A. Ha 

 would appear to be a rare species, and I have seen but few 

 examples. Owing to its small size and the peculiar pattern 

 of the h.-w. underside it is not difficult to distinguish from 

 its nearest allies. 



20. ACRAEA OBEIRA. PL VII, f. 9. PI. XVI, f. 21. 



Acraea obeira, Hewitson, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 65 (1863) ; Ma- 

 bille, Hist. Nat. Mad., 1, p. 95, pi. 9a, f. 7, pi. 10, f. 5, 6 

 (1885-7) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 88 (1898). 

 = piva, Guenee, Vinson Vog. Mad. Annexe, p. 34 (1864). 

 = andromba, Gr. Snath, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6), 7, p. 124 (1891) ; 

 Smith & Kirby, Rhop. Exot., 21 (Acraea), p. 13, pi. 4, f. 6-8 

 (1892) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 88 (1898). 

 Madagascar. 

 A. obeira bwrni, subsp. 



Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6), 18, p. 467 (1896) ; Proc. Zool. 

 Soc, p. 841, pi. 50, f. 3 (1898) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., 

 p. 88 (1898). 

 Natal. 

 A. obeira obeira. 



(^ . 50-56 mm. F.-w. almost transparent, the scales very 

 slightly reduced in width and never resembling hairs. Costa, 

 apex and hind margin dusted with blackish. A rusty yellow 

 basal suffusion reaching a little beyond middle of cell, just 

 beyond origin of nervure 2, and not quite to the hind angle. 

 H.-w. with a basal suffusion of the same rusty yellow, its outer 



