86 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



ground-colour larger tlian in male. Discal spots as in male, but 

 basal black suffusion wanting. Underside rather sparsely scaled 

 but otherwise as in male though paler. Abdomen brown, paler 

 beneath. 



I have described the 'mcnij)2:)c form at length because it 

 is much the commonest typicalW western form. True 

 zetcs agreeing with Clerck's original figure has the f-w. all 

 brown black witbout submarginal spots and with just a 

 trace of whitisli subapical spots. The paler areas of under- 

 side are ahuost white. 



A. zetes f. jalema. 



This form is intermediate in pattern between zctes and acara. 

 It has the red f.-w. of the latter but much suffused with black. 

 The apex is usually also blackish, and the white spots just 

 beyond the discal black are still present. 



A. zetes acara, subsp. 



(^ . Expanse 80-85 mm. Wings bright red with lilack spots as 

 in zetes. F.-w. has the apex only narrowly black. The subapical 

 area is deep orange, and the hind marginal border bears large 

 spots of the same colour, leaving the black only as heavy 

 internervular arches gradually decreasing towards apex. H.-w. 

 marginal border 4 mm. wide, the internervular spots very 

 faintly visible. Basal black extending barely half the length of 

 cell. Discal area frequently suffused with white (= caffra and 

 tescea). 



Underside, f.-w. dull pink, black spots as in zetes. Subapical 

 area pinkish white. Area 6 with a suffused orange streak, 

 beneath which is a marginal row of well-marked internervular 

 orange spots bordered inwardly with black, and interstitially with 

 bluish grey. H.-w. almost white. The spots on marginal and 

 basal area are white. Fringes of both wings tipped with white 

 between the nervules. Thorax and abdomen as in zeten. 



9 . Expanse 80-90 mm. Wings pale pinkish brown, spotted 

 as in male. F.-w. Subapical area pale dull ochreous. Under- 

 side f.-w. from base to about middle of wing very sparsely scaled. 

 Subapical area creamy white with intei*nervular orange markings. 

 H.-w. white with marginal black bearing white spots and edged 

 inwardly with orange spots. Basal black having white spots and 

 edged outwardly with pink. 



f. mhondojia. 



In this form the f.-w. apical black joins the end of cell, a 

 common variation which may be observed in almost any series. 



