IIG Mr. H. Eltriiigham's Monoi/rajyh of the 



9 . Expanse 60-G4 mm. AVet season form. F.-w. sepia rather 

 darker at costa, apex, anil hind margin, witli black spots as in ^ 

 but somewhat less distinctlj^ outlined. A broad white subapical 

 patch from costa to nervule 3. H.-w. pale sepia marked and 

 spotted as in (J . 



Underside. F.-w. Basal and discal area brownish crrey ; costa, 

 apex, and hind margin greenish grey witli black nervule.s and 

 dark ochreous rays. Subapical paleh greenisli white, spots as 

 in (J. H.-w. greenisli grey with black spots as in ^. Near 

 inner edge of marginal border a row of small greyish ochreous 

 streaks. Abdomen black above with large white lateral spots- 

 Yellowish beneath. 



Dry season form. Closely resembles (J but ground-colour 

 duller red, white subapical patch as in wet season form, and apex 

 black with reddish internervular rays. Underside of h.-w. pale 

 dull ochreous with orange ochreous spots at inner edge of hind- 

 marginal border. Discal spot in area 3 may be present though 

 small. 



A. petniea f. fahorana, Suif. 



The ^ described under this name by Suft'ert has the median 

 cell spot joined to the basal black, and the discal black band of 

 spots is of less extent than usual. In so variable a species the 

 name is hardly worth preserving. 



In the $ ascribed to this particular variation of the ^, but 

 with which it has no special connection, the ground-colour is 

 the same as that of the (^ and the subapical patch is dull 

 orange ochreous. The varietal name taburana may perhaps be 

 preserved for this form. Both the above occur in a series taken 

 by Marshall in Natal, and now in the Hope Department. 



Fawcett's description (/. c.) of tlie larva and pupa is as 

 follows: — 



Larva. — " Ground-colour pale golden brown, with dorsal and 

 lateral black lines, and a black transverse line on each segment 

 bearing two largish white spots and six long branched black 

 spines, those on 3rd, 4th, and 5th segments being longer than 

 the remainder. Head large proportionately to body, black with 

 a white bifid mark on front. Thoracic legs and claspers 

 yellowish. The young larvae reared were all blackisli in colour 

 and fed in companies on 0)tcoha kirnisslana (Planch). 



" Pupa appears to be dichromatic, some being pale brown 

 and others ferruginous; in both forms the fine black lines and 



