African Species of the Genus Acraea. 110 



^. Expanse about 50 mm. Wings bright scar] et. (In some 

 examples deep orange, but whether this diflerence is due to 

 fading or to seasonal dimorphism I am unable to decide, the ex- 

 amples before me not being dated.) F.-w. Costa yellowish. Apex 

 moderately sufl'used with black and the nervules heavily marked 

 with the same colour. Hind margin narrowly black. Black 

 spots as follows : — In area II near middle of length of cell a 

 small spot. Below this in cell an oblique transverse spot and 

 one on upper and middle discocellulars. Just beyond end of cell 

 an oblique transverse band of spots from costa to nervule 4. In 

 area 3 a broadly crescentic spot near middle of its length and 

 sometimes a small submarginal. In area 2 a submarginal sub- 

 triangular spot and a reniform spot at basal end touching 

 median and nervule 2. In area lb a submarginal, close behind 

 it a discal, and touching the median a subbasalspot ; also a small 

 black basal streak. In area la near middle a small black streak, 

 also a slight black basal suffusion. H.-w. with a slight black 

 basal suffusion and a narrow (about 1*2 mm.) hind-marginal 

 band. Inner margin yellowish. Black spots as follows : — A 

 discal sinuous row of eight the fourth (in 4) usually confluent 

 with a minute spot on the discocellular (this latter not always 

 present). The spot in 2 touching median and nervule 2. In 

 area 7 a subbasal spot. Two spots in cell the distal one large 

 and transverse. A subbasal and a basal spot in Ic, and one 

 or two confluent and rather obscurely defined spots in lb 

 and la. 



Underside. F.-w. rosy red, costa, apex, and hind margin 

 ochreous. Hind margin and nervules narrowly black, reddish 

 internervular marks, black spots as on upperside. H.-w. warm 

 ochreous, darker in the internervular spaces and with some 

 reddish marks near base. Hind margin with a narrow greenish 

 grey border about 1'2 mm. wide, outwardly and inwardly 

 defined by a very narrow black edge, and divided by the black 

 nervules. Spots as above, an additional one being visible in 

 area 8 near precostal, and a basal spot in 9, and Ic. The discal 

 spots in la and lb sometimes confluent. 



Head and thorax black with a few yellowish spots, and red or 

 orange lateral tufts on collar. Basal half of abdomen black 

 with orange lateral spots. Remainder orange. Claws unequal. 



5 . About same size as ^ (one dwarfed example before me 

 only 36 mm.). Ground-colour rather less brilliant. Spots 

 similar. H.-w. margin with pale internervular spots of ground- 

 colour. Abdomen all black above with large whitish lateral 

 spots. 



