African S]pccies of the Genus Acraca. 12D 



A. nohara pseudatohnis, subsp. n. 

 S.E. Ehodesia ; Mahakata R. 



A. nohara pnnctellata, subsp. n. 



Nyassaland (Zomba) ; Angoniland; [? Delagoa Bay]. 



A. nohara noJuira. 



($ . Expanse 50-60 mm. Wings bright red (in fresh examples) 

 varying to pale dusky ochreous with black spots. The ground- 

 colour varies in intensity, and the spots somewhat in size. 

 F.-w. Costa very narrowly black continued as an apical and 

 hind-marginal border about 1*5 mm. wide at apex and tapering 

 to hind angle. Ends of nervules black, and a black suffusion at 

 base, widest in la. Spots as follows : — A large rounded spot in 

 cell just above origin of 2 and a still larger spot on discocel- 

 lulars. Beyond cell an oblique row of four and sometimes five 

 subquadrate spots, the first in 9 sometimes absent, the next three 

 in 6, 5, and 4 quadrate and separated only by the nervules. The 

 fifth in 3 somewhat elongated, with its long axis parallel to hind 

 margin. The apjjearance of this band of spots varies considerably. 

 Most commonly the second, third, and fourth, lie in a perfectly 

 straight line at right angles to costa, but in some specimens they 

 lie on an irregular outwardly convex curve. A rounded sjjot 

 in 2 close to median, and a submarginal and a subbasal spot 

 in lb. 



H.-w. with a black basal suffusion, and a black marginal 

 border r5-2 mm. wide usually with a slight indication of 

 paler internervular markings. Black spots as on underside but 

 those near base obscured by basal black, and tliose in la and lb 

 often only faintly indicated. 



Underside paler than above. F.-w. with a conspicuous spot 

 at base of costa, apical area sometimes with orange internervular 

 markings, the two spots in lb often faintly indicated, otherwise 

 spots and markings as on upi^erside. 



H.-w. paler than above, area 8, 9, end of cell, and median 

 portion of Ic, lb, and la often pinkish. Space between basal 

 spots in cell, Ic, lb, and la ochreous. Hind margin ochreous 

 divided into spots by the black ends of nervules- and black 

 internervular arches. A narrow black marginal line from apex 

 to anal angle. Black spots as follows:— A discal row of nine. 

 The first in 7 near middle, the second and third much nearer 

 margin and placed one above the other (occasionally the third 

 spot is small or absent), the fourth almost touches end of cell, the 

 fifth may lie immediately beneath it, or may be in a line pointing 

 to apex, the sixth touches median and 2, the seventh rather nearer 

 TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1912. — PART I. (JULY) K 



