202 Mr. H. Eltiingbam's Monograph of the 



ill 2, whereas in anacreontica sometimes, and generally 

 in homha and spcciosa it is nearer margin. 



77. ACRAEA RAHIRA. PI. XIII, f . ] . 



Acraea rahira, Boi.sduval, Fciuue. Madg., p. 33, pi. 5, f. 4, 5 

 (1833); Voy. Deleg., 2, p. 590 (1847); Wallengren, Rhop. 

 Catlr., p. 21 (1857); Trimen, Rhop. Af. Austr., p. 103 

 (1862); Mabille, Hist. Nat. Mad. Lep., 1, p. 110, pi. 11, 

 f. 9, 10 (1885-7); Trimen, S. Af. 15utt., 1, p. 166 (1887) '; 

 Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 73 (1891); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., 

 p. 103 (1898) ; Fawcett (metam.), Trans. Zool. Soc, p. 294, 

 pi. 46, f. 7, 8, 9 (1901) ; Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 231, 

 pi. 19, f. 1, la, lb (1904) ; Neave, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 26 

 (1910). 

 Angola (Cugho R., Mikenge) ; Uamaraland (Ovambo) ; 



Cape Colony; Natal; Transvaal; Mashonaland ; N.E. 



and N.W. Rhodesia (Alala Plateau, Chambezi Valley) ; 



Portuguese E. Africa; [Madagascar (?)]. 



^. Expanse 38-45 mm. Wings rich to paler orange 

 ochreous. F.-w. costa broadly black. Ends of nervules broadly 

 black at margin and narrowing inwardly. A black basal spur 

 in lb. Black spots as follows : — One in cell above origin of 2. 

 A mark on upper part of discocellulars. Beyond cell a discal 

 band of four spots, the first three (in 6, 5, and 4) contiguous, 

 their outer edges forming a somewhat convex curve, the fourth 

 (in 3) slightly separated, its long axis pointing towards the 

 apex. A spot in 2 below origin of 3, and immediately beneath 

 it a spot in lb. 



H.-w. slightly black at base and having a narrow black margin 

 deeply indented between nervules by the ground-colour ; ends 

 of nervules powdered with black. Spots corresponding to those 

 on underside. Central area rather paler and bounded by a 

 faint dusky line indicating the pattern of the underside. 



Underside f.-w. much paler than above. Costa pale greyish 

 ochreous. Ends of nervules in apical area very distinctly black. 

 Spots as on underside, with an extra dot at base of costa. 

 Bej'ond discal spots the apical area is 2>ale ochreous, and between 

 the nervules are orange lines, that in 6 reaching inwardly to the 

 spots. 



H.-w. pale creamy ochreous. Some irregular reddish ochreous 

 marks at base and across the central area of wing, just before 

 the discal spots. Beyond the discal spots a central band of the 

 ground-colour traver.sing the wing as far as area 4 nearly at 



