African SjJecies of the Genus Acraea. 207 



black. Beyond cell a broad white subajjical bar in 10, 9, 6, 5, 

 4, and jiart of 3. Below the black area deep golden yellow in- 

 clining to red towards base and invading the black outer margin 

 in lb and 2, so as to leave only a marginal line and black 

 nerviile ends and rays. Black spots as follows :— One large spot 

 in cell over origin of 2, one at end of cell on discocellulars, two 

 beyond cell at inner edge of white band in 5 and 4, one near 

 base of area 3, and below it but nearer cell a spot in 2. Below 

 this but more distally placed a spot in lb, and in the same area 

 a dot (sometimes absent) nearly midway between base and origin 

 of nervule 2. A black linear mark at base of lb, and a black 

 basal streak in la. In some examples a series of internervular 

 yellow spots along hind margin. 



H.-w. golden yellow inclined to darker towards basKj, with a 

 little black powdering in cell and Ic. Black spots as on under- 

 side but only faintly indicated towards inner nuxrgin. A narrow 

 black marginal border somewhat edentate on the nervules and 

 bearing pale internervular spots. 



Underside f.-w. as above but paler, and the apical portion 

 beyond white patch is pearl grey, striated by the black nervule 

 ends which join in a black marginal line, and bearing golden 

 yellow internervular streaks, that in area 6 being much longer 

 than the rest. Costa ochreous with a black dot at base. H.-w. 

 pale creamy ochreous with a narrow black border broken up by 

 white internervular spots, and bordered on its inner edge by a 

 series of golden yellow quadrate internervular spots. An outer 

 series of black sjwts the first long and transverse in 7 just beyond 

 origin of nervule 7 ; this followed by a curs-ed series of four 

 small spots in 6-3, and three larger spots more basally placed in 

 2, Ic, and lb, and lying in a straight line at right angles to inner 

 margin. Above the last of these a small dot in la. In addition 

 there is an inner spot in 7, also transverse, a spot near end of 

 cell, just before origin of 3, and a spot in Ic, lb, and la. 

 Between these two rows of spots and sharply enclosed by them 

 is an irregularly curved band of deep pink, and there is a basal 

 patch of the same colour in 9 and Ic. A black dot in 8 near 

 precostal. Head black with reddish brown collar, thorax black, 

 abdomen ochreous with a blackish dorsal line and indications of 

 dark segmental lines. Claws unequal. 

 $ . Expanse 48-56 mm. 



Resembles the $ but area 2 in f.-w. is powdered with black. 



^This interesting little species was first taken near 

 Kisumu by Mr. C. A. Wiggins, tlie examples received 

 from him being all females, I found both males and 



