228 Mr. H. Eltringliam's Monograph of the 



and occupying the whole basal half of the wing, except costa. 

 A more or less curvilinear spot in lb, just beyond origin of 2. 

 In margin there are reddish brown internervular rays. The 

 pale yellow subapical patch extends narrowly along both sides 

 of nervule 5 to margin, and along the upperside of 4. 



H.-w. Pale sage green at base with numerous black spots 

 on an area corresponding to the triangular black of the upper- 

 side. The more distal of these spots are in some cases more or 

 less confluent, but the following can usually be distinguished : — 

 One in 9, 8, and Ic at base. Two in 7 close together, one at 

 base of G, one on discocellulars, three in cell (sometimes only 

 two), two in Ic, lb, and la. The more distal spots are arranged 

 roughly in two parallel rows enclosing crimson marks in 7, cell, 

 and Ic. Central portion of M'ing pale pink. A broad hind- 

 marginal blackish border, its inner edge corresponding iji shape 

 to that on upperside. On this border the nervules are black, 

 sometimes with a whitish lateral powdering. Between the 

 nervules a series of marginal triangular svhitish spots, produced 

 into reddish rays, each spot and its rays outlined with black. 



Head and thorax black. Red tufts on collar. Abdomen 

 black above with pale ochreous segmental lines and lateral 

 spots. Claws unequal. 



$ . Expanse 50-58 mm. May be coloured very like the male 

 or may be distinctly paler and duller. Occasionally the f.-w. 

 subapical spot is wiiitish. There is usually a well-marked row 

 of reddish triangular internervular spots in h.-w. Underside 

 as above but paler and duller. 



A. sotikensis f. katana. 



This form is distinguished by having the orange red areas 

 deeper in tint, whilst the f.-w. subapical sjiot is usually of the 

 same red colour instead of pale ochreous. There seems nearly 

 always to be a marginal row of reddish spots in h.-w. 



9 like ^ but larger and duller. F.-w. subapical spot some- 

 times yellow or even whitish. Though scarcely quite constant, 

 the form is specially characteristic of the Katanga region. 



A. sotikensis f. supponina. PL IV, f. 15 {^). 



Amongst numerous examples of the katana form there are 

 some which present a remarkable difference in the arrangement 

 of the black spots in the h.-w. underside. Those in areas 4, 5, 

 6, and 7 projecting downwards in a straight line nearly at right 

 angles to the costa, instead of lying almost parallel to the sub- 

 basal spots. On examining the type of Staudinger's A. supponina 

 I found this arrangement of spots to be its most distinguishing 



