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rather heavily sepia powdered nervnle ends and rays. The 

 latter thougli coming to a point at margin do not stop short of 

 the margin as in mairessei. Tlie inner edge of this striated 

 border is often tinged with reddish brown. Black spots as 

 follows : — Two in seven, the second just beyond origin of 

 nervules 7 and 6, one at base of 5 and 4 on discocellulars. 

 One spot (sometimes absent) in cell, a subbasal and central 

 spot in Ic, two spots in lb, and one in la. Some irregular 

 black at base of nervules. 



Head black with a lemon ochreous transverse line and two 

 ochreous tufts on collar. Thorax black with a few pale lines 

 and spots. Abdomen black above with pale lateral spots. 

 Claws equal. 



I have not seen a ^ of this species. The colouring of 

 the underside is rather variable. Tlie foregoing descrip- 

 tion is taken from the type, but another example has 

 the basal and marginal areas of the h,-w. underside 

 reddish brown, whilst another has the whole of the pale 

 ochreous portions of the underside of both wings (except 

 the spots of f.-w. and the central patch of h.-w.) rich 

 chestnut brown, the marginal border of h.-w, being rather 

 blacker towards its inner edge. In this example there is 

 no black spot in the cell. 



All the examples which I have up to the present 

 examined were taken on the southern slopes of Mt. 

 Elgon. But for the absence of the pale spot in f.-w. 

 lb, and the fact that the spots in 2 and cell are, on 

 the upperside, fully scaled with yellow, the species has 

 a very similar appearance to A. mairessei, Auriv., and 

 indeed may ultimately prove to be a local race of that 

 species. 



107. ACRAEA CONRADTI. PI. XIII, f. 21. 



Acraea conr cult i, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Ent, 17, p. 22, pl. 1, f. 10 

 (1893) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 112 (1898). 

 German E. Africa (Nguelo, Usambara, Amani, ]\Ikuln- 

 musi) ; Nyassaland (Mlanji Boma). 



(J. Expanse 46-50 mm. F.-w. Costa, hind margin, basal 

 half of la, and apical half from end of cell, black. Cell, and 

 areas lb, and 2 except at margin, and central portion of area 

 la, dark brick red. A subapical band of three transjiarent 

 spots in 6, 5, and 4. Lower side of subcostal somewhat 

 powdered with black, a little black at base of cell, and a short 

 linear black mark at base of area lb. 

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