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near base of area 2, the seventh in Ic at the same level, and the 

 eighth in lb rather more distal. In addition to these there are 

 two spots in cell, the second just before origin of nervule 2 ; a 

 basal and a subbasal in Ic, an additional spot in lb, and two 

 in la. 



Head and thorax black with a few pale dots, abdomen black 

 above with minute whitish lateral dots. Claws equal. 



^. Resembles ^ but has rather more rounded wings, and 

 the red of f.-w. is of rather less extent. In the h.-w. the red 

 patch is outwardlj' much less sharply defined being invaded 

 by the greyish dusting of the border both on and between the 

 nervules. The spots in the upper part of the outer row may 

 be absent. 



It was some time before I was able to decide the correct 

 nomenclature of A. quirinalis and A. iturina owing to the 

 fact that the red form of A. orestia was nearly always 

 found with them, and all three were mixed together in 

 collections. Indeed of two alleged co-types of quirinalis 

 sent to me for examination, one was quirinalis and the 

 other the red form of orestia, Mr. Grose-Smith having 

 failed to distinguish between them. I have since seen 

 the type of q^uirinalis and find that it is not, as I thouo-ht 

 it might be, only the red form of orestia. Familiarity 

 with these forms enables them to be easily distin- 

 guished without regard to the colour or pattern, since 

 iturina has the nervules 6 and 7 of the h.-w. stalked, 

 whilst they arise independently in quirinalis and orestia, 

 and the tarsal claws of the ^ quirinalis are symmetrical, 

 whilst those of orestia are asymmetrical. 



Quirinalis occurs from Usukuma to Kisumu and 

 Entebbe, and into the Ituri forest. 



118. Acraea forxax. PI. XV, f. 11. 



Acraea fornax, Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. (5), 4, p. 230 (1879) ; 

 Mabille, Nat. Hist. Mad. Lep., 1, p. 106, pi. 9a, ff. 10, 10a 

 (1885-7); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 103 (1898). 

 = smifhii, Mabille, Ann. Ent. Fr. (5), 9, p. 341 (1879).* 

 Madagascar (Fianarantsoa). 



^. Expanse 50 to 52 mm. F.-w. Basal half bright red 

 extending to end of cell, very slightly into area 3, al)out half 



* Strictly speaking, Mabille's name should stand. His paper was 

 rend on Jan. 8th, but ncit published till Oct. Butler's description 

 was published in Sept. Mabille has himself, however, in the 

 work on Madagascar, adopted the above synonymy. 



