African S'pccics of the Gcnns Acraea. 311 



parent part of f.-w. apical area much larger than in ^ . The 

 underside is also whitish witliout any trace of the reddish 

 marginal spots on either wing. 



The species would appear to be rare. It occurs only in 

 Madagascar. 



119. Acraea strattipocles. PI. XV, f. 1.3. 



Acraea stratiipochs, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Eut., 17, p. 18, p]. 1, 

 f. 9, pl. 3, f. 25 (1893) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 112 

 (1898). 



Madagascar (Antsianaka, Alaotra). 



(J. Expanse 60 to 54 mm. F.-w. Costa, apex, and hind 

 margin black, widest at apex. About two-thirds of length of 

 cell, proximal half of area 2, the whole of area lb, except at 

 margin, and the distal part of la except at margin, deep brick 

 red. Remainder of wing transparent crossed by the black 

 nervules, the transparency somewhat invading the marginal 

 black between the nervules, and caused by a reduction in 

 number but not in size, of the scales. Sometimes a trace of a 

 black spot near base of area 2. 



H.-w. deep brick red, yellowish at inner margin, and having 

 a black hind-marginal border, the inner edge of which is fairly 

 regular and not deeply indented by the ground-colour. Numer- 

 ous large, more or less confluent, black spots more easily 

 distinguished on underside. 



Underside f.-w. nearly devoid of scales and very shining, 

 the pattern of upj^erside showing through. Costa, apex, and 

 hind margin dusted with umber brown, and a black spot at 

 base of costa. 



H.-w. pinkish varying from nearly white to dusky pink, 

 more or less suffused with brown in lower half of cell, and basal 

 portion of 3, 2, and Ic. Marginal border russet brown, divided 

 by darker, broadly scaled nervule ends and narrow short inter- 

 nervular rays. Black sjjots as follows : — An outer or discal row 

 of eight. The first large, in area 7, the second and third (in 6 

 and 5) rather smaller and respectively rather more distally 

 placed. The fourth slightly more proximal, the fifth and sixth 

 large and occupying the base of areas 3 and 2 respectively. The 

 seventh and eighth large and nearly in a straight line with the 

 sixth, at right angles to inner margin. This row of spots is 

 practically confluent. In addition to these, a basal spot in 9, 

 a dot in 8 near precostal, a large subbasal spot in 7, a smaller 

 spot near base of cell, and a second and larger spot in cell 



