318 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of tlie 



and band of upperside showing slightly through. Nervule 

 ends black joining in a tine black marginal line. Small black 

 spots as follows : — One, minute, in 8 (often absent), two in 7 

 close together, the second just beyond origin of nervule 7. 

 Beneath this and nearer margin two small spots in 6 and 5. A 

 spot at base of 2, a V-shaped spot in Ic (often divided) and a 

 spot in lb, these three all in a straight line at right angles 

 to inner margin. One spot in middle of cell and one at 

 extreme end, one on discocellulars at base of nervule 6, and a 

 similar one at base of 5, a basal and a subbasal in Ic, beneath it 

 a spot in lb, and another in la, also a subbasal in the latter area. 



Head and thorax black with yellowish dots ; abdomen black 

 above with yellowish lateral dots and fine pale segmental lines. 

 Claws unequal. 



I have not seen a ^ of this species. 



A. (('niicitiae is a very distinct and apparently local 

 species. It occurs on Mt. Ruwenzori from G,000 to 

 13,000 ft. 



124. ACRAEA ANSORGEI. PI. XVI, f , 5 ( 9 ). 



Aci-aea ansorgei, Grose-Smitli, Novit. Zool. v, p. 351 (1898) ; 

 Auriviliius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 117 (1898) ; Grose-Smith, Rhop. 

 Exot. (Acraea), 6, p. 21, pi. 6, f. 9, 10 (1901). 

 British E. Africa (Nandi Station, Limoru). 



There are before me four examples of this species, all 

 ^ $. Grose-Smith first described tlie type as a ^ and 

 afterwards figured it as a ^, but his first conclusion was 

 the correct one. His figure is like the insect in pattern 

 only, as it shows the paler areas bright yellow, whereas 

 in the type they are orange tawny. 



As no two of the examples before me are alike, I will 

 first describe the typical form, afterwards indicating the 

 points in which the remaining three respectively differ, 



$ . Expanse 40-50 mm. F.-w. Base suffused with dark brown 

 as far as origin of nervule 2. Beyond this the costa, cell, 

 extreme base of area 3, basal half of 2, and the whole of lb 

 and la, orange tawny. Remainder of wing dark brown. A 

 series of three subapical tawny spots separated only by the 

 subcostal and nervule 6, followed by a submarginal spot in 

 area 4. 



H.-w. entirely orange tawny except for a very slight brownish 

 suffusion at base, and faint indications of two or three minute 

 black subbasal dots. 



