African Sjkcics of the Gciins Acraca. 331 



nervular rays of the li.-w., especially on the underside, are 

 much longer than in csehria and almost touch the cell. 

 There is some temptation to regard jodutta as the 

 Avestern form of csehria, but I am quite satisfied that 

 they are distinct species. Thei'e is a marked peculiai-ity 

 in the male armature of csehria, viz. the internal tooth-like 

 process on the inner side of the claspers towards their base, 

 which is quite constant in that species from Angola to 

 the Comoro Is., and which does not occur in that of jodutta. 

 It is, however, a very remarkable fact that the male 

 armatures oi jodutta and alciope are very similar, suggest- 

 ing a close alliance, whilst at the same time alcioim belongs 

 to the small minority of species in which the $ tarsal 

 claws are symmetrical. 



A. jodutta extends from Senegal through S. Leone, 

 Ashanti, Nigeria, and Cameroon across the Congo State 

 to Uganda and Abyssinia. 



The form dorothcae is most common near Entebbe, where 

 it closely resembles a form of Flancma tcUus, common in 

 that locality. 



129. ACRAEA ESEBRIA. PI. XIV, f. 9. 



Acraea esebria, Hewitson, Exot. Butt., pi. 2, f. 11 (1861) ; 

 Weale, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 271 (1877) ; Moschler, Verli. 

 z. b. Ges. Wien., 33, p. 283 (1883) ; Trimen, S. Af. Butt., 

 1, p. 177, pi. 1, f. 2, 2a (metamovph.), (1887) ; Aurivillius, 

 Khop. Aeth., p. 115 (1898). 

 = protea, var. B, Trimen, Rhop. Af. Austr., p. Ill, pi. 3, f. 2 



(1866). 

 Cape Colony : Natal ; Zululand ; Mashoxalaxd ; 

 Belgian Congo (Katanga) ; German E. Akrica ; Briti.sh 

 E. Africa. 

 i. protea, Trimen, Rhop. Af. Austr., p. 110 (1866). 



= esebria, $, Hew., Exot. Butt. (Acraea), pi. 2, f. 12 (1861) ; 



Stand., Exot. Schmett., 1, p. 85, pi. 33 (1885). 

 = esebria, var. A, Trimen, S. Af. Butt., 1, p. 178 (1887). 

 = arctifascia, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 427 (1874). 

 Angola ; Cape Colony ; Natal ; Zululand ; Mashona- 

 land ; German E. Africa ; British E. Africa. 

 f. psei(doprotea, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 428 (1874). 



Angola. 

 $ f. amphiprotea, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 428 (1874). 



Angola. 

 9 f. mdxqnotea, Butler, Qhi, Ent., 1, p. gll (1874), 

 Aj^gola (Ambriz.). 



