African Species of the Genua Acraca. 333 



Head black with a tawny spot between the eyes, and two on 

 the colhir. Thorax »black with a few paler spots. Abdomen 

 black above with orange tawny lateral spots and fine inter- 

 segmental lines. Claws unequal. 



5 . Expanse 64-74 mm. Resembles the ^ but the ground- 

 colour is rather browner, and the f.-w. subapical band is broader, 

 and white instead of ochreous. Inner edge of h.-w. marginal 

 border usually less well defined. 



A. esebrid f. jji'otac. 



(J. F.-w. pattern as in typical form but the subapical band 

 and inner marginal patch are pale dull ochreous. 



H.-w. rather more darkened at base. Hind-marginal border 

 inwardly more sharply delhied, and the central area is pale dull 

 ochreous. 



$ like the ^ but the f.-w. subapical band is broader, and 

 white, and the inner-marginal patch and central area of h.-w. 

 are pale creamy ochreous. 



A. esehria i. pseiidopvotea. 



^ rather smaller than typical form. Ground-colour pale 

 ochreous brown. F.-w. subapical band rather broader, pale 

 ochreous, inner-marginal patch pale ochreous. H.-w. also pale 

 ochreous, the hind-marginal border narrow and inwardly 

 much suffused. 



9 (type) rather larger, having the ground-colour as in ^ , the 

 subapical band and inner-marginal patch pale tawny, h.-w. 

 much as in ^ but marginal border broader and rather better 

 defined. 



A. esebrid f. ampli'ipiutea ( $ ). 



The type is a large 5 from Angola. Ground-colour medium 

 dark brown, the subapical band pale tawny and about twice the 

 width of that in the typical $ , There is a tawny submarginal 

 streak in area 2, and the inner-marginal patch, and the central 

 area of the h.-w. are pale tawny. The h.-w. marginal bordei 

 is of medium width and inwardly suffused. There seems to be 

 no particular form of ^ associated with it. 



A. esehria f. m,etaprotea ( ? ). 



This form is very like ^. jodu^ia. The type is a large ?. 

 The f.-w. is nearly all pale tawny with the cell black brown, 

 and a band of the same colour extending from costa to middle 

 of area 2 where it becomes broken up. The apical and hind- 

 marginal areas brown. The h.-w. is very pale tawny and has 

 only a dark marginal line and hardly any basal suffusion. The 

 nervules and rays are narrowly darkened. 



