344 Mr. H. Eltringliam's Monofiraph of the 



which, so far as I know, is only found in Urundi and 

 Toro. At Chirinda only the ioxva confusa seems to occur. 

 A long series taken hy Neave on Mt. Kokanjero (British 

 E. Africa) contains a large number of intermediates 

 between fulvescens and scmifalvescens. 



The two following species cannot be assigned to any of 

 the foregoing groups, and present no special affinities. 



132. ACRAKA NIOBE. 



Acraea niohe, Em. M. B. Shavpe, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 554 (1893); 

 Smith and Kiiljy, Kliop. Exot., Acraea, 5, p. 18, pi. 5, f. 10 

 (1894); Auiiviliius, Pvhop. Aeth., p. 92 (1898). 



S.\o Thomk. 



^ . Expanse CO mm. 



F.-w. Thinly scaled, elongated, more or less translucent. 

 Brown-black. Base, costa, apical and hind-marginal borders 

 darker. Large roiuided black spots as follows. One in cell 

 over origin of nervule 2, one at end of cell. A subapical row 

 of three contiguous spots in G, 5, and 4, followed b}' a spot in 

 3 moi-e proximaliy placed. One at base of area 2, and beneath 

 it but nearer margin a spot in lb, and in the same area 

 a subbasal .«pot against median, midway l^etween base and 

 origin of 2. 



H.-w. thinly scaled, lirown Ijlack, rather darker at base and 

 having a narrow black border, widest in areas 2 and Ic. Black 

 spots as on underside. 



Underside. F.-w. almost scaleless except on spots which are 

 as on upperside. 



H.-w. as above. Black spots as follows. An outer row of 

 nine, the first three in 7, 6, and 5, small and parallel to apical 

 margin. The fourth in 4 rather more proximal, the fifth larger, 

 a short distance from base of area 3, sixth large, at base of area 

 2, followed by a large spot in Ic and lb all in a straight line at 

 right angles to inner mai'gin, ninth very small in la. In addi- 

 tion to these a small subbasal in 7, two spots in cell, the second 

 very large, a large spot on discocellular.s, a basal and a sub- 

 basal in Ic and lb and an additional spot in la. 



Head black with a crimson collar. Thorax black above. 

 Basal half of abdomen black above with red lateral spots. 

 Distal half crimson. Claws unequal, 



^ at present unknown. 



