Geographical Distribution of Acraea lycoa, A. johnstoni. 13 



lycoa tirika, Subsp. nov. 



Eastern Shore of L. V. Nyanza, Tiriki Hills. 



Male resembles previous form, but forewing spots smaller and 

 hindwing patch more distinctly developed. Female with very dark 

 ground-colour, forewing spots small and very distinct. Hindwing 

 patch very small and distinctly yellow. 



Plate I, fig. 6, $. 



lycoa fallax, Subsp. 



Mt. Kilimanjaro. 



Rogenhofer (Planema), Ann. d. k.k. Natur-hist. 

 Hofmus. Wien 6, p. 459, Plate 15, fig. 6 (1891) ; Butler, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 113 (1896); Auriv., Rhop. Aeth., 

 p. 115 (1898); Poulton, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 305, Plate 21, 

 figs, la, 2a (1906) ; Eltr., Af. Mim. Butt., p. 47, Plate III, 

 figs. 24, 25 (1910). 



= kilimandjara, Oberth., Etud. d'Ent. 17, p. 26, Plate 2, 

 fig. 17 (1893) ; Butler, I. c. (1896) ; Poulton, I. c. 

 (1906). 



Plate I, fig. 7, ?. 



lycoa Jcenia, Subsp. nov. 



Mount Kenia, Kikuyu Escarpment. 



Both sexes [smaller than in other forms. Ground-colour nearly 

 black. Hindwing patch slightly edentate between third median and 

 radial nervules. Dark areas on underside smoky black. Male with 

 spots and hindwing patch lemon ochreous. Female hindwing patch 

 lemon ochreous. Forewing spots white. 



Plate II, fig. 7. 



lycoa aequalis, Subsp. 

 Abyssinia. 



Roth, and Jord. Novit. Zool. XII, p. 184 (1905). 



Sexes similar. Pale areas dull ochreous. 



Plate I, fig. 8, ? ; fig. 9, $. 



Acraea johnstoni.* 



Type : johnstoni johnstoni. 



Godman, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 537 (1885) ; Holland, Ann. 



* I have followed the usual course in maintaining the first 

 described form as the type, though in this case the form in question 



