African Species of the Genus Acraea. 21 



(/) Basal epots of h.-w. underside are more or less confluent and 

 enclose or tend to enclose pale spots. (Some examples of 

 tnrna are thus but the species usually comes under 



Section VI.) V 



Basal spots of h.-w. underside are not confluent . . {ij) 



(g) Discal spot in lb of f.-w. is much nearer margin than that in 



2 so that a line joining their centres would pass through 



cell* VT 



Discal spot in lb of f.-w. is beneath or nearly beneath that in 

 2 so that a line joining their centres would pass outside 



cell VII 



(h) Internervular rays not connected with hind margin or at 



least reduced to a fine point at margin . . . IX 



Internervular rays connected with hind margin and not 



narrower there than elsewhere X 



I. 



H.-w. with a discal black band . . . zo7iata (42) 



H.-w. without a discal black band (a) 



(a) H.-w. transparent and uncoloured except at margin 



rabbaiae rabbaiae (4.3) 

 H.-w. thinly scaled with whitish ochreous 



rabbaiae mombasae (43) 



II. The (J Jcey will serve for $ characteristics if it be borne in, 

 mind that the 2 unimaculata (leneralhj lias no spots on either wing, and 

 that mdamii and cnva. the red of thesis usually replaced bij yellotoish 

 or whitish. 



II. 



F.-w. without spots (c) 



F.-w. with spots ........ (a) 



(a) H.-w. margin transparent, broad, and not well defined kraka (52) 



H.-w. margin transparent, or partly transparent, narrow, 



usually well defined, and tapering to a point at anal 



angle (b) 



cerasa (54) 



iturina iturina (57) 



. . . {d) 



. . . (e) 



(b) H.-w. nervules 6 and 7 not stalked 

 H.-w. nervules 6 and 7 stalked 



(c) H.-w. generally ■with only one spot 

 H.-w. with more than one spot 



(t?) Wings almost entirely transparent orestia hnmilis (part) (305) 

 Basal part of f.-w. and most of h.-w. brick red 



unimaculata. (56) 



* A. anacreon anacreon should be sought under this section, 

 though owing to variability the discal spots in many examples 

 would indicate Section VII. 



