African Species of the Genus Acraca. 35 



Ground-colour yellow to red brown ..... {u) 

 ('») r.-w. without apical patch separated off from ground- 

 colour acerata acerata (235) 



F.-w. with separated apical patch . . . . . (v) 



(v) Ground-colour yellow to orange . . acerata vinidia (235) 



Ground-colour red brown . , . acerata brahmsi (235) 



(iv) F.-w. basal black after extending for some distance along 



nervure 1, does not bend upwards towards the cell . (x) 



F.-w. basal black after extending for some distance along 



nervure 1, bends upwards towards cell . . . (a') 



(x) The subbasal black spots on underside of h.-w. do not form a 



double row enclosing spots of scarlet .... (y) 



Subbasal black spots of h.-w. underside form a double row con- 

 taining scarlet spots ....... (z) 



(y) Ground-colour very pale. H.-w. margin on underside narrow 



bonasia alicia f. tenelloides (221) 



Ground-colour not so pale, underside with a deep striated 



margin .... bonasia alicia f. cabiroides (221) 



{z) Pale patches of both wings yellow . . cabira cabira (229) 

 F.-w. inner marginal patch and h.-w. central band red or 



reddish cabira apecida (229) 



(a') F.-w. with a yellow subapical patch (6') 



F.-w. with a red subapical patch ..... (c') 



(6') H.-w. central band red . . . sotikensis sotikensis (227) 



H.-w. central band, or at least its inner marginal half, pale 



yellow sotikensis roioena (227) 



(c') On h.-w. underside, three large black spots at bases of 

 areas 6, 5, and 4 beneath the outer spot in 7 



sotikensis supponina (227) 

 H.-w. with spots not so arranged ..... (d') 

 (d') F.-w. basal black after extending along nervule 1 ends in an 

 upwardly directed point (which rarely reaches cell) 



bonasia boiiasia (220) 



F.-w. basal black after extending along nervule 1 has a blunt or 



bifurcated termination . . . sotikensis katana (227) 



IX. 



F.-w. with transjjarent or partially transparent areas or spots, at 

 least in 6, 5, and 4 . . . . . . . . (a) 



F.-w. without transparent or partially transparent areas 



bxischbecki (291) 



(a) F.-w. with three very small, well-defined, semitransparent spots 



in 6, 5, and 4. A rather larger similar spot at base of 2. 



Eemainder of f.-w black brown . . . netvtoni {28b) 



F.-w. not so marked . ...... (h) 



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