African Species of the Genus Acraea. 41 



(■[') Base of h.-w. above not broadly blackened and discal spots 



well developed (/) 



Base of h.-w. above broadly black or if not then without well- 

 developed discal spots ....... (V) 



%') Base of h.-w. above not suffitsed ivith hlack or hroion . . {1} 

 Base ofh.-iv. above suffused ivith black or b7-oivn . . . (6) 

 (1) H.-w. with a central pale yellowish band 



peneleos helvimaculata (269) 

 H.-w. without such band ....... (2) 



2) At h.-w. margin on upperside the dark inter nervtdar rays pi'oject 

 inwardly for some distance ...... (3) 



H.-w. margin ivithout such well-developed rays on upperside (4) 



(3) H.-w. discal spots well developed . . peneleos peneleos (268) 

 H. -to. discal spots twt developed . . parrhasia/. leona (278) 



(4) H.-w. border not continuously black hut bearing black triangles at 



nerv\de ends ...... sambavae (314)- 



H.-w. marginal border continuously black . . . • (5) 



(5) Outer spot of h.-tv. cell lies at or beyond origin of nervide 2 



strattipocles (311) 

 Outer spot of h.-w. cell lies distinctly be/ore origin of nervule 2 



masamba (312) 



(6) H.-w. without a red, yellow, or white central area 



peneleos/. sepia (269) 

 H.-w. with such area . ....... (7) 



(7) Central area almost white . . peneleos /. lactimaculata (269) 

 Central area yellow ........ (8) 



Central area red . . . . . . . • (10) 



(8) Yelloio area narrow with nearly parallel edges . circeis (297) 

 Yellow area broad with outer edge curved . ... (9) 



(9) F.-w. with patches of lemon yellow in areas lb, and 2 



servona/. limonata (293) 

 F.-w. areas lb and 2 sparsely scaled with white 



servona servona (292) 



(10) H.-w. 2vith V-shaped black spots on u'uderside midway between 



cell and border. Usually with a pink central hand 



baxteri {part) (267) 



H.-w. without such V-shaped spots and never with a pink 

 band (11) 



(11) F.-w. with elongated reddish streaks in lb, 2, and 3 



parrhasia parrhasia (277) 

 F.-w. with a rounded reddish spot in 2 but no streaks 



servona rubra (293) 



(/) H.-w. marginal border not continuously black but bearing 



black triangles at nervule ends . . . mmhaiae (314) 



