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17. ACRAEA RANAVALONA. PI. VII, f. 7. PI. XVI, f. 2. 



Acraea ranavalona, Boisduval, Faune Mad., p. 30, pi. 6, 

 f. 3, 4, 5 (1833) ; Geyer, Hubner Zutr., 5, p. 31, f. 925, 926 

 (1837); Blanchard, Hist. Nat. Ins., 3, p. 438 (1840); 

 Staudinger, Exot. Schmett, 1, p. 83 (1885) ; Mabille, Hist. 

 Nat. Mad. Lep., 1, p. 92, pi. 9, f. 4, 5, pi. 9a, f. 5 (var.) 

 (1885-7); Oberthiir, Etud. d'Eiit., 13, p. 11, pi. 5, f. 25-30 

 (1890) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 87, 88 (1898) ; 

 Aurivillius, Voeltzkow Exp., p. 315 (1909). 



— manandazo. (part). Ward, Eut. Mo. Mag., ix. p. 147 (1872). 



f. maransetra, Ward, Ent. Mo. Mag., ix. p. 2 (1872). 



5 f. manandaza, Ward, Af. Lep., p. 9, pi. 7, f. 1, 2 (1874) ; Ober- 

 thtir, Etud. d'Ent., 13, p. 11, pi. 5, f. 23-24 (near) (1890) 

 (nee Mabille I. c, pi. 9a, f. 5). 

 Madagascar (Andranohinaly, Ste. Marie, N. Mahafaly, and 



generally) ; Comoro I. 



A. ranavalona ranavalona. 



(^ . Expanse 40-50 mm. F.-w. nearly transparent owing 

 to reduction in width of scales. These modified scales are 

 rarely bifid and are attached to the wing in a partially upright 

 position. A bright basal red suffusion bounded by a line drawn 

 from costa about half way along the cell to a point just short 

 of the hind angle. A slight dusting of black scales along costa 

 and in apical region. Base slightly black. H.-w. bright rose -red 

 with a very narrow semitransparent dusky margin ending at 

 lb and bearing five or six spots in areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (7) ; the 

 outer half of these spots is red and the inner half black, the black 

 portion lying mainly on the red discal ground colour. In area 

 Ic a somewhat smaller black spot in the red ground colour. A 

 discal and basal series of black spots, placed as follows ; — five 

 discal spots beyond cell in 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3 respectively, and roughly 

 parallel to hind margin, followed by three, more basally placed, 

 in 2, Ic, and 1 b. In addition to these, two in cell, one in 8 and 9, 

 one in 7, two in Ic, one in lb, and two in la. Underside 

 resembles upper but f.-w. is devoid of scales, and h.-w. discal 

 area is pinkish, due to white scales on the background of the red 

 of the upperside. Thorax black with faint reddish lateral, and 

 pale yellowish ventral spots. Abdomen shading into reddish, 

 with red lateral spots and pale yellowish beneath. Claws un- 

 equal. The spots in the ^ li.-w. are somewhat variable, es- 

 pecially those of the discal and basal area, these being more or less 

 confluent in most examples but fairly well separated in others. 



