66 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



"hind-wing powdered with white, the outer margin 

 bordered with carmine," " $ colour and markings the same 

 as $." These he regarded as a different species and gave 

 them the name manandaza. Unfortunately his figures do 

 not agree with his descriptions, but M. Oberthlir (who 

 possesses the types) states that one of them (the supposed 

 $ of the " pair ") is a large example rather less accentuated 

 in coloration than fig. 23 of his Plate V, whilst the " i^ " is 

 an ordinary though small $. Now Oberthilr's fig. 23 has 

 an extremely faint pink tinge at base of f.-w. and a slight 

 pink suffusion in h.-w. and therefore the true " manandaza " 

 of Ward is a very faintly pink-tinged $ of ranavalona. 



18. ACRAEA MACHEQUENA. PL VII, f. 8. 



Acraea macheqitena, Gr. Smith, Ann. Nat. Hist. (5), 9, p. 62 

 (1887); Smith & Kirby, Rhop. Exot., 9 (Acraea,) p. 2, 

 pi. 1, f. 3, 4 (1889) ; Trimen, S. Af. Butt., 3, p. 377 (1889) ; 

 Monteiro, Del. Bay, Frontispiece, f. 9 (1891) ; Auri- 

 villius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 88 (1898). 

 Portuguese E. Africa (Delagoa Bay) ; Rhodesia (Chi- 

 rinda) ; Nyassaland (Mlanji Boma). 



(^ . Expanse about 50 mm. F.-w. semitransparent owing to 

 reduction in width of scales, these are set in a partially upright 

 position, and rarely bifid. Costa, apex, and sometimes discal 

 area more or less faintly powdered with scales. Basal suffusion 

 of dull or bright red extending from the costa at end of cell to 

 the hind angle. Base black. H.-w. dull red or reddish 

 ochreous, never so bright as in ranavalona, with a very narrow 

 marginal border of blackish, much more heavily scaled than in 

 ranavalona. Six internervular marginal spots half black and 

 half red, the red portion lying on the black border and some- 

 times very indistinct, the black portion projecting into the 

 discal ground colour. Black discal and basal spots arranged 

 as in ranavalona but well separated, that at base of nervure 5 

 being usually quite distinct. The basal spot in area 7 of h.-w. 

 often absent. A marked black basal sullusion not present in 

 ranavalona. 



The underside of h.-w. resembles the upper, but is very thickly 

 scaled. Thorax and abdomen blacker than in ranavalona. 

 Abdomen with yellowish lateral spots. Claws unequal. 



9 . Expanse 50-60 mm. F.-w. either almost transparent, or 

 with a brownish basal suffusion corresponding in area to the red 

 of the $. H.-w. varying from semitransparent white (the 

 normal form) to pale reddish, a slight black basal suffusion (not 



