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The male armature is fairly distinctive having a 

 characteristic dentate edge to the claspers. 



26. Acraea insignis. PI. VII, f. 2. PI. XV, f. 17. PI. XVI, f. 20. 

 Acrae insignis, Distant, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 184, pi. 19, f. 6 

 (1880) ; Godman, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 538 (1885) ; Butler, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 66 (1888); Rogenhofer, Ann. Mus. 

 Wien., 6, p. 457 (1891) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 89 

 (1898) ; Sjostedt's Expedition, p. 3 (1910) ; Griinberg, Sitzb. 

 Ges. Nat. Fr., p. 148 (1910). 

 = balbina, Oberthur, Etud. d'Ent, 12, p. 6, pi. 3,f. 8 (1888) ; 



Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 923 (1900). 

 = buxtoni, Hewitson, Ent. Mo. Mag., xiv, p. 155 {nee Butl.) 



(1877). 

 Nyassaland ; Germak E. Africa (Bukoba, L. Kivu) ; 

 British E. Africa (Kikuyu, Kangasi) ; Uganda (Entebbe). 



f. siginna, Suffert, Iris., p. 19 (1904) ; Aurivillius, Sjostedt's 

 Expedition, p. 3 (1910). 

 German E. Africa (generally, and especially Kilimandjaro) ; 

 British E. Africa (Tiriki Hills, Entebbe). 



A. iiisignis insignis. 



^. Expanse 50-60 mm. F.-w. semitrausparent. The scales 

 in apical area being of normal size but few in number and 

 set partially upright. Near margin numerous narrow forked 

 scales. Base slightly blackish ; costa from end of cell to 

 apex, and sometimes apical portion of hind margin, often 

 dusted with black scales. A brick red basal suffusion ex- 

 tending a little beyond end of cell and to hind angle. A black 

 transverse spot on end of cell, and a black linear basal spot 

 below median. H.-w. brick red with a narrow black marginal 

 border the inner edge of which may be smooth or undulating. 

 The base of wing has a black suffusion occupying lower half of 

 «ell, base of 2, Ic, and lb, followed by a large oblique spot lying 

 •on the discocellulars. Underside. F.-w. almost devoid of scales. 

 H.-w. as on upperside but with the discal area pink, separated 

 from the marginal black by a narrow red submarginal band. 

 Often one or two white spots near base. Thorax black with 

 lateral and ventral yellowish spots. Abdomen black above, 

 orange laterally and towards extremity and paler beneath. 

 Claws unequal. 



$ . Resembles ^ but the red is replaced by a colour varying 

 from slightly paler than that of the (^ , to a dull pale brown. 

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