African Species of the Genus Acraca. 89 



resemble very closely A. astrigcra. Both specimens have 

 a slight tendency to white discal sutfusion in the h.-w. 

 This and the f.-w. niarfjinal black, surroundinsf larcre 

 orange spots in areas lb, and 2, are the principal features 

 \vhicli serve to distinguish these examples from the other 

 species named. 



A. zdcs is essentially the western form whilst acara is 

 found in the south, east, and north-east. Godart's Jalcma 

 is labelled Gaboon, whilst Aurivillius notes a similar speci- 

 men from Nyassaland. The acara subspecies also extends 

 to German and British E. Africa, and northwards to the 

 White Nile. Godart's types (two ^ T and one $) are in 

 the Dufresne collection at Edinburgh. 



Though some examples of A. zetes approximate very 

 closely in appearance to typical specimens of A. astriijera, 

 the male armature is very distinct, showing a much closer 

 relationship with chilo and hi/polcuca. 



29. ACRAEA CHILO. PI. VIII, f. 4. 



^4cTaert chilo. Godman, Proe. Zool. Soc, p. 184, pi. 19, f. 4, 5 



(1880) ; AuriTillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 96 (1898) ; E. M. B. 



Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 369 (1898); Butler, Proc. 



Zool. Soc, p. 401 (1898) ; Eoth. & JorJ., Xovit. Zool., sii, 



p. 179 (1905). 

 = rosina, Eogenhofer, Verb. z. b. GJes. Wien., 41, p. 565 (1891); 



in Baumann, Usambara, p. 326 (1891). 

 = -efes, var. acara^ Pageusteeher, Jahrb.Xass. Ver. Nat., p. 133 



(1902), (part). 

 = icissmanni, Weymer, Iris., p. 223 (1903). 

 9 = cnjstcdlina, Gr.-Smitb, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6), 5, p. 167 



(1890) ; Ehop. Exot., 19 (Acmea), p. 7, pi. 3, f. 3, 4 (1892) ; 



Aurivillius, Ehop. Aeth., p. 89 (1898); Neave, Ent. Mo. 



Mag., p. 171 (1909); Aurivillius, Sjostedt's Expedition, p. 3 



(1910). 



$ . f. hoeneli. 

 = A. hoeneli, Holland, Proe. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18, p. 746(1896). 



Abyssixia (Mojo E., Atschabo, Harar) ; Somalilaxd (Sso- 

 Omadu, Solole, Wagga, Eugga Pass. Hankadeely, Berbera) ; 

 British E. Africa (Voi E., Maziwa, Mitati, Taita, Taveta, 

 Mombasa, Witu) ; German E. Africa (Kilimandjaro). 



A. chilo chilo. 



^. Expanse 50-70 mm. Wyigs rosy pink. F.-w. narrowly 

 black along costa. Apex and bind margin black and bearing a 



