92 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



6, 5, and 4, each progressively nearer to margin, one in 

 area 3 rather more basally placed, a large spot in 2, touching 

 median and nervules 2 and Ic. One spot in Ic, and one in lb. 

 Two spots obliquely placed on discocellulars, the upper one 

 sometimes very small. 



Underside, f.-w. as above but rather duller and the subapical 

 area pinkish. H.-w. as above but discal area pinkish with red 

 on inner margin, and along inner edge of hind marginal border ; 

 the latter bearing white spots larger than on the upperside. 

 Black basal area bearing about four white spots. Areas 9 and 8 

 red, with a small black spot beyond precostal. 



Head, thorax and abdomen black, the latter with white lateral 

 spots. Claws unequal. 



9 . Expanse 84 mm. Upperside resembles that of male 

 but the ground-colour is brownish white (inclined to red- 

 dish in distal part of h.-w.), and the f.-w. submarginal spots 

 are much paler yellow. Underside as in ^ but ground-colour 

 brownish white, base of f.-w. suffused with reddish, inner edge 

 of h.-w. marginal black bordered with reddish ochreous; areas 9, 

 8, lb, and la dull red. 



This curious Acraea has the appearance of a very heavily 

 marked and spotted example of A. clvilo, but the wings are 

 much more rounded. It is very closely allied to both chilo 

 and zetes acara, indeed I am not quite satisfied that it is 

 specifically distinct. The male armature is very similar to 

 those of the two species named. A. oscari was described 

 from Banka Malo, Abyssinia. Those in the National 

 collection are from the Inderatcha and Charada Forests. 

 (Kafia.) 



31. Acraea hypoleuca. PI. VIII, f. 3. 



Acraea hypoleiica, Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 2, pi. 1, f. 1 

 (1898) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 96 (1898). 

 German S.W. Africa (Rehoboth). 



^. Expanse 60 mm. "Wings orange ochreous. F.-w. costa very 

 narrowly black. Subapical area somewhat paler than ground- 

 colour. Hind margin very narrowly black and bearing a band 

 of eight deep yellow spots, widest at apex and becoming very nar- 

 row at hind angle. This band of spots bordered inwardly with a 

 narrow black suffusion. Black spots as follows. A minute and 

 indistinct subbasal spot in cell followed by a large transverse 

 spot, and another on discocellulars. About midway between end 

 of cell and apex an oblique transverse band of five confluent 



