African Species of the Genus Acraea. 93 



rather small spots, the last almost separated. Beneath this but 

 further from margin a spot in area 3. In area 2 a larger spot 

 just below origin of nervule 3. In area lb a reniforra sub- 

 marginal spot and a much smaller subbasal spot. 



H.-w. very slightly suffused with black at base. Hind margin 

 with a black border 2 mm. wide, bearing seven whitish inter- 

 nervular spots, that in Ic doubled. Discal spots, one in area 7 

 near middle, one in 6 nearer margin, one in 5 still nearer margin, 

 one in 4 immediately beneath that in 5, one in 3 further from 

 margin, one in 2 just beneath origin of nervule 3, and one in Ic 

 nearer margin. An elongate transverse spot in cell and one at 

 origin of nervule 5. A minute dot (in left wing only) below 

 origin of nervule 6. 



Underside. F.-w. as above but with subapical area creamy white. 

 H.-w. creamy white with black spots as on upperside, and, in 

 addition, basal and subbasal spots, one in area 8, one in 7, one in 

 cell, and one each in Ic, lb, and la. 



Head and thorax black with jmle spots. Basal part of 

 abdomen blackish, remainder brownish yellow. Claws unequal. 



The type, from which the above description is taken, 

 still remains a unique example. Though closely allied to 

 A. chilo, it has the appearance of being quite distinct from 

 that species. Unfortunately no locality is marked on the 

 label attached to the specimen, all the information there 

 given being, "Coll. Watson, 1871." I think there is no 

 doubt that the specimen was taken in Africa. There is 

 in the Staudinger collection a specimen labelled A. barheri. 

 This example is intermediate between Trimen's A. harheri 

 $ and hijpoleiica, and differs from the latter in the following 

 points. There is a slight black basal suffusion, the black 

 spots are larger, on the h.-w. underside the base is black 

 enclosing white spots, and there are a few red internervular 

 marks. I have carefully compared the specimen both with 

 barheri and hypoleuca, and there is no doubt that it forms 

 an almost perfect intermediate between them, with perhaps 

 a somewhat stronger tendency towards the latter. This 

 example was taken at Rehoboth in German S.W. Africa. 

 It is most unfortunate that we are ignorant of the locality 

 of liyjyoleuea. With the very small material at present at 

 our disposal I consider it advisable to allow this form to 

 remain separate, but at the same time I regard the specific 

 distinction between hypoleuca and zctcs as very doubtful 

 in spite of the great difference between the typical patterns. 



