African Species of the Genus Acraea. 99 



nervular crescentic spots of the ground-colour. Fringes of both 

 wings spotted with white as in ^ . Thorax black, spotted with 

 ochreous above and white below. Abdomen ochreous with lateral 

 white spots. 



A. ivelnntschii alhoradiata, subsp. 



^ . Expanse 58-60 mm. F.-w. deep pink. A black basal 

 suffusion extending about one-third the length of cell and not 

 reaching origin of nervixle 2. Costa black. A black apical 

 and hind-marginal border narrower at apex than in welwitschii 

 and very narrow along margin, its inner edge rather clearly 

 defined. At end of cell on discocellulars a transverse linear 

 spot (sometimes absent). A little beyond cell a band of black, 

 broadest at costa and ending at nervule 4. Subapical area 

 suffused with white and marked between nervules with orange 

 ochreous. Occasionally a black spot in 3 just below discal band, 

 and a second in 2 a little further from margin. Very rarely a 

 spot in lb almost directly under that in 2. H.-w. white with 

 a broad well-defined black border and a small black basal 

 suffusion. Area 7 and distal portions of 6, 5, and 4 suffused 

 with pink, the same colour sometimes extending along inner 

 edge of black border even as far as inner margin. 



Underside. F.-w. as on upperside but ground-colour paler. A 

 minute white dot near base above costa. H.-w. as on upperside, 

 but pink only at basal and distal edges of white area. Basal 

 and marginal black with white spots as in ivehntschii, but those 

 on border larger than in type form. Thorax and abdomen as in 

 ivelwitschii. 



5 . Resembles (J but generally somewhat larger. 



A. toehvitschii lobemba, subsp. 



^. Expanse 56-70 mm. Wings deep cherry red. F.-w. 

 with a sootv black basal suffusion extending in cell to origin 

 of nervule 2, and thence to inner margin, costa black. Hind 

 margin broadly black at apex gradually narrowing to hind 

 angle. A little beyond cell, an oblique discal band of black 

 broadest at costa and ending at nervule 4, followed by, and 

 sometimes confluent with, a rounded spot in .3. Below nervule 

 3 and just beyond its origin a rounded spot. In area lb about 

 6 mm. from margin a crescentic spot followed by a double spot 

 nearer margin. (These last may be absent.) 



H.-w. with black basal suffusion extending to half the length 

 of cell and bearing numerous white hairs. A broad black hind- 

 marginal border^ rarely bearing minute white internervular 

 spots. 



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