African Species of the Genus Acraea. 103 



and one in 3, above which, and a little bejond cell is a trans- 

 verse patch widening towards and joining with the costal black. 

 The subaj^ical area between this patch and the apex is deep 

 orange, this colour extending to the hind angle. 



H.-w. with black basal patch extending to about middle of 

 cell and a black marginal border about 3 mm. wide, bearing 

 seven minute white dots (sometimes very indistinct). A discal 

 row of small black spots, very variable in number and size, when 

 all present one in each internervular space. (These spots are 

 more distinct on underside.) 



Underside. F.-w. rosy jjink, spots as on upperside, with an 

 additional minute dot near base above costal, preceded by a white 

 dot at base, and in some specimens an extra black spot at base of 

 cell. The separation of the basal black into spots distinguishes 

 this species from anemosa. The deep orange subapical area 

 powdered with white which divides the yellow ground-colour 

 into more or less triangular spots. H.-w. with a sharply defined 

 black basal patch edged with red and bearing at least six white 

 spots, two in cell, one in la, lb, Ic, and 7. Black margin as on 

 upperside but with larger white spots (that in Ic doubled), 

 and inner edge bordered with red internervular marks. Discal 

 black spots, when all present, as follows : — One in 7, 6, 5, and 

 4, roughly parallel to margin, one in 3 rather nearer base, one 

 in 2, close to median, one in Ic on a level with that in 3 (usually 

 doubled), one in lb nearer base, and one in la often joined to 

 basal black. 



Fringes, especially in h.-w., marked with white between 

 nervules. Thorax black with four white spots above and about 

 eight below. Basal portion of abdomen black, remainder deep 

 orange, and having white or whitish lateral spots. 



$ . Expanse 57-70 mm. Wings usually rather more 

 rounded than in (^ , and margin of h.-w. tending to be 

 somewhat serrated. Ground-colour variable but paler and 

 much duller than in ^ . Basal black often very faint on upper- 

 side, discal spots of h.-w. usually larger than in i^, though 

 sometimes only showing through from underside. Underside 

 f.-w. pale yellowish pink, the white subapical powdering more 

 accentuated than in ^. Discal portion of h.-w. creamy white. 

 Distal portion of abdomen dull ochreous instead of orange. 



A. psendolycia ^ , f. ernini. PI. I, f. 2. 



Differs from the astrigera form in its usually larger size, and in 

 the great reduction or absence of dark basal suffusion especially 

 in the f.-w. The outer edge of h.-w. has the appearance of being 



