108 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



— saronis, Hiibner, {TeJch.) Verz. bek, Schmett, p. 27 (1816). 

 Princes I., W, Africa ; ? Senegal. 



A. egina egina. PI. VI, f. 15 (larva). 



^. Expanse 70-80 mm. F.-w. sepia black, the discal area 

 from about middle of cell to the subapical region rather more 

 thinly scaled, nervures and rays black. In areas la, and lb a 

 bright red patch commencing beyond middle and terminating^ 

 just before hind margin. Black spots of rather suffused outline 

 as follows. One in cell just above origin of nervule 2, and one on 

 end of cell ; just beyond cell a row of five more or less confluent 

 spots in 10, 6, 5, 4, and 3, one spot in area 2 adjacent to median, 

 and beneath this but nearer margin a spot in lb ; in the same 

 area a small subbasal spot nearly touching the median. H.-w. 

 bright red, paler at costa and inner margin, with black basal 

 area extending to end of cell, and a black hind-marginal border 

 about 2 mm. wide, rather deeply edentate at the nervules and 

 sometimes showing traces of pale internervular spots. Black 

 discal and basal spots as on underside, but more or less hidden 

 by basal suffusion . 



Underside. F.-w. pale sepia, with dark internervular rays 

 and spots as on upperside. Above costal a basal and a sub- 

 basal black spot. Base of area lb faintly pink, and red in 

 areas in la and lb replaced by dull pink. H.-w. Base red,, 

 followed by greenish grey with internervular patches of 

 ochreous. Median discal band dull pink, edged with dark 

 ochreous at junction with black hind-marginal border, the latter 

 bearing seven qiiadrate dull green internervular spots. Inner 

 margin pale yellowish green. Black discal and basal spots as 

 iollows : — A discal band of nine, those in 7 to 4 roughly parallel 

 to margin (that in 5 small or wanting), the fifth (in 3) adjacent 

 to end of cell, the sixth touching median and 2, the seventh 

 rather nearer margin, the eighth nearer base, the ninth still 

 nearer base. Two coalescent spots on discocellulars, one sub- 

 basal and one median in cell ; one in 8 near precostal, one 

 basal and one subbasal in Ic, and one in lb and la, the latter 

 nearer base than the former. Head and thorax black, a white 

 line between the eyes and two on thorax, with lateral crimson 

 tufts on collar. Basal part of abdomen black with ochreous 

 lateral spots. Eemainder orange ochreous. Claws unequal. 



$ . Expanse 80-90 mm. F.-w. thinly scaled, dull sepia 

 grey, sometimes with a median pinkish suffusion. A more or 

 less developed whitish subapical bar. Spots as in ^ but dull 

 grey. H.-w. slightly darker, sometimes reddish grey, spots and 



