African Species of the Genus Acraea. 117 



spots peculiar to Acraea pupae are much reduced. The pupal 

 stage lasted fifteen days in January." 



Trimen says the young larvae feed in companies and 

 drop to the ground on a silken thread when alarmed. 



The species is undoubtedly closely allied to A. ccpluus 

 of the west. 



39. Acraea guillemei. PI. IX, f. 2. 



Acraea guillemei, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Ent., 17, p. 19, pl. 1, f. 1 

 (1893) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 97 (1898). 



^ = A. acntipennis, Lathy, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 3, pl. 1, f. 3 

 (1906). 



"Lake Tanganyika"; Congo State (Upper Lufupa R.); 

 Angola (Bailundu). 



^ . Expanse 46-50 mm. F.-w. somewhat elongated. Bright 

 red with a blackish apical patch 4-6 mm. wide, more or less 

 continued as a narrow blackish marginal border. A little black 

 at base and black spots as follows : — One in cell at or beyond 

 origin of nervule 2, one on end of cell, a discal band of five spots, 

 the first small in 10, the second larger in 6 and rather more 

 distal, the third below it in 5, the fourth in 4, more distal and 

 with its long axis pointing downwards and outwards, the fifth 

 below it in 3 but with its long axis pointing downwards and 

 inwards. A large spot near base of 2 and beneath it but nearer 

 margin a spot in 11 1. Sometimes a subbasal spot in same area. 



H.-w. bright red with some black at base especially in Ic. 

 A narrow black hind-marginal border with a somewhat 

 undulating inner edge and bearing more or less developed 

 internervular spots of the ground-colour. Blacks spots as on 

 underside. 



Underside. F.-w. as above but duller, apical patch merely 

 dusky. Sometimes two black spots on costa near base though 

 one or both may be absent. 



H.-w. much as above but duller and inclined to greenish grey 

 at base and along nervules. Internervular marginal spots paler 

 and better developed. Black spots as follows : — A little irregular 

 black at base, a spot in 8 near precostal. An outer band of 

 large black spots, the first in 7 well beyond origin of nervule 7, 

 second in 6 more distal, and beneath it but still more distal a spot 

 in 5 ; one near base of area 4 and beneath it but much nearer 

 margin a spot in 3, one near base of area 2 and immediately 

 beneath it a spot in Ic, followed by one in lb slightly nearer 

 base. A subbasal in 7, two in cell, and one on discocellular at 



