African Species of the Genus Acraea. 137 



H.-w. bright brick red with u little black at base in Ic, Ib^ 

 and la. A narrow black marginal border the inner edge of 

 which, between the nervnles is straight, and narrowly edentate 

 on the nervules. Black spots as on underside. 



Underside. F.-w. dull brick red with black spots as above. 

 Costa and hind margin only slightly darkened. Nervules grey 

 black, and internervular rays at apex inclining to orange. 



H.-w. yellowish pink the basal half inclined to reddish. A 

 very narrow grey hind-marginal border, inwardly edged with 

 orange red internervular marks about twice the width of the 

 border. Nervule ends black. Black spots as follows : — One at 

 base in area 9, three equidistant spots in 7 the second just 

 beyond origin of nervule 7. Between and beneath the two more 

 distal of these, a small spot in 6, and beneath it but slightly 

 nearer margin a small spot in 5. One at ba?e of areas 4, 3, and 

 2, all touching cell. Beneath that in 2 but nearer margin a 

 large spot in Ic, and a second at the same level in lb. Also 

 two spots in cell, the second rather oblique, its lower end touch- 

 ing median just beyond origin of nervule 3. A basal and a 

 subbasal in Ic and la, and a subbasal in lb. 



Head and thorax black with two or three reddish dots. 

 Abdomen black above with small reddish lateral dots towards 

 the extremity. Claws unequal. 



It is through the kindness of Herr Ertl of Munich that 

 I am able to give a figure and full description of this 

 butterfly, he having sent me the type for that purpose. 

 The specimen has the appearance of being dwarfed or not 

 fully expanded, but is otherwise in good condition. It is 

 not quite like anything else I have seen, and further 

 examples will be awaited with interest. It was taken on 

 the Island of Ukerewe in the southern part of Lake 

 Victoria Nyanza. 



50. Acraea atolmib. PI. IX, f. 9. PI. XV, f. 27. 



Acraea atobnis, Westwood, Oates, Matabeleland, p. 343, pi. F, 

 f. 3, 4 (1882) ; I. c, ed. 2, p. 351, pi. 6, f. .3, 4 (1889) ; 

 Trimen, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 63, pi. 8, f. 1-3 (1891); 

 Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 97 (1898) ; Neave, Proc. Zool. 

 Soc, p. 21 (1910). 

 = acontias (f. aestiv.), Westwood, I. c, p. 345, pi. F, f. 7, 8 

 (1882); I. c.,ed. 2,p. 353, pi. 6, f. 7, 8 (1889) ; Trimen, I. c, 

 p. 64, pi. 8, f. 4 (1891). 

 = liixi, Rogenhofer, Ann. Mus. Wien., 4, p. 550, pi. 23, f. 5- 

 (1889). 



