138 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monogo'aph of the 



f. decora. 



= acontias ab. decora, "VVeymer, Ent. Zeit. v. Guben, 16, p. 62 

 (1901) ; Iris., p. 225, pi. 2, f. 5 (1903). 



Anijola (Longa R., Don Carlos, Bihe, Makweta, Luacinga R., 

 Benguella, Guinibimgo) ; Damaraland (Ovaiubo) ; Congo 

 (Stanley Pool, Lualaba Valley) ; Rhodesia (Victoria Fall.s, 

 Chambezi Valley, Buluwayo, Barotseland). 



(^ . Expanse 42-58 mm. Dry season form. Wings bright 

 brick red, with black markings. Costa, apex, and hind margin 

 narrowly black. Nervules rather heavily marked with black for 

 a length of some 7 mm. at apex and to a gradually decreasing 

 extent towards hind angle. Very slight basal black suffusion, 

 sometimes absent. A basal black streak in lb. A transverse 

 spot in cell over point of origin of nervule 2. A mark on upper 

 part of end of cell. Beyond end of cell a row of five small spots, 

 usually almost in a straight line at right angles to costa, but 

 occasionally irregularly placed. The fifth spot (in 3) separated 

 from the rest. A spot in area 2 close to median, and a sub- 

 marginal spot in lb. 



H.-w. with a slight black basal suffusion and some minute 

 black spots more easily observed on underside. An extremely 

 narrow black marginal line from apex to anal angle. 



Underside. F.-w. dull pink as far as discal row of spots, 

 remainder pinkish ochreous striated by the black nervules and 

 by orange internervular streaks. A black spot at base of costa. 

 Other spots as on upperside, and sometimes a subbasal spot 

 in lb. 



H.-w. dull pinkish ochreous to ochreous and striated by the 

 fine black nervules and by orange internervular streaks. An 

 •extremely narrow black hind-marginal line. Black spots all 

 very small as follows : — A discal row of eight, one in each inter- 

 nervular space except 3. That in 7 somewhat before middle of 

 the area, and the next three closely beneath it arranged in a 

 nearly straight line at right angles to costa. The fifth in the 

 angle between 2 and the median, the sixth linear and obliquely 

 transverse, the seventh linear and transverse, the eighth minute 

 and more proximal. A dot on end of cell at origin of 6. A spot 

 in 8 against precostal, a subbasal in 7, two in cell (the second 

 linear and transverse) a basal and a subbasal in Ic, a subbasal 

 in lb, and la (that in lb more distally placed). 



Head and collar with brownish tufts, thorax black with some 

 brownish hairs. Base of abdomen black, remainder pale orange 

 ochreous. Claws unequal. 



