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59. Acraea caldarena. PI. XI, f. 1. 



Acraea caldarena, Hewitson, Ent. Mo. Mag., 14, p. 52 (1877) 

 Trimen, S. Af. Butt., i, p. 149 (1887) ; Westwood, Oatea 

 Matabeleland, Ed. 2, p. 355, pi. v, f. 1, 2 (1889) ; Butler, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 657 (1893) ; Trimen, Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 p. 27 (1894); Marshall, Trans. Ent. Soc.,- p. 553 (1896) 

 Aurivillin-s Rhop, Aetli., p. 99 (1898) ; Butler, Proc. Zool 

 Soc, p. 191 (1898); Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 906(1898) 

 Dixey, Proc. Ent. Soc, p. iii (1906) ; Dixey and Longstaff, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 344 (1907); Neave, Proc. Zool. Soc, p 

 25 (1910) ; Fountaine (metam.), Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 60, pi 

 X, f. 15a, 15Z>(1911). 

 = amphimalla, Westwood, Gates, Matabeleland, p. 347, pi. E, 



f. 1, 2 (1881). 

 = dircea, Westwood, I.e., p. 348 (1881). 

 = recaldana, Suffert, Iris, p. 27 (1904). 



Uamaraland ; Khama's Co. ; N.E. Rhodesia (Luangwa 

 Valley) ; Transvaal ; Natal ; Mashonaland ; Matabele- 

 land ; Manicaland ; Nyassaland ; Portuguese E. Africa ; 

 German E. Africa ; British E. Africa. 

 f. neluska, Oberthiir (oncaea var. neluska), Etud. d'Ent., 3, 

 p. 25, pi. ii, f. 2, 3 (1878). 

 = ombria, Weymer, Stett. Ent. Zeit., p. 82 (1892). 

 Zanzibar ; Dar-es-Salaam. 



5 f. tiero, Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. (5), 12, p. 102 (1883) ; 

 Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 99, pi. i, f. 3 (1898). 

 V. Nyanza. 



A. caldarena caldarena. 



^ . Expanse 38-62 mm. Ground-colour varies from pinkish 

 ochreous to a beautiful pale rose colour (= recaldana, Suft".). 

 F.-w. Costa very narrowly black. Apex with a black patch 

 about 7 mm. wide continued as a very narrow black line along 

 margin. A slight dusky basal suffusion. Black spo'ts as 

 follows : — One in cell near origin of 2. One at end of cell on 

 upper discocellulars. Beyond cell close to edge of apical black 

 a transverse oblique row of four spots usually almost in a 

 straight line, the first (in 6) sometimes absent. H.-w. with a 

 slight dusky basal sutfu-sion. A very narrow black line round 

 margin, with internervular black arches. Occasionally these 

 are developed to the extent of making an almost continuously 

 black border about 2 mm. wide. Black spots rather variable 

 on upper.side, those in Ic, lb, and la often only showing through 

 from beneath. Fringe whitish and rather conspicuous. 

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