African Species of the Genns Acraea. 169' 



In Mr. H. Druce's collection there is a beautiful ^' 

 example of this species which differs somewhat from 

 Neave's specimens. The greyish black colour in f.-w, 

 begins only at about 6 mm. from base and from thence 

 as far as the discal spots it is quite narrow, extending only 

 into upper part of end of cell. The subapical white bar is 

 rather narrow and very sharply defined. The apical 

 black extends barely as far as nervule 8, with a central 

 marginal streak in area 2. The dark marginal border of 

 h.-w. is very narrow and somewhat obsolescent towards 

 } nal angle. The terminal half of abdomen is white. The 

 specimen was taken in August 1903, and is labelled 

 Lowombwa River. As Neave's specimens were taken 

 in December the difference in colouring may be seasonal. 



As Neave has indicated, A. 7nima is nearly allied ta 

 Wichgraf's o'lwdcsiana, and I consider it possible that 

 they may ultimately prove to be iorms of the same 

 species. Unfortunately I have not had an opportunity 

 of examining the genitalia of the latter species. The 

 armature of A. mima is, as the figure shows, quite 

 distinctive. 



63. Acraea braesia. PI. XI, f. 7. 



Acraea braesia, Godniaii, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 538 (Oct. 1885) ; 

 Smith and Kirby, Ehoit. Exot., 9. (Acraea), p. 3, pi. i, f. 7 

 (1889); Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 401 (1898); Aurivillius, 

 Ehop., Aeth. p. 99 (1898). 



= leucosoma, Staiidinger, Exot. Schmett., i, p. 84 (Nov. 1885). 



German E. Africa (Kilimandjaro, Dar-es-Salaam, Witii,. 

 Massaland, Usambara) ; British E. AFRirA (Mori Eiver, 

 Ukamba, L. Baringo, Voi River, Melindi, Kikuyu, Kaya 

 Kauma, Taveta); Somaliland (Berbera); Abyssinia (Gurgura- 

 Gololota. 



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f. regalis. 



Obertbiir (A. regalis), Etud. d'Ent., 17, p. 20, pi. ii, f. 20 

 (1893) ; Holland, Ann. Nat. Hist., 6, 12, p. 249 (1893) ; 

 Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 99 (1898). 

 German E. Africa (Kilimandjaro, Dar-es-Salaam); British 

 E. Africa (Mombasa, Taita). 



A. braesia braesia. 



^ . Expanse 56-64 mm. F.-w. narrow and elongated. Trans- 

 lucent, the base flushed with rose brown shading to pink, the outer 

 half transparent grey. Costa, apex, and hind margin narrowly 



