190 Mr. H, Eltringham's Mmiogra'ph of the 



A. atrrgatis appears to be generally somewhat rare, 

 Neave describes it as not common in the north of N.E. 

 Rhodesia, but plentiful in Katanga. It is described as on 

 the wing all the year except in June and July. Dr. Dixey 

 has recorded (Proc. Ent. Soc, p. iii, 1906) that he noticed 

 in this insect a musty odour with a strong ammoniacal 

 scent like that of stable litter. 



73. ACRAEA STENOBEA, PI. X, f. 15. 



Acraea stenobea, Wallengren, Wien. Ent. Mnn., 4, p. 35 (1860) ; 

 Of vers. Vet. Akad. Forh., 29 (3), p. 49 (1872) ; Trimen, S. 

 Af. Butt., 1, p. 153, pi. 3, f. 2 (1887); Proc. Zool. Soc, 

 p. 71 (1891) ; Westwood, Gates, Matabeleland, Ed. 2, p. 354, 

 pi. 6, f. 11,12 (1889); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 98 (1898);: 

 Butler, (caecUia, var.) Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 401 (1898). 

 = acronycta, Westwood, Gates, Matabeleland, Ed. 1 . p. 346, pi, 

 F. f. il, 12 (1881). 

 5 = tiatalica (var.), Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 346 (1870). 

 = lygns, Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 408 (1875). 

 = albomaculata, Weymer, Stettin. Ent. Zeit, p. 83 (1892). 

 Angola (Bih6, Benguella) ; Damaraland ; Cape; 

 Colony ; Bechuanaland ; Khama's Co. ; Transvaal j. 

 Mashonaland ; Barotseland ; German E. Africa 

 (Saadani). 



^ . Expanse 50-60 mm. F.-w. milky oclireous inclining to 

 orange at apex between nervules, often with a pale pink median 

 suffusion. Base widel}' suffused with sepia which extends about 

 two-thirds the length of cell, nearly half the length of la and 

 lb, but rarely into 2. Costa very narrowly black. Apex and 

 hind margin narrowly black. Nervures and nervules more or 

 less distinctly black. Black spots rather vaiiable, but the 

 following usually present : — One in cell above origin of 2, one 

 on upper part of discocellulars. A discal row of four, in 6, 5, 4, 

 and 3. The first three in a straight line, the fourth rather more 

 distally placed. In 2 a spot near median, and generally a eub- 

 marginal spot ; in lb, a spot near median, a second rather beyond 

 middle, and often a third (subniarginal) spot. 



H.-w. more pinkish than f.-w. and sometimes of a delicate 

 pale rose tint. A black basal suffusion extending about half the 

 length of cell and a black hind-marginal border about 2 mm. 

 wide, usually showing a faint indication of paler internervular 

 markings. Black spots variable. In the examples before me 

 the largest number is eleven, two in 7, two in cell, one in 4 

 near end of cell, and two in Ic, lb, and la, all these faint and 

 only showing through from beneath. 



