206 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



A. dtjd 5 f. calida. 



This would appear to be merely an aberration. Some of the 

 black spots are absent. The marginal black is reduced to a 

 series of triangular spots prolonged on the nervules. The cell 

 spot is absent, while that at the end of cell is large and rounded. 

 The underside resembles that of f. radiata but is paler, 



A. zitja f. rakeli. 



5 9 of this form are rather pale dusky ochreous. In the 

 f.-w. the apical black is 3-4 mm. broad, and the subapical area 

 pale ochreous. The spots are more than usually prominent. 

 In the h.-w. the area just beyond the discal spots is pale ochreous 

 and the inner margin whitish. 



A.zitja $ f./nmida. 



This is merely a grey and white form, corresponding to the 

 lycia form of A. encedon. The greater part of the ground-colour 

 is grey and the spots are much enlarged. In the f.-w. there is a 

 whitish suffusion round the cell spot, and a good deal of white 

 between the nervules in the discal area. The same applies to 

 the h.-w. in which the inner margin is also white. 



It may be that these various forms of female are to 

 some extent seasonal, though I have not been able to 

 examine a sufficiently long series of dated examples 

 to form an opinion on this point. If names were given 

 to all the forms presenting slight differences the list 

 would be a long one. In spite of its variability the 

 species is not difficult to recognise owing to the peculiar 

 arrangement of the discal spots and the small triangular 

 white marginal spots in the h.-w. 



Mabille describes it as common in Madagascar, fre- 

 quenting woods, gardens, and cultivated places. It is on 

 the wing during the greater part of the year and appears to 

 have several broods. There are in the Staudinger Collection 

 two examples labelled Verulam, Natal, but this is the 

 only record I have found of the occurrence of the species 

 on the mainland, and failing further evidence should be 

 received Avith caution. 



79. ACRAEA WIGGINSI. PI. XIII, f. 4. PI. XVI, f. 16. 



Acraea wigginsi, Neave, Novit. Zool., xi, p. 326, pi. 1, f. 3 (1904),-^^ 

 Eltringham, Af. Mini. Butt., p. 40, pi. 3, f. 4 (1910). 



Uganda and British E.Africa (Kisumu, Unyoro, Kirembwe, 

 Bulamwezi). 



^. Expanse 46 mm. F.-w. Upper half of costa (from 

 a little beyond base) to just beyond cell, apex, and hind margin,. 



