African Species of the Genus Acraea. 211 



= lycia, var., Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 66 (1888). 



= vsagarae, Vuillot, Ann. Ent. Fr., 60, Bull., p. 78 (1891). 



= caecilia, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 566 (1894). 



= encedon, Lanz, Iris, 9, p. 131 (1896). 



f. nidiata, Aurivillius, Arkiv. Zool., ii, 12, p. 4 (1905). 

 (Andamana, W. Africa.) 



The above numerous forms of Acraea encedon do not appear 

 to be peculiar to any one part of the species' range. The lycia, 

 alcippina, and infuscata forms are more numerous in West 

 African localities than elsewhere, though they seem liable to 

 occur anywhere. The daira form does not appear to occur in 

 the west and south. Though the f. radiata, has not been 

 recorded except from the locality given by Aurivillius, it is not 

 peculiar to that locality, as it occurred with a lycia and an 

 alcippina form. 



A. encedon encedon. 



^ . Expanse 48-70 mm. F.-w. orange tawny to golden brown. 

 A little black at base. Apical half black with a rather suffused 

 inner edge and a broad conspicuous white oblique subapical 

 band in 10, 9, 6, 5 and 4 followed by a separate smaller spot in 

 3. An ovate transverse black spot in cell just beyond origin of 

 2. A large spot near base of 2 touching nervule 3. Beneath 

 this, but nearer mai'gin, a double spot in lb, and a small spot in 

 same area shortly before origin of 2 and close to median. Some- 

 times a spot or streak in la, ground-colour usually a little paler 

 than f.-w. beyond the middle. H.-w. slightly black at base, 

 and having a black hind-marginal border about 2 mm. wide 

 narrowing to a point at ■a.-pes. and anal angle. Ends of nervules 

 black. Internervular rays narrow and brown. Black spots as 

 on underside but those near base and inner margin often only 

 faintly indicated. 



Underside f.-w. as above but basal half dull brownish and 

 apex and hind margin dark ochreous with black nervule ends 

 and orange ochreous internervular rays, A fine black hind- 

 marginal line. A black spot at base of costa. 



H.-w. dull ochreous, marginal border reduced to a narrow 

 black line with just a faint indication of the broader black of 

 upperside. Black spots as follows : — A discal row of eight 

 regular round spots, the first four (in 7, 6, 5 and 4) in a slightly 

 outwardly curved line, the fifth in 3 at the same distance from 

 the margin as the fourth, the sixth in 2 nearer base than the 

 fifth, and the seventh and eighth in Ic and lb, lying in a 



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