224> Mr. H. Eltiingham's Monograph of the 



A dipterous parasite of the family Tacliinidac emerged 

 from some of the larvae reared by Mr. Lamborn. 



A. honasia 5 • f- proeponina, Stand. 



After a careful examination of Staudinger's type I cannot 

 regard this as other than a form of honasia. It has the blackish 

 brown of f.-w. inner margin turned up to meet that from the 

 costa just beyond origin of 2, whilst the h.-w. margin on 

 underside is narrower than in ordinary honasia 5 ? i •'^^'l the 

 brown colouring is so dark and complete that it appears hardly 

 at all striated. There are triangular whitish marks on the 

 border and the suppression of the striation gives it somewhat 

 the appearance of '\imvi. Staudinger's description refers to the 

 black spots making an entirely different pattern to those in 

 honasia (eponina). They are however much the same, but a 

 little more accentuated. There are three 9 ? examples in the 

 Staudinger collection, two from Kuilu and one only vaguely 

 described as from the Congo Region. 



A. honasia $ . f. siahona. 



This form is described as having the f.-w. apical and marginal 

 black broader than in typical examples. The subapical patch 

 yellow, and the remaining reddish areas duller than usual. On 

 the h.-w. underside the marginal band is twice as broad as in 

 typical forms and the nervures heavily dusted with black. On 

 the inner edge of the marginal band are triangular blackish 

 spots in lb, 2, 3, and 4, divided by the nervures, having their 

 apices directed towards the base. These spots are produced into 

 narrow rays reaching the cell in 3 and 4. In 5, 6, and 7 are 

 long acute angled spots. Basal and discal spots very small. 

 (19 from Misahohe, Togo.) 



A. honasia alicia, subsp. 



^. Expanse 30-40 mm. F.-w. ccsta, outer half of wing, 

 and hind margin black. An oblique subapical patch of tawny 

 red in 10, 9, 6, 5, and 4. Inner margin black on both sides of 

 submedian as far as the middle, but this black does not, as in 

 ■honasia, extend upwards as far as nenmre 2. H.-w. with a 

 triangular black mark at base extending rather beyond middle 

 of cell much as in honasia. Central area of wing tawny red 

 varying to yellowish, especially towards inner margin. Hind 

 suargin with a black band about 3 mm. wide somewhat invaded 

 by the red colour in areas 4 and 5. 



Underside. F.-w. as above but reddish colour paler, and the 

 subapical patch ochre-yellow. H.-w. greenish yellow at base, 



