African Species of the Genus Acraea. 227 



assumed tliat the "every" does not include all other 

 Acraeas, as many have great tenacity of life. The above 

 collector also reports that the species was found " simply 

 in swarms, on the mud on the rocks in the bed of the 

 stream." 



88. ACKAEA SOTIKENSIS. PI. XIII, f. 8. 



Aeroea sotikensis, Em. M. B. Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 634, pi. 



48, f. 1 (1891) ; Obertbiir, Etud. d'Ent., 17, p. 23 (1893); 



Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 105 (1898); Neave, Novit. 



Zool., 11, J). 346 (1904); Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 26 (1910). 

 Angola (Calweha, Bolombo, Bango, Bailundu) ; Congo 

 (Katanga) ; Kondelaxd ; N.E. Rhodesia (Chinsali) ; Bukoba ; 

 RuTSCHURU (90 km. W. of Albert Nyanza) ; Uganda (Unyoro, 

 Toro, xMondo); British E. Africa (Nandi, Machakos); Abyssinia 

 (Djala, Gardulla, Abassi). 



f. snpponina, Staudinger, Iris, 9, p. 204 (1896) ; Aurivillius, 

 Rhop. Aeth., p. 105 (1898). 

 Katanga ; " W. Africa ; Congo" (Stand.). 



f. katana, f. nov. 

 = sotikentiis, Neave, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 26 (1910) (part). 

 Katanga. 



A. sotikensis rowena, subsp. nov. 



= sotikensis, Heron, Trans. Zool. Soc, xix, p. 146 (1909). 

 Mt. Ruwenzori. 



A. sotikensis sotikensis. 



(^ . Expanse 42-50 mm. F.-w. rich sepia black. Lower half 

 of cell (sometimes only basal part), basal half uf 2, and central 

 half of lb and la, orange red. A subapical patch of pale ochre 

 yellow of somewhat variable shape and size in 11, 10, 9, 6, 5, 

 and 4. 



H.-w. with a triangular black patch at base with slight 

 indications of the black spots of underside. Central area of 

 wing orange-red invading more or less deeply the marginal 

 border in 4 and 5. Marginal border dark sepia with faint 

 indications of underside pattern. This border is about 3-4 mm. 

 wide from costa to nervule 3, where it becomes suddenly wider, 

 its inner edge being straight and at right angles to inner margin. 

 This straight edge is often clouded with brownish red. In 

 same examples there is a hind-marginal row of small reddish 

 yellow spots. 



Underside. F.-w. much as above but the red colour duller 



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