African Species of the Genus Acraea. 257 



(1896) ; Rogers, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 525 (1908) ; Aurivil- 



lius, Sjostedt's Exp. p. 4 (1910). 

 = saluspha, SutYert, Iris, p. 34 (1904). 

 Angola ; German E. Africa ; British E. Afri:a, 



f. pallidepicta, Strand, Int. Ent. Zeit. Guben., 41, p. 220 

 (1911). 

 German E. Africa (Amani). 



f. nia, Strand, I. c. (1911). 

 German E. Africa (Amani). 



A. pharsalus miilloti, subsp. 



= A. miilloti, Mabille, Ann. Ent. Fr. (6), 8 Bull., p. 170 

 (1888); Mab. and Vuillot, Novit. Lep., 2, p. 10, pi. 2, f. 1 

 (1890) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 110 (1898). 

 German E. Africa (Ukami, Usagara, Kikoka Stn., Bagaraoyo). 



A. pharsahis rhodina, subsp. 



Rothschild, Novit. Zool., 9, p. 595 (1902). 



Abyssinia (Up. Gelo R., Bonga, Scheko, Anderatscha, 

 Gamitscha, Banka Oino). 



A. pharsalus pharsalus. PL VI, f. 7 (larva). 



(J. Expanse 60-72 mm. F.-w. base, costa, apical area, hind 

 margin and the greater part of area la, dark sepia. Discal half 

 of cell, base of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and central half of lb bright red. 

 A few red scales towards distal end of area la. Black spots as 

 follows : — In cell a small spot not far from base, followed by a 

 larger spot beyond origin of 2. A large spot the whole width of 

 cell on discocellulars. Beyond cell an oblique band of three 

 contiguous quadrate spots in 6, 5, and 4 followed by a rounded 

 spot in 3 just under the spot in 4. A large spot at base of 2, 

 usually touching median and nervule 2, beneath it but nearer 

 margin a spot in lb, and another in the same area close to 

 median just before origin of 2. At the outer edge of the 

 •oblique discal band of spots three pale spots varying from* white 

 to reddish orange. 



H.-w. base suffused with dark sepia extending slightly beyond 

 middle of cell, hind margin brownish black, about 2 mm. wide, 

 its inner edge not very sharply defined, and interrupted by the 

 . black nervule ends, and short reddish brown, rather indistinct 

 internervular rays. Central area of wing bright red. Numerous 

 black spots corresponding with those on underside. 



Underside f.-w. Those areas which are dark sepia above are 

 here ochreous grey. The black spots are as on upperside, the 

 red areas are dusky pink, and the apical and hind-marginal 

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