African Species of the Genus Acraea. 267 



oreta, which is certainly one form of the $, I have seen 

 no ^ specimens from the West which could be certainly 

 assigned to orina, and yet the $ is by no means rare. 

 All the $ ^ from the West, which might otherwise be 

 associated with the species, resemble more or less closely 

 the bred and therefore authenticated ^ $ of parrhasia 

 now at Oxford. A much more extensive material is 

 necessary before we can come to any sound conclusions 

 with regard to this species. 



98. Acraea baxteri. PI. XV, f. 5. 



Acraea baxteri, E. M. B. Sharpe, Entomologist, p. 40 (1902). 



f. fulleborui, Thurau, Berlin Ent. Zeit., p. 133, pi. 2, f. 7 

 (1903). 



f. subsq}iamia, Thurau, Berlin Ent. Zeit., p. 135 (1903). 



Nyassaland ; German E. Africa (Mpwapwa, Mauiba, Kili- 

 niandjaro, Langenberg, Meru, Mlolo, N. Usambara) ; British 

 E, Africa (Aberdare Hills). 



A. baxteri baxteri. PI. V, f. 10 ( (^ ). 



(J. Expanse about 60 mm. F.-w. not very densely scaled, 

 black, with a rosy red flush at base extending nearly to end of 

 cell, slightly beyond middle of area 2, and nearly to margin 

 in lb and la. Beyond cell a subapical series of three more or 

 less transparent spots, separated only by nervules 5 and 6. 



H.-w. with a large black patch at base obscuring more or less 

 completely a number of black spots. Beyond this patch a dull 

 rosy red area enclosed by a narrow black marginal border, the 

 nervules well marked black. 



Underside f.-w. almost scaleless, merely having a slight dusting 

 of blackish brown at apex and greyish ochreous along costa. 



H.-w. wnth a large chocolate brown basal patch followed by 

 & broad pinkish band, the latter enclosed by a reddish browa 

 border, broader than the black border of the upperside.- Upon 

 the chocolate basal patch are the following black markings : — 

 A spot in 8, a broad black streak in 7, the ends of which curve 

 downwards and touch the subcostal and nervule 7. At bases 

 of areas 6, 5, and 4 two spots just separated by very small areas 

 of the ground-colour. Along the edge of the chocolate basal 

 patch are large spots in 3, 2, Ic and lb. Area la is nearly all 

 black, and a long black basal mark in lb, Ic, and in cell, the 

 latter also having a large spot in its distal half. Head, thorax, 

 and abdomen intensely black, the abdomen with minute white 

 lateral dots. Claws unequal. 



