276 Mr. H. Eltringliam's Monograijh of the 



area 7 of the h.-w. are closer together than in peneleos, 

 whilst finally, though the male armature is, like that 

 of several allied forms, simple in structure and but 

 little distinctive, it appears to present certain constant 

 differences. The acquisition of a ^ specimen may help to 

 decide its true affinity. In the meantime I prefer to keep 

 the form separate from j^eneleos, under the name which the 

 late Dr. Staudinger proposed. That author's example is de- 

 scribed as from the Upper Congo, without precise locality. 

 One of the Tring examples is labelled Aruwimi, and the 

 other Luebo, Kassai River. These localities are rather far 

 apart, the latter being apparently some 750 miles S.W, of 

 the former. The two examples do not, however, appear 

 to differ in any noticeable particular. In addition to these 

 two specimens there are also in the Tring collection several 

 examples taken near Ft. Beni in the northern part of the 

 Congo region. These I must refer to the same species. 

 They differ only in having a browner ground-colour, and 

 in the h.-w. a duller shade of red. 



101. ACRAEA GROSVENORI. PI. II, f. 9 ( (^ ). PI. XIII, f. 24. 



Acraea grosvenori, n. sp. 



Congo (Rutschuru R., S. of Albert Nyanza). 



^ . Expanse 64 mm. F.-w. sepia black with a tendency to 

 thinner scaling and partial transparency in cell, in discal portions 

 of areas 6, 5, and 4, basal half of 3 and 2, and the greater part of 

 lb. At the extremity of partially transparent area a slight 

 dusting of pink scales in area 4, beneath this, in 3, a slightly 

 more distinct mark, beneath this, in 2, an elongated ill-defined 

 pink spot, and in lb a larger ovate pink spot, the whole area 

 traversed by a fine dark internervular ray which is laterally 

 dusted with pink nearly to the base. 



H.-w. brick red. A sepia basal patch outwardly ill defined, 

 obscuring a few minute black spots. A very narrow marginal 

 dusting of sepia black, most distinct on and between the 

 nervules. On the red area the nervules and long internervular 

 rays are distinctly perceptible in a slightly darker colour. 



Underside. F.-w. Costa, apical area, and hind margin deep 

 orange ochreous striated by the darker nervules and rays. A 

 black spot at base of costa, and base of area lb. Remainder of 

 wing vitreous and almost devoid of scales. A fine dark line 

 round hind margin. 



H.-w. Deep orange ochreous without any basal suffusion or 

 marginal border, though the dark basal portion of upperside 



