■298 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



= mandane, Fabricius, Ent. Syst., 3, 1, p. 183 (1793); 



Godart, Enc. Meth., p. 239 (1819). 

 = opis, Herbst, Naturs. Sclimett, 6, pi. 136, f. 1, 2 (1793). 

 S. Leone ; Ashanti ; Cape Coast Castle ; Gaboon ; 

 N. Angola (Kibokolo). 



(J. Expanse 52 mm. F.-w. for the most part transparent, 

 the transiDarency being caused by reduction in number and 

 ■width of the scales. Costa, ape.x, nervures and hind margin 

 more heavily dusted with brownish black. Near base of 2, and 

 in lb near margin, a few yellowish white scales representing two 

 obsolescent spots. 



H.-w. base with a triangular dusky grey area bearing black 

 spots more easily observed on the underside. A central band 

 of very jiale lemon ochreous beginning in area 6, its outer edge 

 slightly curved as far as nervule 5, thence traversing the wing 

 parallel to inner edge and reaching the inner margin, where the 

 band is about 4 mm. wide. Remainder of wing dusky grey 

 forming a marginal band which joins the basal grey along costa 

 in 7. 



Underside f.-w. as above but without the yellow scaling in 

 2 and lb. Costa dusky ochreous with a black spot at base. 

 Main nervures laterally covered with brownish scales. 



H.-w. As on upperside but paler, the marginal border having 

 the nervule ends and internervular rays heavily dusted with 

 dull brown, and the intervening spaces powdered with dull 

 ochreous. On the grey basal portion black spots as follows : — 

 One in 9, one in 8, two in 7, sometimes a small dot near base of 

 area 6, one (sometimes two) on discocellulars, two in cell (the 

 second in the middle and large), a basal spot in Ic followed by 

 two large spots often coalescent, two in lb, and two in la. 

 Head and thorax black with a few pale marks, abdomen black 

 above with whitish lateral .epots. Claws unequal. 



9- Resembles ^ but tlie f.-w. are more rounded, and there 

 is a little yellow scaling in lb, at base of 2, and at end of cell in 

 f.-w. 



Acraea circeis is somewhat rare in collections. At one 

 time I was of opinion that it was a form of A. scrvona, but 

 careful examination of a number of preparations of male 

 genitalia convince me that it must be regarded as distinct. 

 It appears to be an exclusively western species. 



111. Acraea oreas. PI. XIII, f. 25. 



Acraea oreas, Em. M. B. Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 193, pi. 

 17, f. 5 (1891) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aeth., p. 114 (1898) ; 



