African Species of the Genus Acraea. 317 



ochreous, and the inner portion of the hind-marginal border^ 

 is dusted with reddish brown, this suffusion reaching the cell 

 in area 3. This example has only three black spots on the 

 underside, viz. two on the discocellulars, and one in lb. 

 $ resembles the (^ . 



This species, which is quite distinctive in appearance, 

 appears to occur only in Abyssinia. 



123. Acraea amicitiae. PI. XV, f. 12. 



Acraea amicitiae, Heron. Trans. Zool. Soc, 19, p. 148, pi. 5, f. 

 11(1909). 



Mt. Ruwenzori. 



(^ . Expanse 50-56 mm. F.-w. hind margin rather markedly 

 concave. Base, costa, distal half of wing, hind margin and 

 inner margin brown black. Cell, middle of 2, and greater part 

 of lb, tawny red. Beyond cell a band of three pale spots 

 separated by nervules 6 and 5, sometimes transparent, some- 

 times dusted with reddish yellow, and followed by a small 

 separate spot in 3 similarly variable. In cell an irregular black 

 spot wide at subcostal, narrowing suddenly in the middle and 

 reaching median at origin of nervule 2. A black spot at base 

 of 2 distally indented by the red colour, and beneath it a 

 sinuous black spot in lb. In some examples indications of 

 reddish submarginal dots. 



H.-w. tawny-red, base of area 7, upperside of median to end 

 of cell, base of 2, and basal half of Ic, lb and la black. A 

 black submarginal line beginning at costa and proceeding 

 parallel to margin as far as nervule 3 where it suddenly widens 

 out to a broad black submarginal band which reaches inner 

 margin. Between this and the margin the nervule ends are 

 rather broadly black and join a fine black marginal line, tluis 

 ■enclosing large quadrate spots of the ground-colour. A few 

 small black spots corresponding to those beneath. 



Underside. F.-w. Costa, apex, and margin dark ochreous 

 crossed by black nervules, and having on margin orange brown 

 internervnlar rays. Those parts which above are i-ed or black 

 are here almost acaleless, the black marks only showing through 

 from upperside. A black dot at extreme base of costa. A fine 

 black line round margin. 



H.-w. Basal and distal part of 7, base of cell, and basal 

 half of Ic, lb, and la pale grey. Middle of 7, end of cell, 

 and bases of 6 and 5, reddish. Beyond cell pale brownish 

 pink, the margin tawny orange, and the black submarginal line 



