326 Mr. H. Eltringham's 3Io7iograph of the 



triangular patch chocolate brown with the usual black spots 

 more developed than in western forms. Remainder of wing 

 as on upperside. 



The outline of the orange band of f-w. is somewhat 

 variable, being sometimes deeply indented, sometimes 

 nearly straight. Examples presenting the latter condition 

 have been named var. latifasciata by Griinberg. 



A. alciope $ f. tella. 



This is the form figured by Grose-Smith as the ^ of his 

 " Planema alicia." It is however a $ and differs from the 

 usual mirivillii form in having the ground-colour of h.-w. 

 tawny without any white bar, and bearing a narrow dark 

 hind-marginal border, widest at apex and ta^iering to anal 

 angle. 



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A. alciope schecana, subsp. 



This is the Abyssinian form of the species, and is described 

 by Rothschild and Jordan from one ^ in the Tring collection. 

 The ochreous band of the f.-w. upperside is somewhat paler 

 than in West African examples, and the black distal border of 

 the h.-w. is wider. On the underside the black spots of h.-w. 

 are reduced in size and number. 



The descriptions of the larva and pupa, given by Auri- 

 villius (/. c.) are as follows : — 



Larva pale (yellowish ?) with narrow dark transverse lines. 

 Head, true legs, and spines, black. The sublateral spines, 

 however, only black at the ends. The spines distinctly longer 

 than the diameter of the body, and arising from brownish 

 tubercles. 



Pupa, having the usual black markings of the Acraea pupae. 

 The spots of the abdomen have pale centres, and the two dorsal 

 rows converge in a black spot on the first segment. In the 

 pale centres of the dorsal spots of segments 2-5 (6) are 

 small pointed tubercles, largest at segment 2 and decreasing 

 posteriorly. 



These descriptions agree fairly well with specimens 

 received from Mr. Lamborn, from Lagos. One of these 

 larvae I have figured on PI. VI, fig. 10. It will be noted 

 that the ground-colour is green. This colour is rapidly lost 

 in spirit, a fact which would account for the doubt expressed 

 by Aurivillius as to the colour of the larva. At Lagos it 

 feeds on Flein'ya ])odocarim, Wedd. {Urticaceae). I cannot 



