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nervular rays of the h.-\v., especially on the underside, are 

 much long-er than in esehria and almost touch the cell. 

 There is some temptation to regard jodutta as the 

 western form of esehria, but I am quite satisfied that 

 they are distinct species. There is a marked peculiarity 

 in the male armature of esehria, viz. the internal tooth-like 

 process on the inner side of the claspers towards their base, 

 which is quite constant in that species from Angola to 

 the Comoro Is., and which does not occur in that oi jodutta. 

 It is, however, a very remarkable fact that the male 

 armatures o^ jodutta and alcioj^e are very similar, suggest- 

 ing a close alliance, whilst at the same time alcio2)e belongs 

 to the small minority of species in which the $ tarsal 

 claws are symmetrical. 



A. jodutta extends from Senegal through S. Leone, 

 Ashanti, Nigeria, and Cameroon across the Congo State 

 to Uganda and Abyssinia. 



The form dorotheac is most common near Entebbe, where 

 it closely resembles a form of Planema tellus, common in 

 that locality. 



129. Acraea esebria. PI. XIV, f. 9. 



Acraea esebria, Hewitson, Exot. Butt., pi. 2, f. 11 (1861) ; 

 Weale, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 271 (1877) ; Moschler, Verh. 

 z. b. Ges. Wien., .3.3, p. 283 (1883) ; Trimeu, S. Af. Butt., 

 1, p. 177, pi. 1, f. 2, 2a (metamorph.), (1887) ; Aurivillius, 

 Ehop. Aeth., p. 115 (1898). 

 . = protea, var. B, Trimen, Rhop. Af. Austr., p. Ill, pi. 3, f. 2 

 (1866). 

 Cape Colony : Natal ; Zululaxd ; Mashonaland ; 

 Belgian Congo (Katanga) ; Germax E. Africa ; British 

 E. Africa. 

 f. protea., Trimen, Rhop. Af. Austr., p. 110 (1866). 



= esehria, $, Hew., Exot. Butt. {Acraea), pi. 2, f: 12 (1861) ; 



Stand., Exot. Schmett, 1, p. 85, pi. 33 (1885). 

 = esebria, var. A, Trimen, S. Af. Butt., 1, p. 178 (1887). 

 = arctifascia, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 427 (1874). 

 Angola ; Cape Colony ; Natal ; Zululand ; Mashona- 

 land ; German E. Africa ; British E. Africa. 

 f. psetidoprotea, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 428 (1874). 



Angola. 

 ? f. amphiproiea, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 428 (1874). 



Angola. 

 $ f. metaprotea, Butler, Cist. Ent., 1, p. 211 (1874). 

 Angola (Ambriz). 



