Explanation of Plate XXVIII. 



Mimicry of a Danaine model, Airuiuris albimaculata (and probably 

 erheria also) by the females, but not by the males, of three species of 

 PapilioAn British East Africa (Kikuyu country: 1906-7). iHe 

 figures were prepared from the best of these Kikuyu specimens 

 available, regardless of precise locality. Some of the time and space 

 relationships of the mimicking species are shown on pp. 509-511- 

 The figured specimens are in the Hope Department, Oxlord 

 University Museum. 



All the fi-^ures are about | of the natural size. 

 Fig. 1. Avimiris albimaculata, $ : Kijabe Forest, about 7000 ft., 



Kikuyu country : August 3, 1906. 

 Fig. 2. Pavilio jacksom, ? : captured at the same place and time as 



its model shown in Fig. 1. 

 Fig 3 Papilio jai^soni, S : Nairobi, about 5500 ft. : Feb. 4, 1907. 

 Fig 4 Papilio echerioides, British East African form of, ? : Wei- 

 thaga, about 6000 ft., 15 miles W. of Fort Hall, Kikuyu 

 country : March 30, 1907. 

 Fig 5. Papilio echerioides, British East African form of, ^ : cap- 

 tured at the same place and time as the specimen shown 

 in Fig. 3. 

 Fig 6 Papilio dardanus, probably of the sub-species tibullns, ? 

 form cenea : captured at the same place and time as tlie 

 specimens shown in Figs. 3 and 5. The figured example 

 is somewhat transitional towards the hippocoon female 

 form, and a less perfect mimic than is usual in cenea. 

 Fig. 7. Painlio dardanus, probably of the sub-species tlbullus, <J : 

 captured at the same place and time as the specimens 

 shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 6. The specimen figured is an 

 interesting variety, possessing a series of small pale sub- 

 marginal spots in the black margin of the fore-wing. 

 The males of dardanus usually possess the large sub-apical 

 spot only. 



