ACRMIDJE. Ill 



VAR. B. The bands similarly arranged ; but that near 

 apex of fore-wing white, or sometimes pale-yellowish, while 

 the inner-marginal marking (which usually extends to base 

 of second median nervule), and the broad band in hind- 

 wing, are dull reddish-ochreous or brick-red. UNDER-SIDE. 

 Similar, but much duller and fainter ; the ochreous hind- 

 marginal and apical colouring much darker and redder than 

 in other varieties, so that the hind-wing presents an almost 

 identical ground-colour throughout. 



The typical form of this interesting and variable species is, on a cursory 

 view, so much like A. Aganice, that I at first was led to think that it might 

 be only a variety of the latter. But a more careful comparison of a long 

 series of specimens with an indubitable example of the actual Aganice 

 from Natal has convinced me of the specific distinctness of A. Protect, 

 mihi. I entertain no doubt, however, of the two varieties I have just de- 

 scribed being specifically identical with A. Protect, different as they appear 

 at first sight. The fact of the apical band of fore-wing being often found 

 pure-white in both these darker-hued varieties especially strengthens me in 

 this opinion. As the insect seems to be spread over a considerable extent 

 of country, it is probable that other interesting varieties may occur. 



Natal (C. Morland and R. C. Jones). King William's 

 Town (W. S. M. D'Urban). Coll. mihi. 



Natal. Butterworth, Kaffraria (J. H. Bowker). Coll. 

 S. A. Mus. 



Port Natal. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



71. Acrsea Amazonia. /< 3 /- 3 



Acraea (Alaena) Amazoula, Boisd., App. Voy. de Deleg., 



[p. 591, n. 60. 

 Expands 1 in. 3 lin. 



Yellow-ochreous ; with blackish borders and nervures. 

 Fore-wing : pale yellow-ochreous ; costa with a blackish 

 border of moderate width, which becomes broad at apex, 

 and thence narrows to anal angle ; all the nervures and 

 nervules, from base to hind-margin, clouded with blackish ; 

 a blackish spot at extremity of discoidal cell. Hind-wing : 

 no costal blackish ; a narrow, hind-marginal blackish border ; 

 a slight thickening of the blackish clouding on disco- cellular 

 nervule at extremity of cell ; nervures and nervules univer- 

 sally clouded -with blackish. UNDER-SIDE. Paler than 

 upper-side, with a hoary-whitish tint ; the nervures more 

 narrowly and faintly clouded, fore-wing : most yellow in 

 cell and on disc ; costa only slightly blackish near base ; 

 apical and hind-marginal border only indicated by a greyish 

 tint. Hind-wing : whiter than fore-wing ; a narrow greyish 

 edging along hind-margin. 



