On new Species of Acx^\i^2& from Uganda. 581 



LIX. — Descriptions of some neio Species of AcrseidEe collected 

 hy Mr. F. J. Jackson at Ntebi, Uganda. By Emily 

 Mary Shakpe. 



Family Acraeidae. 

 Acrcea pervia, sp. n. 

 Resembles the Asiatic group containing A. moluccana, 

 Feld., A. Dohertyi, Holland, and A. parce, Stgr. 



Upperside. Entirely transparent, the costa and hind margin 

 narrowly bordered with black, becoming much broader at the 

 apex ; the base black, extending along the inner margin to 

 about the middle of the wing. 



Hind wing. Basal area brownish black, with black spots, 

 almost invisible on the upperside ; the discal portion trans- 

 parent from the costa to the first median nervule, the narrow 

 brownish-black border becoming much broader towards the 

 anal angle ; this black border extending along the first median 

 nervule and uniting with the dark basal area, thereby dividing 

 a yellow patch on the inner margin, which, however, does 

 not extend right up to the base ; a yellow spot also plainly 

 marked between the sub-costal nervure and the first median 

 nervule. 



Underside. Fore wing entirely transparent ; the costa 

 yellow, like the apex and hind margin, the latter having 

 yellow spots ; the apex distinctly yellow and streaked with 

 black lines ; the hind margin with a black spot between the 

 yellow ones at the end of the black nervules, from the fifth 

 sub-costal nervule to the first median nervule. 



Hind wing. The whole of the basal area yellow, sprinkled 

 heavily with black spots, this yellow also extending along the 

 bind margin, and becoming much narrower towards the costa. 

 This yellow border is divided by the black nervules and again 

 divided into twin spots by smaller median black streaks 

 between the nervules. On the underside this species some- 

 what resembles that of A. lycoides, Boisd.^ and A, dejanaj 

 Godm. & Salv. 



Expanse ^ 2"3 inches. 



The female is similar to the male ; the black markings are 

 browner in colour, the yellow patch on the hind wing much 

 paler, and is not broken by any black markings as in the 

 male. The underside is exactly like that of the male, the 

 yellow being paler. 



Expanse 2"5 inches. 



Hab. Ntebi, Uganda: March to May 1895. 



Acrcea ntebicc, sp. n. 

 Allied to A. lycoides^ Boisd. 

 The fore wing is not so transparent, being entirely brownish 



