BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS, AND BEETLES 315 



Acrtea conjuncta, sp. nov. 



It belongs to the family Acrseidae. 



Upperside : both wings dull brown. Anterior wings with a 

 transverse tawny band resembling the band of Acraea nandina, 

 but not extending to the costal margin ; the subapical spots as 

 in A. nandina, but smaller. Posterior wings crossed in the 

 middle by a suboval tawny band ; in this band are a black spot 

 near the costa and two smaller spots, one above and the other 

 below the discoidal nervule. 



Underside : both wings resemble A. nandina, but on the 

 posterior wmgs the space beyond the undulated band is much 

 darker ; the spots are arranged as in A. nandina. Expanse : 

 ij inches. 



It was caught at Nandi Station, in the Nandi country, in the 

 Uganda Protectorate, in December 1896. 



Acrcea anacreoiitica, sp. nov. 



It belongs to the family Acraeidae. 



It differs from Acraea anacreon Trim, in several respects. 

 On the upperside of the anterior wings the black discal and cellu- 

 lar spots are larger. On the underside of the posterior wings 

 the spots in the discal row and those nearer the base are respec- 

 tively more confluent, forming two irregular bands, the space 

 between which is uninterruptedly pink, which colour forms an 

 irregular band extending from the costal to the inner margins ; 

 the outer marginal row of pale fulvous spots is narrower and 

 bordered inwardly by very narrow black lunules. Expanse : 

 $ i^ inches, $ 2 inches. 



The male specimen was caught at Patsho and the female at 

 Rau, both in the Nandi country, in the Uganda Protectorate, in 

 December [896. 



Jxinonia rauana, sp. nov. 



It belongs to the family Nymphalidae ; it is closely allied to 

 Junonia Kowara (Ward), Junonia Sinuata (Plotz), and Junonia 

 aurosina (Butler), but it has the outer margins of anterior 

 wings less falcate, and the bands on the upperside considerably 

 broader. 



Upperside : both wrings dark brown, crossed by a common 



