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54. (1.) Planema Esebria, (Hewitson). 



(^ and 5 var. Acrcea Esebria, Hewits., Exot. Butt., ii. pi. 20, ff. 11, 12 



(1861). 

 Acrcea Profea, Trim., Eliop. Afr. Aust., i. p. no, n. 70 (1862) ; and pi. 3, 



f. 2 [var. $] (1866). 

 1 Acrcea Cydo7iia,^ Ward., " Ent. M. Mag., x. p. 59 (1873)." 



Exp. al., {$) 2 in. i-4\ lin. ; ($) 2 in. 4I lin. — 3 in. 



^ BlacJcisIi-broum ; a broad ochre-red 'patch occupying all hind-wing 

 except a wide hind-marginal border and the greater part of inner- 

 marginal portion of fore-ioing ; an oblique pale-yelloiv bar in fore-wing, 

 a little beyond extremity of discoidal cell. Fore-wing : oblique bar 

 rather narrow, divided into five spots, of which the first (near costa) 

 is small and sublinear, and the last (below third median nervule) small, 

 squarish, out of line with the rest, often indistinct, and sometimes 

 obsolete ; red patch occupying all inner margin except near base and 

 at posterior angle, rising as far as median nervure, and sometimes 

 encroaching on discoidal cell ; subcostal and median nervures more or 

 less clouded with red from base to about middle. Hind-wing : only a 

 very small and faint dusky suffusion at base, near which are indistinctly 

 visible five or six very small black spots ; hind-marginal border emits 

 strong fuscous rays piercing red field between the nervules. Under 

 SIDE. — Hind-wing and apical portion, with costal and hind-marginal 

 border of fore-wing, dull pale-broionish tvith a tinge of yellow, crossed 

 by thin fuscous inter-nervidar rays. Fore-iving : subapical bar paler, 

 almost white ; inner marginal patch much paler, only faintly reddish ; 

 inter-nervular rays extend from hind-margin as far as outer edge of 

 subapical bar. Hind-iving : at base two small black spots, one above, 

 the other below origin of median nervure; near base the following 

 small black spots, viz., one above costal nervure, two below it (the 

 outer of which is farthest from base of all the spots), two close together 

 in cell, two more widely apart below median nervure, two below sub- 

 median nervure. two below internal nervure ; middle area paler than 

 rest of wing and with a slight reddish tinge ; inter-nervular rays well 

 marked, extending almost to origins of nervules ; between first median 

 nervule and submedian nervure two rays. 



$ Similar to ^ ; but subapical oblique bar of fore-iving pure white, 

 and red colouring darker, less tinged ivith ochrcous. Fore-wing : sub- 

 apical bar broader, more even, its last spot larger, well marked, and 

 incorporate with the bar ; occasionally a small elongate white mark 

 below extremity of bar, between second and first median nervules ; 



^ I refer with doubt to Mr. Ward's insect (not having seen his specimens or description), 

 because in the very fine collection of Mr. Godman, F.R.S., I noted unquestionable examples 

 of the rufous form of Esebria named Ci/donia, Ward, and understood from that gentleman 

 that they had been determined by Mr. Druce, well known as a good lepidopterist. If this 

 identification prove accurate, the range of P. Esebria will have to be extended to the Cama- 

 roon Mountains, Western Africa, the habitat of Cydonia, Ward. 

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