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nervule and the fifth subcostal nervule ; close to the hind margin are 

 three minute spots, one just helow the second median nervule, and 

 the two others above the latter, placed closed together, between the 

 second and first median nervules ; two spots above the end of the 

 discoidal cell varying in size ; three small spots on the costal margin 

 placed soinewhat apart from each other, the third one being near the 

 apex, and having a small triangular-shaped spot placed in the fork 

 of the fourth and fifth subcostal nervules, just below the costal spot. 



Hind icinff. In colour and markings res'embling A. lobengula, 

 except as regards the ochre patch, which is of the same shape as- in 

 A. echeria. The brown border is very broad, and is relieved by two 

 rows of spots varying very much in size and all entirely of a yellow 

 colour, the first row close to the hind margin consisting of small 

 twin spots placed between the nervules, the second row having the 

 sixth spot from the costa (below the third median nervule) the 

 largest, the ninth ending just above the first median nervule. The 

 transverse band of ochre is very deep in colour and somewhat wider 

 than in A. echeria, and is covered with black hairs near the inner 

 margin. 



Base of wing dark brown. 



Underside resembling that of A. lobengula very closely, the 

 general colour being rather darker than in either this species or 

 A, echeria. The white spots are all very distinct, but vary some- 

 what in size. 



Expanse 3| inches. 



Hab. Sotik, Kavirondo, Sept. 1889. 



Subfam. Acrjein^. 

 Genus AcRjEa. 

 AcR^A soTiKENSis, sp. n. (Plate XLVIII. fig. 1.) 



Allied to A. bonasia, Fabr., but is easily distinguished by the 

 pale yellow patch near the apex of the fore wing, and by the trans- 

 verse band on the hind wing inclining to pale yellow towards the 

 inner margin. 



Fore iving. Costa, apex, hind margin, and base of wing along the 

 inner margin to about the middle of the wing deep velvety black. 

 A streak of rufous on the lower half of the discoidal cell ; this 

 streak is inclined to break through the black band which crosses the 

 wing near the end of the discoidal cell, as in A. bonasia ; the patch 

 of orange-yellow wider, and the pale yellow patch near the apex is 

 much larger than in the latter species. 



Hind wing. Base black ; the orange transverse band rather wider, 

 fading to pale yellow about the middle of the wing, continuing to 

 the inner margin and becoming gradually narrower. The hind 

 marginal border is slightly narrower as far as the third median 

 nervule, when it becomes wider than in A. bonasia. This border is 

 relieved by five minute triangular-shaped spots of orange-yellow, 

 between each nervule, terminating above the first median nervule. 



