1896.] FROM NYASA-LAND, 113. 
the nervures into eight spots, the first of which is smallest: body 
black ; head, collar, and front of pterygodes spotted with white. 
Under surface much paler than above, bronze-brown, with a paler 
triangular patch at centre of outer margin of all the wings, and 
with the costal area of secondaries paler to just beyond the white 
belt; primaries with three white spots forming an elongated 
triangle in the cell, four in a semicircle beyond the cell, and seven 
crossing the disc as above, but larger; belt of secondaries as 
above ; pectus black, spotted with white and clothed with tawny 
hair; venter fuliginous, with sordid white central stripe; legs 
striped with white longitudinally. Expanse of wings 59 millim. 
Kantorongondo Mt., 15,900 feet alt., Nyika, April 15th, 1895. 
“ Black and white Admiral. Grass-green ova” (R. C.). 
This extraordinary species is represented by a single example, 
the wings of which on one side are badly shattered; it does not 
appear to be nearly related to any other species in the genus, but 
perhaps should form a distinct section next to NM. marpessa, 
though in some respects it more nearly resembles the Australian 
NV. shepherdi. 
25. ATELLA COLUMBINA. 
Papilio columbina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pl. cexxxviii, A. B; 
pl. ceexxxvii. D, E (1782). 
3, Henga, W. of Lake Nyasa, Jan. 28th, 1895. 
“Common old-gold Fritillary ” (2. C.). 
ly. 
= 
26. ByBLIA VULGARIS. 
Hypanis ilithyia, var. vulgaris, Staudinger, Exot. Schmett. 
p- 106. 
3, Mtambwi, foot of Nyika plateau, Feb. 4th, 1895. 
“ Reddish-brown Wall” (2. C.). 
This is the form which I have hitherto regarded as B. acheloia ; 
but Prof. Aurivillius has pointed out to me that B. cora is that 
race, a much rarer form, having the under surface of the second- 
aries belted with dull reddish argillaceous. B. vulgaris differs very 
little from B. goetzius of Herbst. The species of Acraine in the 
present collection are, as usual in African series, well represented, 
and in the present instance are of exceptional interest to us. 
27. ACREA JOHNSTONI. 
3. Acrea johnstoni, Godman, P. Z. 8. 1885, p. 537; 2. Butler, 
P. Z, 8. 1888, p. 91. 
Var. semialbescens, Oberth. : 
3 3, Nyankowa Mt., Nyika, April 10th ; Kondowi, 4110 feet 
alt., Lower Nyika, April 12th, 1895. 
Var. flavescens=kilimandjara, Oberth. : 
3 3d, Kondowi, April 6th and 12th, 1895. 
“Black and white Fritillary. Flies high, generally far out of 
reach” (2. C.). 
Proc. Zoou. Soc.—1896, No. VIII. é 
