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Mr. Bates captured specimens of A, elegantula in both the dry 
and the wet seasons, but they show no difference in coloration or 
size. 
ABANTIS LUCRETIA, sp.n, (Plate LX VII. fig. 3.) 
Male. Upper side: tore wing dull blackish brown, with three 
subapical and a discal series of four white spots much as in 
A, elegantula, the upper cell-spot being, however, very minute, 
almost obsolete. ‘lhe nervules are darker than the ground-colour, 
At the base of the wing, placed between the median and sub- 
median nervures, is a dull red patch merging into the ground- 
colour, Hind wing blackish brown, crossed from the costa, which 
is orange, to the abdominal fold, which is black, by a broad pure 
white band, which is sharply defined basally, but which has its 
outer edge irregular on account of the black nervules reaching 
beyond its border. An anteciliary row of white spots towards 
the anal angle. Under side as above but paler; fore wing 
without the dull red patch at the base. Hind wing with the 
costa pale brown, a black dash at the origin of the subcostal 
nervure, and the anal area broadly black. White spots on the 
collar and the end of the patagia. Abdomen white, with a central 
black streak above and a black streak on either side below. 
Venter blackish. Antenne black; legs yellow; palpi black 
above, yellow below, terminal joint black. Cilia above and below 
concolorous with wings except towards anal angle, where it is 
tipped with glistening white. 
Expanse 12 inch. 
Hab, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000 feet (G. LZ. Bates). 
Wet season. 
T have named this insect, which is not close to any described 
in the genus, after Pseudacrwa lucretia Cr.*, to which it bears a 
close colour resemblance, and of which specimens were contained 
in the same collection. 
ABANTIS EFULENSIS. 
Abantis efulensis Holland, P. Z.8. 1896, p. 21, pl, v. fig. 12, 3. 
Male. Upper side: ground-colour paler than in male; white 
areas of hind wing almost obsolete, being reduced toa short, streak 
at end of cell and a small patch at anal angle. Under side as 
male, but slightly paler. Abdomen, which has the base of each 
segment black, is yellowish brown above and white below. 
Hab. Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000 feet (G@. ZL. Lutes). 
Dry season. 
A male taken at the same time and place has the abdomen 
white above and below, with the base of each segment black, in 
this respect only not agreeing well with Dr. Holland’s figure, 
which is doubtless taken from a stained specimen, 
* Papilio lucretia Cramer, Pap. Ex. i. t. 45. figs. C, D (1779), 
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