1S00.J nrsEors and arachnids feom somaliland. 11 



are generally obsolete on the upper surface ; they are, however, 

 conspicuous in one of the two dorippus. Most of the male klugii 

 show a slight powdering of white scales in the neighbourhood of 

 the Bubmediau scent- patch. 



In describing the collections made fifteen years ago in Somali- 

 land by Col. Serbury and Messrs. Thrupp, Lort Phillips, and 

 James (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1885, p. 756), Dr. Butler remarked of 

 L. klugii: "This is clearly the prevalent Limnas in Somaliland ; 

 L. chrysippus and L. nloippus having, apparently, entirely 

 disappeared, and L. dorippus being scarce." The fact that the 

 only specimens of L. chrysippus obtained by Mr. Peel in his two 

 distinct visits to Somaliland were of the klugii and dorippus 

 varieties, confirms the above conclusion. It is also worthy of 

 note that the collection made by Capt. Swayne in the Harar 

 Highlands (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1898, p. 821 ) contained L. klugii, but 

 no specimens of A chrysippus, L. alcippoides, or L. dorippus. 



ACR/FINJE. 

 ACR.EA XEOBl'LE Doubl. 



Four specimens : 2 ^ , 2 $ . Caught at Gonsali (West Somali- 

 land), June 24, J 895. 



ACR.EA DOUBLEDAYI Glier. 



1 2 • Gonsali, June 21, 1895. 



Ack-v.a seres \ Fabr. 



3 2- Gonsali, June 24, 1895. In one of these specimens the 

 Bubapical oblique dark bar on the fore wing is well marked, in the 

 other two it is almost or altogether absent. One of the latter 

 bas tli' j inner portion of the hind-marginal dark border of the fore 

 wing almost obsolete, except Qi ar the apex. 



.\< B 1 \ IOBASILIS Butl. (Plate I. lig. 4.) 



Acrcea mirabilis, Hull. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1885, p. 760, pi, ilvii. 

 fig. I- 

 Seven specimens: apparently 5 c >, 2 £ . The British Museum 

 sses five specimens <>i this interesting Acrcea, including the 

 The presenl specimens differ from those in the National 

 Collection (one of which retains a violel bloom) in the following 

 particulars: — (I) The upper Burface is general!) of a warmer 

 chestnut tinge. (2) The paler marks beneath, including the sub- 

 apical patch of tli.' fore wings, are rich yellow ochre, instead "i 

 rlv white as in the British Museum examples. In one 

 of tin- latter, a female, the subapical patch on tin- upper surface 

 also is creamy white. (3) In the presenl specimens there i> a 

 definite yellow band immediately external to the darker median 

 hand of t he hind wing beneath. This is not t he case in t he British 



Museum examples, where tic drab suhmar-inal ana gradually 



Is towards 1 he dai I er mi dian hand. In t he j tj pe 



