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21. Acraea obeira Hewitson. 



.:. Acraea obeira burni Butler A. burni), Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), Vol. 18, p. 467 (1S96); Butler, Proc. Zool. 

 Soc. Lond. p. S41. pi. 5o, f. 3 (1S9S) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. p. SS (1898) ; Eltringham, Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. Lond. p. 6S 1,19121 : Aurivillius, in Seitz, Macr. Lep. p. 286 (1913). 

 Natal. 



b. Acraea obeira obeira Hewitson, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 65 (iS63); Mabille, Hist. Nat. Madag. Lep. Vol. 1, 

 p 95, pi. an, f. 7, pi. 10. f. 5, 6 (18S5-1887); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. p. 88(1898); Eltringham, Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 6S, pi. 7. f. 9, pi. 16, f. 21(g) (1912): Aurivillius, in Seitz, Macr. Lep. p. 285, pi. 53 d 

 (ioi3). 

 = piva Guenee. in Vinson Voy. Madag Annexe, p. 34 (1S64). 



andromba Grose-Smith, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), Vol. 7, p. 124 (1S91); Grose-Smith & Kirby. Rhop. 

 Exot. Vol. 21, p. i3, pi. 4, f. 6 8 (1S92) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop, p. 88 (189S); Oberthur, Etud. de Lep. 

 Comp. Vol. 16, p. 172, pi. 333, figs. 2797-279S (1916). 

 Madagascar. 



22. Acraea mahela Boisduval. 



Acraea mahela Boisduval. Faune Madag. p. 3i, pi. 6. f. 1 (iS33); Mabille, Hist. Nat. Madag. Lep. Vol. 1, 

 p. 90. pi. 11. f. i3 (1835-1887); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. p. 87 (1898) ; Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. 

 Lond. p. 71, pi. 7, f. 6, pi. 16, f. 3 ig) (1912) ; Aurivillius, in Seitz, Macr. Lep. p. 286, pi. 53c (ioi3). 



= madhela Staudinger, Exot. Schmett. Vol. 1. p. 83 (iSS5). 

 Madagascar, Juan de Nova. 



23. Acraea neobule Doubleday. — PI. I , Fig. I I. 



a. Acraea neobule seis Feisthamel [A seis) Ann. Soc. Ent. France, p. 247 (i85o): Aurivillius (neobule var seis), 



Rhop. Aethiop. p. 89 (18981; Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 73 (1912). 

 = calyce Godman & Salvin, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 221, pi. 17, f. 1, 2 (1884). 



Senegal, S. Leone, Liberia, Ashanti. Togo, Dahomey, Nigeria, French Sudan. 



b. Acraea neobule neobule Doubleday, Hewitson & YVestwood, Gen. diurn. Lep. pi. 19, f. 3 (1S48) ; Guerin, in 



Lefevre. Voy. Abyssinie, Ent. Vol. 6, p. 37S (1849) ; Reiche, in Ferret & Galinier, ibidem, p. 466, pi. 33, 

 f. 3, 4 (1849); Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 345 (1870); S. Afr. Butt. Vol. 1, p. 137 (1SS7); Butler, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 66 (1888) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. p. 89 (1898); Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 Lond. p. 192. 401 '1898); Dixey, ibidem, p. 11 (1900) ; Butler, ibidem, p. 923 (1900); Neave, Novit. Zool. 

 Vol. 11. p. 346 (1904) ; Aurivillius, Voeltzkow Exped., Lep. p. 3i5 (1909); Neave, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 

 p. 11 (19 101; Eltringham. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 72, pi. 7, f. 3, pi. i5, f. 18 (g) (191 2) ; Aurivillius, in 

 Seitz. Macr. Lep. p. 2S5, pi. 53/(i9i3) (1). 

 = matuapa Grose-Smith. Ann Mag Nat. Hist. (61, Vol. 3, p. 127 (1S89); Grose-Smith & Kirby, Rhop. Exot. 

 Vol. 10, p. 6. pi 2, f. 5, 6(1889,. 

 ? = mhondana Vuillot, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, Vol. 60, Bull. p. n5 (1891). 

 Congo to East Coast. Abyssinia to Cape Colony, Comoro Island 



b'. Acraea neobule neobule forma sokotrana Rebel, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien (71), Vol. 2, p. 2S (1907); 

 Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 72(1912). 

 = neobule Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 177, pi. 18, f. 5 (1881); Dixey, ibidem, p. 374 (1898); Grant, 

 Nat. Hist. Sokotra, p. 304(1903); Neave, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 11 (1910) (part.) 

 Sokotra, North East Rhodesia. 



* '2. Acrae aneobule neobule forma braesioides Wichgraf, Deutsche Ent. Zeitsclir. p. 347 (1914). 



Mashonaland. 



* V>. Acraea neobule neobule forma guttata Wichgraf, Deutsche Ent, Zeitschr. p. 347 (1914). 



Mikindani. 



c. Acraea neobule arabica RebeW/L arabica) Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien (71), Vol. 2, p. 28, p. 29, f. 1, 2, 



p. 3o, f. 3, 4. 5 Ig], pi. 1, f. 1, 2, cT (1907) ; Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 73 (1912). 

 South Arabia. 



1 This figure is very poor and gives a wrong idea of the appearance of the insect. It is most unfortunate that in 

 this otherwise useful work the figures of the species of Acraea are nearly all extremely rough, and the colouring crude and 

 inaccurate. H. E. 



