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94. Acraea terpsichore Linnseus. 



.:. Acraea terpsichore terpsichore Linnjeus (Pap.), Syst. Nat. (ed. 10), p. 466 (iy58); Mus. Ulr. p. 222 (1764); 



Seba. Loctiplet. Rerum Nat. Vol 4. pi. 27, f. 29, 3o (cepheus var.) (1765); Butler (A.), Proc. Zool. Soc. 



Lond. p. 655 (1893); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. p. 104 (189S); Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova, p. 11, 504 

 igio); Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 239, pi. i3, f. 6 (g) (1912). 

 = serena Fabricius [Pap.), Syst. Ent. p. 461 (1773); Herbst, Naturs. Schmett. Vol. 5, p. ig, pi. 82, f. 8, 9, 



2 non 3 (1792); Godart (A), Enc. Meth. Vol. 9, p. 232. S non & (1S19); Oberthur, Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. 



Genova, Vol. i5, p. i57, 1S4 (1S79I; Snellen, Tijdschr. v. Ent. Vol. 25, p. 216 (1882); Staudinger, Exot. 



Schmett. Vol. 1, p. S3 (i8S5); Karsch, Berl. Ent. Zeitschr. Vol. 3S, p. ig5 (i8g3); Butler, Proc, Zool. Soc, 



Lond. p. n5 HS961; Neave, Novit. Zool. Vol. 11, p. 346 (1904); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 26 (1910); 



Griinberg. Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Freunde, Berlin, p. 149 (1910). 

 = eponina Cramer {Pap.), Pap. Exot. Vol. 3, p. i3S, pi. 268, f. C. D. (non A. B.) (17S0). 

 = liberia Butler, Trans Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 525 (1S70). 

 = manjaca Snellen, Tijdschr. v. Ent. Vol. i5, p. 11 (1S72). 



a 1 . Acraea terpsichore terpsichore, 2, forma janisca Godart (A.janisca), Enc. Method. Vol. g, p. 233 (i8ig); 

 Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. p. 104 (iSgS); Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 23g (1912); Aurivillius, 

 in Seitz. Macr. Lep. p. 264. pi. 56a (1913). 



a-. Acraea terpsichore terpsichore forma rougeti Guerin (A. rougeti), Lefebvre, Voy. Abyssinie, Vol. 6, 



p. 36S, pi. 10. f. 6, 7 (1S49); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. p. 104 (1898); Griinberg, Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. 



Freunde, Berlin, p. I4g (igio); Deutsch Zentr. Afr. Exped. p. 5i5 (ign); Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. 



Lond. p. 23g (19121. 

 = manjaca 'Wallengren, Rhop. Caffr. p. 22 (1857). 

 = serena Trimen. Rhop. Afr. Austral, p. 107 (1862); Hopffer, Pelers Reise, Ins. p. 377 (1862); Staudinger, 



Exot. Schmett. Vol. 1, p. S3, pi. 33 (i885). 

 = manjaca Boisduval, Faune Madag. p. 33, pi. 4, f. 6. pi. 5, f. 6, 7 (i833); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. 



p. 104 (1S98.1; Voeltzkow, Exped. p. 3i6 (igog). 

 = serena Mabille, Hist. Nat. Madag. Lep. Vol. 1, p. in, pi. 11, f. 7, 8 (1885-1887). 

 = buxtoni Butler, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4), Vol. 16, p. 3g5(i875); Trimen. S. Afr. Butt. Vol. 1, p. 170(1887); 



Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 74 (1891): Fawcett (metam), Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 290, pi. 46, f. 10, n, 12 



= perrupta Butler. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5), Vol. 12, p. 102 (iS83); Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 400 (189S). 

 = eliana Strand, Arch. f. Naturg. 77, 4, p. S7 (ign). 



al. Acraea terpsichore terpsichore forma melas Oberthur (A. melas), Etud. Ent. Vol. 17, p. 24, pi. 1, f. i3 

 (18931; Aurivillius. Rhop. Aethiop. p. 104(1898); Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 23g (1912). 



a*. Acraea terpsichore terpsichore forma subserena Grose-Smith (A . subserena) , Novit. Zool. Vol. 7, p 544 

 (1900); Rhop. Exot. Vol. 8, p. 28, pi. 8, f. 5, 6 (1901); Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 23g (1912). 

 S. Leone. 



a 5 . Acraea terpsichore terpsichore forma venturina Thurau (A. venturina), Berl. Ent. Zeitschr. Vol. 48, 

 p. 3o3 figo3); Suffert, Iris, p. 3i (1904); Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 240 (1912). 

 Uganda. 



a 6 . Acraea terpsichore terpsichore forma connexa Thurau (ab. connexa), Berl. Ent. Zeitschr. Vol. 48, p. 304 

 figo3j; Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 240 (igi2). 

 Nguruman. 



a'. Acraea terpsichore terpsichore forma intermediana Strand (A. intermediana), Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berl. 

 p. 283, f. (igiii; Eltringham. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 240 (1912). 

 German East Africa. 



Special localities are given for the above named forms. Generally A. terpsichore occurs all over the African 

 Region South of the Sahara. 



« 8 . Acraea terpsichore terpsichore forma Ventura Hewitson, Ent. Monthly Mag. Vol. 14, p. 5i (1S87); 

 Butler. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 655 (i8g3; ibidem, p, 565 (1894); Aurivillius, Rhop. Aethiop. p. 104 

 (1898); Neave. Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 26 (1910); Griinberg, Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Freunde, Berlin, p. 149 

 figioi; Eltringham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 240 (1912) ; Aurivillius, in Seitz, Macr. Lep. p. 264, pi. 56a 

 (I 9 i3). 

 = terpsichore var. bukoba Weymer, Iris, p. 225, pi. 2, f. 6 ugo3). 



Uganda, British East Africa, German East Africa, Congo (Lualabai, North East Rhodesia. 



