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i black, below median nervure, a small round spot. Hind-iving : basal 
black very narrow next costa, wide in discoidal cell, and very wide 
I below cell ; an elongate spot in cell and one at the upper part of end 
of cell ; a very irregular discal row of seven spots, of which the second, 
' third, fifth, and seventh are farther from base than the others ; a spot 
on costa before middle ; an even hind-marginal border, very much 
I broader than in fore-wing, unspotted, and emitting little more than 
denticulations on the nervules. Cilia dull-whitish. Under side. — 
! Much paler ; the surface smoother, that of the fore- wing shining. Fore- 
wing : spots duller, with suffused edges ; a small black spot on costa 
at base ; basal black otherwise all but obsolete ; costal and hind- 
marginal border somewhat narrower ; from it run inter-nervular pale- 
mfous rays, diminishing in length towards posterior angle ; some pale- 
yellowish irroration marks inner edge of border generally, but especially 
on costa at apex. Hind-wing : spots more conspicuous than on upper 
side ; basal black suffusion obsolete, but the clearer ground exhibiting 
six additional spots, of which two are above, one in and three below 
discoidal cell ; between the spots in and below cell some pale-yellowish 
irroration ; two additional spots (eighth and ninth) at lower end of discal 
row ; in outer portion of hind-marginal border a row of seven large 
sub-lunulate pale-yellowish spots. Cilia yellowish- white. 
$ Pale dull hroionish-ochreoiiSj with fore- wing semi-transparent on 
disc ; spots and border somewhat larger than in Under side. — 
Hind-wing and apical portion of fore-wing very pale-yellowisli ; the hind- 
wing variegated with reddish-pink in the basal region and as far as 
discal row of spots. 
This species is readily distinguished from its nearest ally, A. Violarum, 
Boisd., by its want in the fore-wings of the conspicuous submarginal row of 
black spots, and in the hind-wings of any pale spots in the hind-marginal 
border on the upper side. This AcroealidiB in all respects the habits and haunts 
of A. Violarum, and the two species may often be met with flying in company. 
Nohara was in the summer of 1867 much more numerous than Violarum 
in the hilly parts of Natal ; especially near Ilermansburg, where, chiefly in 
sheltered hollows,*! took a large number of specimens, including two pairs 
in copidd. 
Localities of Acrcea Nohara. 
I. South Africa, 
E. Natal. 
a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban. Verulam. Tongaati River. Mapu- 
mulo. 
h. Upper Districts. — Udland's Mission Station. Fort Buckingham, 
Tugela River. Hermansburg. Little Noodsberg. Intzutze, 
Great Noodsberg. Pietermaritzburg {Windham,}. Karkloof 
(/. H. Bowker). 
K. Transvaal. — Lydenburg District {T. Ay res). 
II. Other African Regions. 
A. South Tropical. 
( . West Coast. — " Angola {Pogge).'' — Dewitz. 
