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54. (1.) Planema Esebria, (Hewitson). 
and $ var. Aci'cea Esehria, Hewits., Exot. Butt., ii. pi. 20, ff. 11, 12 
(1861). 
Acroea Protea, Trim., Eliop. Afr. Aust., i. p. no, n. 70 (1862) ; and pi. 3, 
f. 2 [var. ?] (1866). 
I.Acma Cijdonia,^ Ward., " Ent. M. Mag., x. p. 59 (1873)." 
Ex;p. al, {$) 2 in. 1-4! lin. ; ($) 2 in. 4^ lin.— 3 in. 
$ Blackish-hroton ; a hroad ochre-rcd patch occuijying all hind-wing 
except a wide hind-marginal border and the greater part of inner- 
marginal portion of fore-iving ; an ohliq^ue pale-yelloiv har in fore-vjing^ 
a little beyond extremity of discoidal cell. Fore-wing : oblique bar 
ratlier narrow, divided into five spots, of wliicli the first (near costa) 
is small and sublinear, and tlie last (below third median nervule) small, 
squarish, out of line with the rest, often indistinct, and sometimes 
obsolete ; red patch occupying all inner margin except near base and 
at posterior angle, rising as far as median nervure, and sometimes 
encroaching on discoidal cell ; subcostal and median nervures more or 
less clouded with red from base to about middle. Hind- wing : only a 
very small and faint dusky suff'usion at base, near which are indistinctly 
visible five or six very small black spots ; hind-marginal border emits 
strong fuscous rays piercing red field between the nervules. Under 
SIDE. — Hind-wing and apical portion, luith costal and hind-marginal 
harder of fore-wing, chdl pale-hroivyiish ivith a tinge of yelloiv, crossed 
hy thin fuscous inter-nervnlar rays. Fore-wing : subapical bar paler, 
almost white ; inner marginal patch much paler, only faintly reddish ; 
inter-nervular rays extend from hind-margin as far as outer edge of 
subapical bar. Hind-iving : at base two small black spots, one above, 
the other below origin of median nervure; near base the following 
small black spots, viz., one above costal nervure, two below it (the 
outer of which is farthest from base of all the spots), two close together 
in cell, two more widely apart below median nervure, two below sub- 
median nervure. two below internal nervure ; middle area paler than 
rest of wing and with a slight reddish tinge ; inter-nervular rays well 
marked, extending almost to origins of nervules ; between first median 
nervule and submedian nervure two rays. 
$ Similar to $ ; hid suhapical oUique bar of fore-iuing pure lohite, 
and red colouring darker, less tiiiged ivith ochreous. Fore-iving : sub- 
apical bar broader, more even, its last spot larger, well marked, and 
mcorporate with the bar ; occasionally a small elongate white mark 
below extremity of bar, between second and first median nervules ; 
^ I refer with doubt to Mr. Ward's insect (not having seen his specimens or description), 
because in the very fine collection of Mr. Godinan, F.KS., I noted unquestionable examples 
of the rufous form of Esehria named Cydonia, Ward, and understood from that gentleman 
that they had been determined by Mr. Druce, well known as a good lepidopterist. If this 
identification prove accurate, the range of P. Esehria will have to be extended to the Cama- 
roon Mountains, Western Africa, the habitat of Cydonia, Ward. 
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