Annals of the Transvaal Museum 
105 
Family NYMPHALIDAE. 
Sub-Family ACRAEINAE. 
Genus Acraea Fabricius. 
9- An unusually dark and brightly coloured 
female with the abdominal spots orange-rufous 
instead of white. 
9- This specimen is smaller than usual, with a 
colouration approaching that of the male ; the 
ground colour of the under wing being scarlet and 
gradually becoming brighter towards the base. 
9- This is a very richly coloured specimen, with 
the basal half of fore wing and the greater part 
of hind wing bright scarlet. The black borders 
are very much reduced, especially so in hind wing, 
in which it is also very strongly divined. The 
under side of the wings agrees exactly with the 
figure in Oates’ “ Matabeleland,” which, however, 
represents a male. 
A. oncaea Hopff 13 A A, 5 99- Two of the male specimens agree in 
every respect with the figure in Peter’s “ Reise 
nach Mocambique,” whereas the others are all 
more brightly coloured, and one especially so, in 
which the ground colour of the under wing shows 
the same bright scarlet as is noted in A. nohara 
and A. aglaonice. 
The four females are darker than any of the 
specimens in the Museum collection. One speci- 
men has the white band also much more developed 
than usual, and exhibits, which is also the case 
in another specimen, the same scarlet colouring 
as referred to above. 
A. raliira Bsd 2 A A, 1 $. These specimens are much lighter 
coloured than any in the Museum collection ; the 
black spots are very much reduced in size and the 
black borders of both wings much narrower. 
A. terpsichore var. 11 AA, 7 ??• The males all agree with the series 
rougeti Quin. in the Museum from Transvaal and Natal and 
the females show the same variation, not one 
being like the other. 
A. enceclon (Linn.) 15 A A , 1 9* There is no difference between the 
specimens of this series and that in the Museum 
from Transvaal, Natal, and Eastern Cape Colony. 
A slight variation in the size of the spots of the 
under wing occurs, which is also noted in the 
Museum series, 
A. acrita Hew 1 
A. noliam Hew 1 
A. aglaonice Westw.. . 1 
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