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marginal band on the underside of the hindwing with light streaks or lines at the veins. The $ either 
cynthius. only differs from the in having light marginal spots on the upperside of the hindwing or (ab. cynthius 
Drury) has the light markings of the upper surface light yellowish. A common and widely distributed species. 
sialona. Sierra Leone to the Congo, Toro and German East Africa. — $-ab. siabona Suff. differs in the yellow subapi- 
cal band of the forewing and the broader, more variegated marginal band on the underside of the hindwing. 
banka. Togo. — banka Eltr. differs in having the marginal bands of the under surface pure black without stripes 
and the black dots on the hindwing beneath united into a subbasal band. Abyssinia. — Larva bluish white 
with more or less developed dark longitudinal lines; the spines on segments 1 to 3 and 11 to 13 blackish, 
the rest light. 
sotikensis. A. sotikensis E. Sharpe (56 a). The red stripe on the median of the forewing above is usually entirely 
separated from the hindmarginal spot, occasionally joined to it, but always marked off by a distinct con¬ 
striction. In the type-form the subapical band of the fore wing is light yellow, but the other light markings 
of the upper surface are yellow-red; the hindwing beneath has distinct red streaks in the basal part and 
a variegated marginal band, ornamented with light lines at the veins and reddish streaks at the proximal 
end of the marginal spots. Congo, Angola and Rhodesia to Uganda, Abyssinia and British East Africa. — 
rowena. rowena Eltr. (56b. as praeponina) only differs in having the median band of the hindwing above light yellow 
katana, in cellules 1 a to 3 and the under surface of the hindwing lighter. Ruwenzori. -—- In katana Eltr. all the 
markings of the upper surface, even the subapical band of the forewing, are red. Southern Congo. —- 
supponina. supponina Stgr. (56 b ?) closely approximates to katana above, but occasionally has the subapical band of the 
ninapo. forewing light yellow (= ab. ninapo Suff.), and differs beneath from all the sotikensis forms in having discal 
dots 4 to 7 on the underside of the hindwing strongly developed and placed in a straight line vertically 
to the costal margin; the red streaks in the basal part are strongly developed and form almost a continuous 
praeponina. transverse band. Congo. — praeponirsa Stgr.. like katana, has the markings of the upper surface red, but differs 
in the unicolorous black marginal band of the hindwing beneath, which is not striped but only ornamented 
with marginal spots. Kudu and Congo. 
A. acerata. Forewing black above with light subapical band and light hindmarginal spot, which is 
placed in 1 a to 3, forms a spot in the cell and often encloses a black discal dot in 1 b and in 2; hind¬ 
wing above light nearly to the base, with or without black dots and with black, usually unspotted marginal 
band about 2 mm. in breadth. Hindwing beneath with reddish streaks in the basal part and with triangu- 
accrata. lar, black-edged, yellow marginal spots in the lighter or darker marginal band. — acerata Hew. (56 a). Sub¬ 
apical band of the forewing in cellule 3 joined to the hindmarginal spot; light parts of the upper surface 
vinidia. yellow-red. Ashanti to Angola and Uganda. — f. vinidia Hew. (56 a). Subapical band of the forewing not 
reaching the hindmarginal spot; light markings of the upper surface brown-yellow to red-yellow. Commoner 
brahmsi. than the typefonn. — ab. brahmsi Suff. only differs in having the light markings of the upper surface dark 
diavina. brick-red and the spot in the cell of the forewing absent or small. Nigeria and Cameroons. -— ab. diavina 
Suff. has on the forewing a small subapical spot, which only consists of three small spots in cellules 4 to 6, 
tenella. and large discal dots in cellules 1 b and 2. Cameroons. — tenella Rog. is the East African race and is 
distinguished by the much lighter (white-yellow to whitish) colour of the light markings of the upper surface; 
ruandae. the subapical band of the forewing is placed quite free. Nyassaland to Abyssinia. —• ab. ruandae Griinb. 
only differs from tenella in the large black discal dots in cellules 1 b and 2 of the forewing. Ruanda. 
pullida. ■ A. pullula Griinb. entirely lacks the light subapical band of the forewing, but otherwise nearly agrees 
with tenella and may also be only an extreme form of acerata. Ruanda. 
lumiri. A. lurniri Baker (60 g). Wings above with orange-red markings; subapical band of the forewing 
broad and rounded; the hindmarginal spot is very large, reaches the base of cellules 1 a to 2, almost en¬ 
tirely covers the cell and also forms a small spot in cellule 3; the hindwing above almost to the base orange- 
red with uniform marginal band 2 mm. in breadth and occasionally with some black basal dots. Hindwing 
beneath yellow with black basa-1 and discal dots but without red spots in the basal area and with uniformly 
curved black marginal band, which encloses large whitish grey marginal spots. Expanse about 34 mm. Ca¬ 
meroons and Congo. 
A. terpsichore is a common species and very variable, especially in the female; it occurs every- 
tcrpsichore. where in the region except in Arabia and forms some not quite sharply defined races. In the type-form terpsi¬ 
chore L. the sexes are quite similar and above coloured and marked almost exactly as in ventura (56 a); the 
subapical band of the forewing is completely separated from the red-yellow basal half and is red-yellow or 
sometimes in the $ whitish; both wings above and beneath with distinct yellow marginal spots; the basal 
area of the hindwing beneath without red streaks or only in 1 c and the cell with a red streak between the 
janisca. black dots; the marginal band always without red stripes on the interneural folds. — In $-ab. janisca 
Godt. (the $$ 56 a are transitional to janisca) the red-yellow colour is replaced by dark grey and the subapi- 
subserena. cal band of the forewing is usually white. — subserena Smith is similar to the form buxtoni; both wings above 
with sharply defined, deep black marginal bands, which on the forewing are unicolorous but on the hind¬ 
wing have small light marginal spots; fore wing beneath with sharply defined, light-spotted, black 
