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ACRAEA. By Dr. C. Auriillius. 
pauperata. 
anacreon. 
anacreon- 
iica. 
bomba. 
induna. 
speciosa. 
wigginsi. 
mirifica. 
turna. 
in 3 to 6. German East Africa. — Thurau has expressly designated as pauperata all such specimens of acrita 
as lack the basal dot in cellule 1 b of the fore wing; they occur among all the races of acrita and are not rare. 
Tlie three following species differ from all the others in having only one black dot or transverse spot in the cell 
of the hindwing and the forewing above and beneath ornamented with light marginal spots. The discal dots of the hindwing 
are arranged in such a way that the dots in 2 to 4 stand in an almost straight line, forming an acute angle with those in 
4 to 6, which are also placed in a line; the dot in 7 is placed more basally than that in 6 and those in cellules 1 b and 1 c 
stand in a line with the one in 2 or somewhat further distad. 
A. anacreon Trim. (55 a). Wings above in the $ orange-yellow, in the $ grey-yellow to violet- 
grey, often darker on the forewing; both wings above with dark marginal band, which encloses large, light, 
sharply defined marginal spots; the veins at the proximal side of the marginal bands distinctly thickened 
with black; the black dot in the cell of the hindwing is always placed in the distal half of the cell; the hind¬ 
wing beneath with light yellow ground-colour, at the base of cellules 1 c and 8 always red, often also Avith 
red spots in the other cellules between the black dots. The discal dots in 4 to 6 of the forewing are well 
developed and the ground-colour sometimes much lighter beyond them. South Africa to the Transvaal, Nyassa- 
land and German East Africa. — anacreontiea Smith (55 b?) is very similar to the type-form, but differs in 
the lighter ground-colour of the upper surface, smaller discal dots and better developed red spots between 
the black dots on the underside of the hindwing. British East Africa. - — bomba Smith differs in the tore wing 
above having a black apical spot 4 to 8 mm. in breadth, not or indistinctly spotted, and lacking discal dots (3) 
4 to 6. In the dry-season form the apical spot of the forewing is only about 4 mm. in breadth and the wings 
above are not darkened at the base; in the rainy-season form, induna Trim. (55 b), on the other hand, the 
apical spot of the forewing is 7 to 8 mm. in breadth and the wings, especially the hindwing, are broadly blackish 
at the base above. Angola and Rhodesia to British East Africa. — speciosa Wichgr. has the ground-colour 
of the upper surface brighter brown-red and the marginal band of the fore wing above is only indicated by the 
thickened black veins; the under surface brightly coloured with well developed red spots on the hindwing; 
otherwise agreeing Avith the type-form. Angola. 
A. wigginsi Neave. Forewing above blackish at the costa] margin, in the apical part and at the distal 
margin, Avith a broad Avhite subapical band in cellules 3 to 6, 9 and 10 and often also with yelloAV marginal 
spots; the cell and cellules 1 a to 2 red-yellow as far as the marginal band; a black dot in the cell and a 
transverse spot at its apex and also discal dots in 1 b to 5 or at least in lb to 3; hindwing above golden 
yellow with narroAv, yellow-spotted marginal band; foreAving beneath as above, but lighter and at the distal 
margin grey with black veins; hindwing beneath light yelloAV Avith narroAv white-spotted marginal band, which 
is proximally accompanied by gold-yelloAv quadrate spots, and between the discal and basal dots Avith an irre¬ 
gularly broken red transverse band, in addition with a red spot at the base of cellules 1 c and 8. The $ only 
differs in having the red-yellow colour on the forewing above less extended. Expanse 46 to 56 mm. British 
East Africa and Uganda. 
A. mirifica Lathy. Although this species differs from all other African Acraeids in the colouring of the 
upper surface in the <$, the markings of the underside show that it belongs to this subgroup and that El- 
tringhaai has undoubtedly done rightly in placing it in the same section as anacreon and wigginsi. : both 
wings above deep black, the hind wing unicolorous without markings, the foreAving immediately beyond the 
apex of the cell with a light yelloAV transverse band 4 to 5 mm. in breadth, which runs from the costal 
margin to the hinder angle and is angled at vein 4, and at the distal margin with small reddish dots. Fore¬ 
Aving beneath in cellules 1 a to 2 and in the greater part of the cell deep black, in the apical part and at the 
costal margin golden yelloAV with narrow black, red-spotted marginal band. Hindwing beneath gold-yelloAV 
Avith black basal and discal dots and black marginal band, which encloses large gold-yelloAv marginal spots and 
red dots at the proximal end of the marginal spots; a red spot at the base of cellules 1 c and 8. The $ differs 
from the J in having the foreAving above dark grey with distinct black discal dots and a black marginal 
band, Avhile the yelloAV transverse band of the forewing is absent and both Avings beneath are dull goldy yelloAV 
Avithout any black markings except the marginal bands and the basal and discal dots. Expanse 41 to 48 mm. 
Angola and Rhodesia. 
As an addendum to this section of the third subgroup I cite the two folloAving species. They are pro¬ 
bably most nearly allied to the species of the fifth subgroup, but by the synopsis of the subgroups they must 
be placed here. 
A. turna Mab. is a broad-winged species with the ground-colour of both Avings milk-white and an ex¬ 
panse of about 60 mm.; distal margin of the forewing distinctly emarginate; both wings Avith marginal band 
not sharply defined, blackish above, grey beneath, and with light marginal spots, which, hoAvever, are often 
very small or indistinct on the uppersicle of the hindwing; forewing darkened at the base to beyond the 
middle of the cell, black-grey above, reddish in the cell beneath; two transverse spots in the cell and the dis¬ 
cal dots large and black, discal dots 3 to 6 united Avith the median spot into an irregular transverse band, 
which is often joined both to the costal margin and the marginal band; basal and discal dots of the hind¬ 
wing rather small, but all present and normally arranged; the discal dot in 4 placed close to the marginal 
