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black scales; tlie base of cellules 4 to 6 is broadly yellow (rf) or white and distally bounded by the (sometimes 
indistinct) discal dots of these cellules; the median spot at the end of the cell is very thick and forms 
with the streak-like discal dots of cellules 3 to 1 b a curved transverse band; beyond the middle of the cell 
a black transverse band, which is often joined to the median spot. Hindwing in cellules 1 b to 7 with strigi- 
form, thick discal dots, which form with the outer basal dots of cellules 1 a to 1 c and the median spots an 
irregular transverse band enclosing light spots in cellules 1 a to 2 and 4 to 6; the black marginal band broad 
with large yellowish or white marginal spots. Rhodesia; Zululand; German and British East Africa. This 
very distinct species recalls A. rabbaiae and zonata in the markings and is grouped together wdth them by El- 
T RING HAM. 
A. catnaena Drury (53 f). Forewing unicolorous smoke-black with black median spot but otherwise camaena. 
entirely without markings. Hindwing beyond the middle smoke-black with large free basal and discal dots, 
before the marginal band yellowdsh; marginal band incised at the veins, deep black with white dots. Sierra 
Leone to Nigeria and Fernando Po. 
A. neobule Dbl. & Hew. (53 f). Forewing above thinly scaled with light orange- yellow or ochre-yellow neobule. 
as far as the discal dots in 4 to 6 and in addition often at the distal margin in cellules 5 to 8, other¬ 
wise in the apical part hyaline; a spot beyond the middle of the cell, a transverse streak at the end of 
the cell and the discal dots often distinct, the discal dots in 2 and 3, however, not seldom wanting. Hind- 
wing on both surfaces orange-yellow with distinct discal dots, of which the one in 4 is nearer to the distal 
margin than the rest; marginal band 1 to 1.5 mm. in breadth with rounded light marginal spots. Through¬ 
out South and East Africa to Angola, Rhodesia, Soudan and Abyssinia. — socotrana Rbl. differs in the socotrana. 
black-scaled apex of the forewing and the larger black basal and discal dots. Socotra; as an aberration also 
in Rhodesia. — seis Feistli. has the fore wing scaled wdth yellow in cellules 1 a to 2 as far as the distal mar- seis. 
gin and in cellules 3 to 8 distinct yellow marginal spots and consecpiently only in cellules 3 to 6 a hya¬ 
line subapical band; occasionally the yellow is replaced by black-grey or dark brown, especially in the 
Senegal to Nigeria, particularly in the interior. 
A. zambesina Auriv. is very similar to A. neobule, but has the forewing completely scaled with red- zambesina. 
yellow without diaphanous subapical area but with narrow marginal band 1 mm. in breadth, triangularly widen¬ 
ed at the extremities of the veins; discal dots of both wings as in neobule) on the underside of the hindwing 
the white basal dots are smaller and of almost uniform size. Portuguese East Africa: Zumbo to the Zambezi 
River. Perhaps only an extreme form of neobule. 
A. arabica Rbl. completely agrees above with the race seis of neobule, but differs from all the neobule- arabica. 
forms in having the basal dots on the underside of the hindwing smaller and placed cpiite free; marginal 
spots of the hind wing small and elongate almost as in horta. South Arabia. 
A. horta L. (53 e, f) is one : of the longest know-n and commonest Acraeids of the Cape. The $ is similar horta. 
to that of neobule, but differs in having the black dots of the fore wing absent or only represented by a dot 
in the cell and another in lb, the marginal spots of the hind wing small, elongate and incompletely separated 
from the gromid-colour and the hindwing beneath red at the inner margin and the marginal band. In 
the $ the forewing is almost entirely hyaline and the hindwing above light yellow to grey-yellow, beneath 
whitish with larger marginal spots, bounded by distinct lunules. Larva brown-yellow with black transverse 
lines and yellow 7 lateral and dorsal lines; head and spines black; lives on Ivigellaria africana and various Passi- 
flora. Cape, Natal, Zululand, Transvaal and Pondoland. $-ab. conjuncta Blachier is distinguished by having conjunda. 
the discal dots of the hindwing changed into long, broad black stripes. 
A. admatha Hew. (53 e). Forewdng as far as vein 2 or 3 rose-coloured or brick-red, then smoky and admatha. 
transparent, discal dots 1 b to 5 and a dot in the cell usually more or less distinct, but never sharply 
prominent; hindwing above with red ground-colour and sharply prominent basal and discal dots and broad 
black marginal band with large red marginal spots; beneath marked as above but with light, reddish white 
ground-colour. In the $ the red parts of the $ are dirty yellowish grey or grey-brown. Sierra Leone to Natal 
and British East Africa. — ab. leucographa Ribbe (53 e) only differs in having cellules 1 b to 2 of the hind- leucographa. 
wing wdiite between the discal dots and the marginal band. Sierra Leone to Abyssinia and British East Africa. 
A. lia Mab. (53 e) is very similar to the preceding species above, but smaller, with the marginal band of lia. 
the hindwing narrow, only 1 mm. in breadth, without spots or only indistinctly spotted, and the discal dots 
placed nearer to the cell. Beneath the hindwing has white marginal spots and large red spots both at the proxi¬ 
mal side of the marginal band and usually also between the discal and basal dots. Madagascar. 
A. obeira Hew. (53 d) differs from lia in having the marginal band of the hindwing broader but obeira. 
not sharply defined, adorned wdth red or yellowdsh marginal .spots and on the under surface not bounded proxi- 
mally by red spots; in the <$ the forewdng is red-yellow at the base as far as vein 2 or 3, in the $ almost 
entirely hyaline; the hindwdng is red-yellow (q) or Avhitish yellow ($) from the base to the discal dots, then 
