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Show 1896.] FROM NYASA-LAND. 827 42. ACRCEA ANACREOJS. Acrcea anacreon, Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1868, p. 77, pl. vi. figs. 3-5. Var. Acrcea bomba, H. G. Smith, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, vol. hi. p. 128 (1889) : Rhop. Exot. i., Acr. pl. iii. figs. 5, 6 (1892). Typical form, Chuona River (Mwewe's town), Unyika, Sept. 15tli, 1895. Var. Acr. bomba. Same locality and date. 43. ACRiEA GUILLEMEI, var. PERIPHANES. Acrcea periphanes, Oberthiir, Etudes, livr. xvii. p. 20, pl. 2. fig. (1893). Kondowi, 4000 feet alt., Nyika, Feb. 21st, 1896. A somewhat aberrant example, slightly larger than usual, in some respects intermediate between typical A. guillemei and A. periphones, but with the spots on the border of the secondaries strongly developed. 44. ACRCEA DOUBLEDAYI, var. DIROEA, Butl. (nee Westw.). Acrcea doubledayi, Guerin, Lefebvre's Vov. en Abyss, vi. p. 378 (1847). d\ Nyika, 4500 feet alt., west of Lake Nyasa, June 26th; 5, Luvira Biver, Nyasa to Tanganyika Boad, Sept. 19th, 1895. This is the form with a black apical patch, answering to West-wood's description; but Mr. Marshall, who has examined the type, informs me that the latter does not differ from A. caldarena. 45. ACR.EA CALDARENA, var. NELUSCA. Acrcea caldarena, Hewitson, Ent. Month. Mag. xiv. p. 52 (1877). Var. Acrcea nelusca, Oberthiir, Etudes, livr. iii. p. 25, pl. 2. figs. 2, 3 (1878). 2, Deep Bay, Feb. 8th, 1896. 46. ACRJEA ASEMA. Acrcea asema, Hewitson, Ent. Month. Mag. xiv. p. 52 (1877)5 Trimen, P. Z. S. 1894, p. 24, pl. iv. figs. 3, 3a. Loangwa Biver, Senga, Sept. 3rd, 1895. 47. ACRCEA INSIGNIS. Acrcea Insignis, Distant, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 184, pl. ix. fig. 4. Kasungu Mountain, 5945 feet alt., Nyika, Feb. 29th; and 7200 feet alt., March 5th, 1895. 48. ALPENA RETICULATA. (Plate XLI. fig. 4.) Alcena reticulata, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, vol. p. 160 (1896). o*, Kasungu Mountain. 5400 feet alt., Nyika, March 5th, 1896 ; 2, Mtambwi Hill, Deep Bay, Jan. 6th, 1896. |