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Show 658 DR. A. G. BUTLER O N LEPIDOPTERA F R O M [NOV. 7, 70. ACRJEA GUILLEMEI. o*. Acrcea guillemei, Oberthiir, Etudes, livr. xvii. p. 19, pi. fig. 1 (1893). 2 . Smoky grey, with black borders and spots as in the male. Zomba, July 1892 and January 1893. This species, with its dusky female, is rather strikingly distinct; it does not appear to be rare. 71. ACRCEA NATALICA. Acrcea natalica, Boisduval, Voy. de Deleg. p. 590, n. 57 (1847). o* 2 , Zomba, July 1892 ; Lake Mweru. 72. ACRCEA ARCTICINCTA. Acrcea arcticincta, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. p. 103 (1883). Acrcea anemosa, Staudinger, Exot. Schmett. pi. 33. fig. 1. Zomba, July 1892. As I pointed out in my description, the black border of the secondaries in this Acrcea is only half the width of that in A. anemosa; the black oblique streak at the end of the cell of primaries is also narrower; it is a well-marked representative form, between which and the species named by Hewitson I have seen no links. 73. ACRCEA ARECA. Acrcea areca, Mabille, Bull. Soc. Ent. France, 1888; Nov. Lep. p. 100, pi. xiv. p. 5 (1893). Acrcea khara, Grose Smith, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, vol. iii. p. 128 (1889); Rhop. Exot., Acr. pi. 2. figs. 1, 2 (1889). 3, Zomba, July 1892; $ , December 1892. The female has a pale subapical white patch immediately beyond the black oblique bar after end of cell of primaries. 74. ACRCEA ACARA. Acrcea acara, Hewitson, Exot. Butt, iii., Acr. pi. 3. figs. 19, (1865). 2 . Var. Acrcea pseudolycia, Butler, Cist. Ent. i. p. 213 (1874). 3 2 , Zomba, July 1892. A. pseudolycia is a rare albino form of the female. 75. PLANEMA JOHNSTONI. 3 . Acrcea johnstoni, Godman, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 537. 2 . Acrcea (Planema) johnstoni, Butler, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 91. 2 2 i Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. As already stated, Dr. Holland has given the full synonymy of this species, which is more variable in colouring than any other Planema. I have seen examples in various collections corr spond-ing with most of those figured by M . Oberthiir. |