Genus. Acræa, Fabr. Latr. God. Papilio (Heliconii), Fabr. olim.
Acræa Umbra. Alis oblongis integerrimis brunneis, extimo suprà latè fusco, posticis subtùs ad basin nigro punctatis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 9 lin.)
Syn. Papilio (Dan. Fest.) Umbra, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Papilio (Hel. U.), Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 172. No. 535. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 236. (Acræa U.)
Habitat: Sierra Leone.
Upper Side. Antennæ black. Thorax black, with several white spots. Abdomen black, with five dark yellow spots on each side, and five rings of the same colour placed between them. Apical half the anterior wings a very dark brown, almost black; basal half, dark yellow-brown. One-third of the posterior wings, next the outer edges, almost black; the remainder of a dark yellow-brown. The black spots described on the under side are discernible on this side.
Under Side. Palpi black above, but whiteish underneath. Legs the same. Breast nearly black, with white spots. Abdomen yellowish. Anterior wings a very dark brown of a yellowish tinge; the posterior having a number of small black spots (about 18) situate near the body. Margins of the wings nearly entire.
The minute black spots at the base of the posterior wings, described by Drury and Fabricius, are not represented in the figure.
ACRÆA DICE.
Plate [XVIII]. fig. 3, 4.