GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr. God._ Papilio (Nymphalis), _Fabr._ NYMPHALIS JANAIS. Alis subdentatis, nigris; anticis utrinque albo-punctatis; posticis supra disco rubro, subtus basi flavo et nigro, punctato. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 3 lin.) SYN. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Janais, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. Nymphalis J., _Latr. et God. Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 392. _No._ 146. HABITAT: "Sierra Leone" (_Drury_, in text). "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1776" (_Drury's MSS._). _Upper Side._ Antennæ, thorax, abdomen, and anterior wings black, the latter with a number of small white spots dispersed over different parts of the wings. Posterior wings black; the middle part fine carmine red, the scolloping next the abdominal corners being verged with white. _Under Side._ Palpi black. Legs brown. Breast and abdomen black. Anterior wings coloured as on the upper side. Posterior wings as on the upper side, but next the body having a large patch of a yellow colour, on which are several small black spots. The red part of these wings is surrounded by a row of small white spots, placed on the black ground. PLATE XVIII. [Illustration] ACRÆA UMBRA. Plate XVIII. fig. 1, 2. ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Heliconiidæ. 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. {25}_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. ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Heliconiidæ. GENUS. ACRÆA, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Papilio (Helicon.), _Fabr._ olim. ACRÆA DICE. Alis oblongis integerrimis concoloribus, anticis hyalino-cinerascentibus; posticis fulvis nigro-punctatis, margine exteriori latè hyalino. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 1½ lin.)