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m. Forewing without white patch, or the edges of the patch 

 washed out and the fringe-spots of the forewing indis- 

 tinct or absent n. 



Forewing with sharply defined patches and distinct fringe- 

 spots q. 



n. Hindwing with a row of widely separated ovate spots 



which stand nearer the margin than cell . . . Species No. 26. 

 Red spots of hindwing merged together, or at least some 



separated only by the black veins .... o. 



0. Apex of cell of hindwing acute, vein D' being oblique and 



longer than D* Species No. 22. 



Apex of cell of hindwing truncate, vein D' being trans- 

 verse and shorter than D' . . . . . . p. 



p. FriDge-sjwts of forewing distinct, no white on disc and 



in cell .......... Species No. 27. 



Fringe-spots absent, indistinct, or distinct bnt small, in 



the last case always a white patch in middle of wing . Species No. 20. 

 q. White spot M'— IP of forewing smaller than spot R' — M', 



often absent ; cell-spot large ..... Species No. 25. 



White spot M' — M- of forewing larger than spot R' — M', 

 the latter often absent ; cell-spot small or absent, 

 usually a spot behind M- . . . . . . r. 



r. A row of small white spots outside apex of cell . . . Species No. 24. 



No such spots Species No. 23. 



J3. Palpus red (often black in P. drucei). 



a. Males b. 



Females (the kc;/ should be consulted in connection with the 



descriptions) ........ i. 



b. Forewing without any trace of a green patch ; hindwing 



with more than three red spots on upperside . . Species No. 33. 

 Forewing with green ])atch, or trace of it, rarely absent ; in 



the latter case there is always a white dot on forewing c. 



c. Tibiae and first tarsal segment somewhat incrassate, hairy . d. 

 Tibiae and first tarsal segment not incrassate, spinose as 



in ? c. 



d. Tooth H^ of hindwing mneli more prominent than the 



others; forewing with large white patch; hindwing 

 with three rather small red spots, there being often a 

 minute fourth spot standing near the ai)ifal angle . Spscies No. 37. 



Tooth R' of hindwing not or only a little more ])roiuinent 

 than the otlier teeth ; the red sj)ot behind M- on upper- 

 side of hindwing large, the red band triangular, con- 

 sisting of three spots which stand close together; no 

 white spots on forewing, or only a minute one ; green 

 patch not extending forward beyond M' . . . Species No. 30. 



Tooth R' of hindwing not or slightly more prominent than 

 the others ; green patch of forewing narrow, or reaching 

 forward beyond M', or forewing with a large white spot 

 M' — M° or several spots, or red patch of bind wing small, 



