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4 Specios. — Halimedc, King; C'ldestis, Swinlioo ; Ildiocaustus, 

 Butl. ; riclonc, King. 



Kange. — Eastern Nortli-Tro])ical Africa and Southern Arabia.] 



[Sectiox VII. — Kepresentative : Fansta, Oliv. 



Ncuraiion of wings gcncrallij and strong costal arch of hind-vAngs as 

 ill Section J., but discoidal cell of liind-wings less tLan half their length. 

 Fore-wings apicallij as in Section IV., hut (in $) inner margin x^romi- 

 nently convex from base to a little hegond middle, and ivimediatchj ahove 

 the sinuated siihmcdian nermire a narrow elongate sac hfore middle. 

 JReddish-isahelline or creamy salmon-red, with incomj^lcte concolorous 

 apical patch, bordered on both sides with black, the outer {hind-mar- 

 ginal) border with spots of the ground-colour. Under side very pale 

 reddish-creamy or yellowish-creamy, deeper towards bases ; ^ almost 

 without markings, $ with ill-defined macular discal dark-grey ray. 



4 Species. — Fausta, Oliv. ; Fanstiva, Feld. ; Fulvia, Wall. ; Vi, 

 Swinhoe. 



Kange. — Sj'ria, Arabia, N.W., W., and S. India. 



(Part of Boisduval's Genus Idmais — " Groupe I.")] 



[Section YIII. — Representative : Amata, Fab. 



Fore-wings elongate, slightly prominent apically, apes itself not 

 acute. Neuration ordinary, but hind-ivings with second subcostcd nervide 

 originating only just before extremity of discoidal cell, which is rather 

 less than half the length of the wing. Creamy salmon-red or salmon- 

 red and white {$), yellowish or white — sometimes bascdly flushed with 

 scdmon-red — ($), 2vith broad Mack hind-margined border enclosing one 

 row or tivo roivs of spots of the ground-colour ; disco-cellular terminal 

 black spot in fore-wings much enlarged, usually united to base by a 

 costal or subcostal blackish stripe. Under side resembling that of 

 genus Colias, greenish-yelloiv or greenish, the borders scarcely indicated 

 by pale-greyish ; a discal row of fuscous spots, mostly indistinct in ^, 

 but better defined and tinged with red in $. 



9 Species. — Amata, Fab. ; Calais, Cram. ; Phisadia, Godt. ; Dyna- 

 mene, Klug ; Vestalis, Butl. ; Eorus, Swinhoe ; Fcelus, Swinh. ; Puel- 

 laris, Butl. ; Castalis, Stand. 



Range. — Tropical Africa, Southern Arabia, Madagascar, N.W., W., 

 and S. India and Ceylon. 



(Part of Boisduval's Genus Idmais — " Groupe 11.")] 



Section IX. — Representative : Fanai', Fab. 



Structure and neuration of Section IV. ; but hind-ivings with dis- 

 coidal cell in $ hcdf in $ less than half, their length. $ White, with 

 very large vivid crimson-red {sometimes violet-shot) apical patch, inicardly 

 tvith a broad black border ; bases often suffused with grey ; under side 

 white, yellowish, or reddish-creamy, with a common discal series of dark 

 {often sub-ocellate) sjMts. $ White or some shade of yellow ivith all the 



