PAPILIONID.E.-PIEPJNJ]. 



PINACOPTERYX. I. 



I.— PINACOPTERYX MAHOBO. i . Figs 1, 2. s . Fig. 3. 



Ueloxiis Maholio, H. Grose Smith, "Annals and Ma'^azine of Natural 

 History," sor. 0, vol. S, p. SO (July, 1S91). 



Exp. 1|- inches. 



3Ial<;. Upperside glaucous wlnte, with a few grey scales at the base. 

 Anterior wings with the costa narrowly grey, edged by a very narrow black line, 

 as is also a broad apical grey border extending from the apical third of the costa 

 to two-thirds of the length of the inner margin, and a grey spot on the second 

 discocellular nervule. Within the border are some slight greyish markings. 

 Posterior wings without margins, but the fringes very slightly grev towards the 

 anal angle. 



Underside. Anterior wings white, with the costa and apical third 

 yellowish ; a small black spot on the second discocellular nervule. Posterior 

 wings uniform yellowish, with the costa saffron towards the base. 



Female. Upperside white, marked as in the male, except that on the 

 anterior wings the apical grey markings are less extended, and that there is a 

 large grey spot between the two upper median nervules. 



Underside. Anterior wings white, shading into buff towards the costa, 

 apex and hind margin ; the spots at the end of the cell, and that between the 

 two upper median nervules, conspicuous. Posterior wings buff, the base of the 

 costa tinged with saffron, a black dot on the second discocellular nervule, and 

 a row of three rather indistinct grey dots on the disk, below the median 

 nervules. 



Hab. Mahobo, South-west Madagascar (Last). 



In the Collection of H. Grose Smith. 



II.— PINACOPTERYX MABELLA. $ . Figs. 4, 5. ? . Fig. G. 

 Belcnois 3/ahella, H. Grose Smith, "Annals and Magazine of Natural 

 History," ser. 6, vol. 8, p. 79 (July, 1891). 

 Exp. 2 inches. 



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