40 Mr. H. Eltfinglmin'.s Moiuviraph of the 



(2) H. v\ sjiufs co)ifltiL')it ill II lanji' lihivh hasal patrli 



oriiiii orineta (264) 



H.-\v. spots thoHijh ohsciired hn hns<d svffusion are ohvioTisly 



not conjtueiit .... . parrhasia /. oppidia (278) 



(y) F.-w. with elongated red patches between the nervules omta(263) 



F.-w. with orange spots between tlie nervules . insularis (345) 



{z) F.-10. fnlly and thirldij scaled with the exeeption of three small 



quadrate well-defined transparent or semitransparent siib- 



apical spots in G, 5, aial 4 . . . safie antinorii (31()) 



F.-w. not so (1) 



(1) On the underside tlie base and )n.aniin of h.-w. are dark brown 

 enclosing between them a narrow ochreovs central band 



peneleos pelasgius (269) 

 H.-w. beneath not so marked ...... {d') 



(z) The transparent areas are contined to three or four very small, 



very sharply defined subapical spots in f.-w. . , . (a') 



Transparent areas not so confined or at least considerably 



elongated ......... (d') 



(«') F.-w. ground-colour reddish brown . . amidtiae (317) 



F.-w. ground-colour brown black ..... (?>') 



(6') H.-w. with a red band . . . peneleos pelasgins {2&d) 



H.-w. without a red liaiid ....... (c') 



(c') H.-w. witli a fairly broad yellow central band safie safie (315) 

 H.-w. witli a very narrow, or no band . . safie antinorii (316) 

 (rf') Large forms with an expanse of wing of about 60-90 mm. 

 F.-w. for the most part transparent but having two irregu- 

 larly outlined transverse oblique dark bands, one from costa 

 at a point just beyond middle of cell, to the hind angle. 

 The second just beyond cell. (These bunds may be rather 

 faint.) Apex and hind margin usually somewhat darkened («') 

 Expanse of wing usually much less. In any case pattern not 



as above {if) 



{e) H.-w. fully scaled all over vesperalis (48) 



H.-w. partly transparent (/') 



(/') F.-w. dark Ijars and h.-w. basal scaling heavily developed 



2>entapi>lis epidica (46) 

 F.-w. dark bars and usually h.-w. basal scaling lightly developed 



pentapolis pentap>olis (46) 

 ((/') H.-w. with a quite well-defined transparent or semitransparent 

 nuirginal border more or le.-s dusted with black scales . (h') 

 H.-w. with margin at least as fully scaled as rest of wing . (i') 

 {h') H.-w. border broad and the blackish dusting quite evenly dis- 

 tributed. (Tarsal claws equal) . . (fiirinalis (308) 

 H.-w. border narrow, the blackish dusting concentrated towards 

 anal angle. (Ta) sal claws une(|ua]) , , unstia {^05) 



