CE RASLI ae Ie Oa ae RIE OS SP A PL ne 
ms 3 ee ye es ; , 7 Ms 
7 i cae ea Ve Sita ar ce Sa ia ous 
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African Species of the Genus Neplis. 579 
nicomedes quintilla. 
Resembles type form, but the spots in f.-w. 2 and 3 are short and 
quadrate, so that the contour of the inner edge of the discal patch 
is materially altered. All stages of intermediates occur. 
nicomedes puelloides. 
F.-w. cell without any trace of white mark, and on underside 
the white in cell is reduced to a line on subcostal which curves 
sharply downwards and outwards at cell end. Just beyond this a 
transverse white line. The spots in f.-w. 2 and 3 vary in length, 
so that the proximal edge of discal patch may be of the type form 
or may approach that of quintilla. This form bears a close resem- 
blance to puella, but may generally be distinguished therefrom by 
the proximal edge of the f.-w. discal band, which in nicomedes is 
concave or even indented, whilst in pwella it is straight or even 
convex. Also in puella there is no interruption in the f.-w. sub- 
marginal lines. The interruption of the f.-w. lines is the sole 
distinction apart from the armature between nicomedes f. puelloides 
and certain forms which appear to be conspecific with nysiades 
f. continuata. 
Type Hope Collection, Oxford. Taken by Lamborn at 
Oni, Lagos, Dec. 1911. 
33. NEPTIS PUELLA, PI. XXII, fig. 11; Pl. XXV, fig. 12. 
Auriv., Ent. Tidskr., 15, p. 285, f. 11 (1894); Rhop. 
Aeth., p. 168 (1898); in Seitz, Macrolep., p. 201 (1913). 
CAMEROON. Conco. UGANDA. 
Expanse about 35mm. Sepia black with white markings. F.-w. 
without marks in cell. An inner-marginal patch in la and 1), its 
inner edge quite or nearly continuous with that of h.-w. discal 
band. A large continuous discal patch from 2 to 9, the inner edge 
of which is either straight or convex. This patch not or but little 
reduced in width till just before reaching costa, where the spot 
in 9 is very small. The usual discal pale line followed by three fine 
whitish or bluish-grey submarginal lines, these interrupted only at 
nervules. Fringes white between nervules. 
H.-w. with large discal patch, continuous and with smooth out- 
line followed by discal and submarginal lines as on f.-w. 
Underside, F.-w. as above but white markings especially sub- 
marginal lines much accentuated. Costa whitish at base. In cell 
a longitudinal streak on subcostal, followed by a diagonal line 
across end of cell. 
