The genus Ogyris. 



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Key. 



A. Upper-side generally purple ; $ with pale spot on the 

 primaries. 



a. Sexes nearly the same colour. 



a 1. Termen broadly brown, strongly 

 arched .... 



a 2. Termen quite narrow, nearly 

 straight ..... 



a 3. Smaller, lighter purple, termen 

 narrowly brown, pattern of 

 secondaries beneath nearly 

 obsolete 



a 4. Like 3, but termen broadly 

 brown, broader at apex and 

 tornus ..... 



Sexes dissimilar in colour. 



b 1. Dull brownish-purple, termen 

 broadly brown at apex tapering 

 to tornus, anal angle of second- 

 aries produced into a short 

 broad tail .... 



b 2. Brighter purple, termen nearly 



uniform in width . 

 b 3. Rich purple, larger in size with 



very large females . 



b 4. Very dark velvety-purple (almost 

 brown) with long tail, slightly 

 spatulate, pattern below strongly 

 spotted, no metallic markings 

 in the cell of primaries . 



b 5. Smaller, very deep velvety-blue, 

 termen black very broad, pale 

 large subovate lemon spot in 

 primaries .... 



b 6. Brilliant metallic-blue with broad 

 black costa and termen ; $ 

 primaries bright orange, with 

 broad borders .... 



waterhouseri. 



idmo. 



otcmes. 



halmidvriit 



genoveva. 



genoveva-duarvnga. 



genoveva-magna. 



meeki. 



abruta. 



ianthis 



