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(b) H.-w. upperside with a central white patch . . .(c) 



H.-w. upperside without a central white patch . . • (d) 



(r) White patch large, white streaks on f.-w. subapical area. A 



series of faintly developed reddish spots along inner edge of 



h.-w. hind marginal border on underside 



welwitacldi alboradiata (97) 

 White patch small, no white streaks on f.-w. apical area. A 

 series of well-developed bright red spots along inner edge of 

 h.-w. hind marginal border on underside 



welwitschii wehvitschii (97) 



(d) Ground-colour of f.-w. rich rose pink, fringes of h.-w. between 



nervules very prominently white . wehvitschii lobemba (97) 



Ground-colour of f.-w. orange ochreous, fringes of h.-w. between 



nervules less prominently white . . . cmemosa (94) 



(d) Basal ground-colour of f.-w. beneath, reddish 



welwitschii lobemba (97) 

 Basal ground-colour of f.-w. beneath, ochreous . anemosa (94) 



(e) Ground-colour of f.-w. black brown with yellowish or reddish 



submarginal spots ..... zetes meniiype (83) 



5 has ground-colour paler and duller than in ^ . 

 Ground-colour of f.-w. not black-brown .... (/) 



(/) F.-w. with ground-colour of basal half white 



pseudolycia pseudolycia (102) 

 F.-w. without white on basal half . . . . • (g) 



(g) F.-w. hind margin at least in areas lb and 2 without marginal 



spots of ground-colour or of yellow enclosed by black . (m) 



F.-w. hind margin with spots of ground-colour or of yellow 



enclosed by black ........ (h) 



(h) Subapical area of f.-w. not separated, nor of a different shade, 



from the ground-colour which is rose pink or yellow . (i) 



Subapical area of f.-w. separated and containing a patch of 



colour which is either rather paler than the ground-colour or 



is bright orange . (k) 



(t) F.-w. hind margin without an enclosed spot of orange in area 6 



zetes barberi (84) 



F.-w. area 6 with such spot (j) 



(j) Base of f.-w. cell upperside suffused with black. F.-w. spots 



large and partly confluent .... oscari (91) 



Base of f.-w. cell upperside not suffused with black. F.-w. spots 



smaller and well separated. For $ see Section III. chilo (89) 



(k) F.-w. with a small subapical patch of red or reddish white 



zetes jalema (84) 



F.-w. with a large orange subapical patch . . . ■ (l) 



(I) H.-w. without a white jjatch . . . zetes acara (84) 



