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portions are striated by the black nervule ends and internervular 

 rays. There is a whitish dot and a small black spot at base of 

 costa, and there are wliite marks beyond the black discal sjiots 

 as on the upperside. A fine black marginal line. 



H.-w. Base and hind margin greenish grey, central area pale 

 pink. On the hind margin the nervule ends are black, and 

 there is a fine black marginal line. Between the nervules are 

 large dark brown triangular marks (double in Ic) the bases of 

 which do not rest quite on the margin, but leave a very narrow 

 submarginal line of greenish-grey (this line is obliterated in 

 some specimens). Black spots as follows : — One in 8 against pre- 

 costal, two in 7, the outermost just beyond origin of 6 and 7. 

 Beneath this, but much nearer margin a well-rounded spot in 6 

 and beneath it one in 5. A spot in 4, nearer base than that in 

 6, and immediately beneath it a spot in 3. In 2 a spot at the 

 level of end of cell, followed by a spot in Ic and lb, all three 

 in a straight line at right angles to inner margin. Two spots in 

 cell, the second just beyond middle, two on the discocellulars, a 

 basal and a snbbasal in Ic, below the latter a spot in lb, and 

 a basal, a subbasal, and a distal spot in la. Some irregular 

 black at bases of nervules. 



Head black with a white spot between the eyes, thorax black 

 with a few whitish spots. Base of abdomen black above with 

 orange ochreous lateral spots, remainder orange ochreous. 

 Claws unequal. 



9 . Expanse 70-80 mm. Like the $ but the red areas much 

 duller, and in f.-w. of less extent. In h,-w. the internervular 

 rays are longer and darker. 



The above descriptions apply to typical examples of 

 this species. The Oxford Museum has lately received 

 large companies of A. pharsahis bred by Mr. W. A. 

 Lamborn, near Lagos, and these show a fairly wide range 

 of variation. Amongst them the following forms may be 

 observed : — 



(a) (J . Expanse 56 mm. F.-w. rose pink, inclining to whitish 

 beyond cell. Costa and basal suffusion brownish, apex and 

 hind margin sooty black. Pale spots beyond the discal black, 

 white to pinkish. H.-w. rose pink with a sooty black basal 

 suffusion and marginal border. H.-w. underside bluish grey at 

 base. Marginal internervular triangular marks sooty black and 

 contiguous at margin. 



9 . F.-w. sepia grey, whitish between the black spots in 



