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central area. Subbasal spot in lb, usually wanting. H.-w. 

 varying from dark sepia to dusky pink. These specimens are 

 all in one brood, but two of the ^ (^ are normal. 



(b) One (^ specimen with the f.-w. pale discal s])ots, outer 

 portions of 4, 2, and lb, and the lower half of the h.-w. pale 

 ochreous. Markings otherwise normal. 



(c) Several ^J ^ with f.-w. red reduced to a few indistinct 

 markSj dark areas almost black, central part of h.-w. crimson. 



(d) Several $ ? with the basal half of f.-w. and the whole of 

 h.-w. suffused with pink. No basal black in f.-w., and that in 

 h.-w. much reduced in depth of colour. 



(e) Several $ $ with the entire ground-colour of both wings 

 sepia grey. No basal suffusion in either wing. 



A. pharsalns f. pharsaloides. 



Though characteristic of the more Eastern localities, and 

 apparently quite replacing the type in German E. Africa, this 

 form is scarcely constant enough to be regarded as a subspecies. 

 It is distinguished by the much-reduced dark basal suffusion 

 in both wings, and b}' the fact that the red colour extends in the 

 f.-w. considerably beyond the discal black spots, especially in 

 area 4, leaving only a comparatively narrow dark brown apical 

 patch. The $ is much paler, the lighter markings inclining to 

 whitish in the f.-w. 



Prof. Aiirivillius points out (Sjostedt's Exp., p. 5, 1910) 

 that the form which Suti'ert described as salus'pha is really 

 the typical forni of pharsaloides. What Sutiert regarded 

 as typical pharsaloides was a variety of that form. 



A. pharsahis f. palliJepicta, Strand. 



Of the three $ examples in the Berlin Museum (all labelled 

 type) two have the f.-w. subapical spots whitish. There are no 

 other white markings and the internervular rays on underside 

 are broad and triangular. Another example is whitish in f.-w. 

 cell at base of 2, the costa of h.-Av. being greyish, 



A. pharsalvs f. iiia, Strand. 



This form is more intermediate to vuilloti. The whole ground- 

 colour is tawny orange. The spots are not more developed than 

 in ordinary pluiraalukkti. There is a suggestion of a yellowish 

 suffusion beyond spot in f.-w. 2, and at base of lb. Also a little 

 yellowish in h.-w. in Ic and 2. The triangular rays on h.-w. 

 underside are somewhat reduced. (1 ^J, Amani, Berlin Mus.) 



A. pharsahis vuilloti, subsp. PI. I, f. 11 ((^). 



1^. Expanse about 56 mm. F.-w. black. An irregular red 



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