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H.-w. with a sepia black basal portion, its outer edge rather 

 straightly defined across the wing, and extending as far as the 

 origin of nervule 2. Hind-marginal border sepia black, 2 to 

 3 mm. wide, its inner edge somewhat edentate on the nervules. 

 Central area orange red. Black spots as on underside but largely- 

 obscured by the basal suffusion. 



Underside. F.-w. as above, but costa, apical area, and hind 

 margin ochreous brown, nervule ends and rays dark brown. 

 Remainder nearly devoid of scales, and vitreous. The reddish 

 spots of upperside reproduced in pink. A black spot at base 

 of costa. 



H.-w. Basal portion umber brown outwardly inclined to 

 chestnut, followed by a dark ochre-yellow central band, and an 

 umber brown hind-marginal border inwardly inclined to 

 chestnut. Nervules and rays dark brown. Black spots as in 

 typical peneleos . Usually only two in cell and none in 4 and 3. 

 Head, thorax and abdomen as in typical peneleos. 



9 . Expanse about 62 mm. F.-w, more rounded than in ^ . 

 Sepia brown. A subapical series of three transparent spots in 

 6, 5 and 4 progressively increasing in size, and beneath these a 

 small pink spot in area 3. A somewhat irregular pink spot in 

 area 2 near middle, and beneath it a similar but broader spot 

 in lb. 



H.-w. Basal brown suffusion outwardly less well defined than 

 in ^ . Remainder of wing dull orange red with an ill-defined 

 dark brown hind-marginal border consisting of an elongated 

 triangular powdering of the nervules and rays all more or less 

 coalescent at margin. Black spots as in peneleos. 



Underside.- F.-w. devoid of scales and vitreous, except costa, 

 apical area and hind margin, which are rich umber brown with 

 ■darker nervules and rays, the pink spots of upperside faintly 

 showing through. 



H.-w. Basal area deep reddish brown, followed by ^ dark 

 ochreous central band narrower than on upperside, and a hind- 

 marginal band of somewhat lighter brown, V mm. wide at 

 nervules 3 and 4, and striated by dark brown nervules and 

 rays. 



A. peneleos gelonica, subsp. 



(J . Expanse 54 mm. Differs from subsp. pelasgius in the 

 following points : — The f.-w. is transparent except costa, apical 

 area, and hind and inner margins, which are sooty black. Main 

 nervures, middle and end of cell, and base of areas 2 and lb 

 powdered with black. No pink spots, but often a few whitish 

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