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17. Legs yellowish; few small spots in fore-wings; (female) submaculatus 



Legs blackish, more small spots in fore-wings, (male, probably same as 



submaculatus) nyicanus 



IS. In fore-wings the median spot is barely larger than the numerous other spots. 



pardaloides 

 In fore-wings the median spot is much larger than the many small spots. ... Hi 



19. Many small spots in the basal part of the hind-wings furfuraceus 



Few, if any, small spots in the basal part of the hind wings 20 



20. Larger; spots not broken up much tristis 



Smaller, wings shorter, and appendages shorter, stigmal spot of hind-wings 



more broken up interioris 



21. Basal spot of hind-wings reaches nearly to base of wings 22 



Basal spot of hind-wings riot reaching toward base 23 



22. Basal spot large and angulate, also large stigmal spot immensus 



Basal spot in form of a streak, also other streaks radiatus 



23. Median band of fore-wings very small, reticulate, with darker edges, fore- 



wings often yellowish 24 



Median band of fore-wings distinct, reaching one-half way across wing. . . .27 



24. Median and stigmal spots of hind-wings connected; but few small spots in 



the fore-wings stuhlmanni 



Median and stigmal spots not connected, more small spots in the fore-wings. 



25 



2."i. Hind part of fore-wings not tessellate with dark spots dubiosus 



Hind part of fore- wing tessellate with dark spots 2ii 



26. Fore- wings not very yellowish speciosus 



Fore-wings plainly yellowish caffer 



27. Median band of hind-wings bent inward behind; stigmal spot broader behind 



than in front, and reaches hind margin 28 



Median band not bent inward at tip; stigmal spot not reaching hind margin 

 and narrow behind 32 



28. Wings broad; median band of hind-wings does not reach the hind margin. 



hispanus 

 Wings usually narrow, median band of hind-wings reaches hind-margin. . . 29 



29. Apical mark of hind wings connected to the stigmal 30 



Apical mark of hind-wings not connected to stigmal; two yellowish spots on 



front of the pronotum 31 



30. But lightly marked, stigmal spot of fore-wings larger, from Madagascar. . 



martini 

 More heavily marked, stigmal spot smaller; from South Africa (may be same I 



cataractae 



31. No small spots between median and stigmal spots in fore- wings. . . .damarensis 

 Many small spots between median and stigmal spots in the fore-wings. . . . 



formosus 



32. Stigmal spot of hind-wings connected to a large spot just before it . . . cephalotes 

 Stigmal spot of hind-wings without a spot just before it 33 



33. Stigmal spot of hind wings reaches across wing, in fore-wings nearly across; 



median spot of fore- wings very narrow percheroni 



Stigmal spot of hind-wings and fore-wings not near across wing. . .libelluloides 



Palpares formosus n. sp. 



Head black, clypcus yellow; pronotum black, with two yellow spots 

 in front; rest of the thorax black, with several pale spots through the 

 middle; legs black; abdomen pale, darker toward tip. Wings very 

 slendcr ; forewings densely spotted with small brown dots, but a narrow 

 angulate median band crosses the wing, the stigmal spots small, and a 

 rather large preapical spot. Hindwings with a large spot over the fork 

 of the cubitus, an angulate median band crosses the wing to the hind 

 margin, leaving two small hyaline spots on the hind margin; a stigmal 

 band crosses the wing, leaving one hyaline spot on the hind margin, 



