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There are six semitraiisparent spots on the fore wing, three 

 small ones at the end of the costal ncrvules near the apex, 

 one large one in the discoidul cell, with another between the 

 first and second mediaii ncrvules near the diseoidal spot ; a 

 very small spot in the fork of the second and third median 

 ncrvules. All the spots are pale yellow. 



The hind wing is slightly deeper in colour, with a very fine 

 black line along the hind margin. At the anal angle there is 

 a tuft of yellow hairs. 



The underside is paler in colour, with the light spots on the 

 fore wing only slightly visible. 



Tiie hind wing has the veins plainly marked, especially 

 the subcostal nervure, the costa being yellow. At the anal 

 angle, in addition to the tuft of yellow hairs, there is a large 

 black spot. 



Exp. 1*5 inch. 



llab. Umvuli River. 



Genus Proteides. 

 Proteides Shelley i^ sp. n. 



Similar to P. erinnys^ Trinien, but is at once distinguished 

 by the two large yellow spots on the fore wing ; one of these 

 is in the middle of the diseoidal cell and the other is situated 

 close to the cell between the first and second median nervules. 

 There are some otiier spots near the submedian nervure, one 

 between the second and third median nervules, and another 

 near the fifth and fourth subcostal nervules near the apex of 

 the fore wing. 



The fringe of the fore wing from the first median nervule 

 to the posterior angle is yellow. 



The hind wing differs in that the fringe is yellow, with 

 small tufts of brown hairs at the end of each nervule. There 

 is one yellow spot near the base, with a narrow bar of yellow 

 spots from the second subcostal nervure to the middle of the 

 submedian nervure. 



The underside is similar to that of P. erinnys^ but the fore 

 wing differs in the large patch of yellow along the inner 

 margin, extending to the first median nervure. At the base 

 there is a patch of dark brown, and near the apical portion is 

 another brown patch relieved by two transverse lines of 

 purplish grey. The hind margin has three distinct brown 

 spots between the subcostal and radial nervures, the before- 

 mentioned brown patch extending to the first median nervure, 

 where it then becomes much lighter in colour as far as the 



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