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about as long as head. Costa, seven dark spots. 

 Philippine Isles. 



12. P. cinereus. Wings, three white spots on 

 the black costa ; wing fringe brown, with yellowish 

 patches. Palpi, four white rings ; legs very thin, jet 

 black ; a-pex of femora and tibiae pure white spot ; 

 apices of fore and hind metatarsi, minute apical bands ; 

 length five mm. South Africa. B.C. A. 



A A A. Legs spotted and banded. 



y. Three hind tarsi white. 



13. P. aureosquamiger. Wings densely scaled; 

 costa, three white spots. Thorax, golden, spindle- 

 shaped scales. Palpi, four white bands. Pretoria. 



77. Three hind tarsi not all white. 

 S. Femora and tibae spotted. 



14. P. costalis* Wing costa, four large and two 

 small spots. On the first long vein there are two 

 broken spots, under the two middle large spots, giving 

 a pattern only found in P. marshallii besides. This 

 arrangement is, however, variable (Fig. 59). Femora 

 and tibiae mottled with yellow. Tarsal banding 

 involves to some extent both sides of the joints. Palpi, 

 three narrow bands at the joints. West Africa, Uganda. 



P. costalis v. melas. Pale costal spots are absent, 

 but the arrangement on the first long vein is the same. 



15. P. marshallii. Wing markings very similar 

 to P. costalis, distinguished by the palpi ; two broad 

 apical bands ; one small basal one ; apex white. 

 Mashonaland. 



Note all transitions between the palpal bandings 

 in these two species. 



88. Femora, tibiae and first tarsi spotted. 



Transmits malaria. 



