290 SOUTH-AFEICAN EUTTERFLTES. 



but especially in fore-wing, indistinct traces of a submarginal row 

 of small dull- whitish spots ; cilia with minute inter-nervular white 

 spots. Under side. — Ground-colour pale ochreous-hroion, except discal 

 area of fore-wing, which is brownish-black. Fore-wing : a small white 

 spot at origin of subcostal and median nervures ; a fulvous-ochreous 

 streak along costa for a little distance from base ; a longitudinal black 

 ray in discoidal cell, at extremity joining the discal black ; white band 

 and spots larger than on upper side, especially spot at apex, which is 

 widely suffused inwardly ; sometimes a third spot, narrower and usually 

 much smaller than the other two, at lower end of subapical bar ; four 

 or five small white spots in a submarginal row between third median 

 nervule and anal angle. Hind-wing : base, as far as inner edge of 

 central band, dull fulvous-ochreous, marked with eight black spots, 

 viz., one on costa at base, one on each side of precostal nervure, three 

 in discoidal cell, and one on each side of first subcostal nervule ; four 

 of these are on the edge of central band, which is broader than on 

 iipper side ; a more or less complete submarginal row of small white 

 spots arranged in pairs between nervules (wanting in one example) ; 

 inter-nervular rays more conspicuous than on upper side. 



Head and thorax black ; head with a large white spot in front 

 and four small ones on summit. — the palpi black above, with white 

 black-edged sides ; thorax with four small white spots on each side 

 above, and seven large ones on each side beneath. Abdomen black 

 above, with a row of five small white spots on each side ; creamy 

 beneath. 



$ Ground-colour hroumcr than in ^ ; all the markings of fore-wing 

 smaller, more yellowish, and more or less obscured by some gi-eyish 

 scaling ; band of hind-wing pale ochreous-yellow ; submarginal row of 

 small whitish spots much better marked in both vjings, but especially 

 in hind-wing. Forc-ioing : apical white spot wanting, but adjacent 

 cilia white as in ^. Under side.— Ochreous-brown duller than in $. 

 Fore-iving : bands yellower, narrower, more distinctly macular ; basal 

 fulvous-ochreous streak and apical white spot wanting. Hind-ioing : 

 basal colouring duller, browner. 



Apical portions of fore- wings much more elongated in the $. 



This species is closely allied to P. Lucretia (Cram.), but, as far as the male 

 sex is concerned (I have not seen the $ Lucretia), presents the following dif- 

 ferences, viz. : In fore-iving (i) the two spots of subapical bar are more or less 

 quadrate, and do not radiate towards hind-margin ; (2) the inner-marginal patch 

 is yellower and much smaller ; (3) the white costal edging and apical spot are 

 characters wanting in Lucretia ; while in Mnd-ioing (4) the band is yellowish 

 and much broader. On the under side, in fore-wing (5) the whitish scaling in 

 discoidal cell and the conspicuous wlnte radiation from subapical bar are both 

 wanting; (6) the median band is wider; (7) the submarginal spots are smaller 

 and fewer ; while in hind-wing (8) the basal ochreous is broader ; (9) the sub- 

 marginal spots are smaller; and (10) the inter-nervular streaks fainter. The 

 abdominal white spots are smaller than in Lucretia. 



