292 SOUTH-AFKICAN BUTTEEFLIES. 



lower disco-cellular nervule), — the fourth is the largest, — and the jfifth 

 (immediately below first median nervule) very small ; two elongate 

 white spots, one on each side of submedian nervure, forming a distinct, 

 rather small, superiorly-rounded patch on inner margin rather beyond 

 middle ; between arched white band and apex two obliquely-lying 

 white spots, of which the lower is outwardly rather deeply bifid ; 

 below the lower of these two spots, the indistinct trace of a linear 

 white mark, succeeded by a very faint series of almost obsolete minute 

 whitish spots, between nervules, close to hind-margin ; a very fine 

 linear white edging along costa from a little beyond middle to apex, 

 where it terminates in a conspicuous white spot extending to the cilia 

 immediately adjoining, and somewhat suffused on its inner side. Hind- 

 wing : a very broad central white band from costa to inner margin ; of 

 this band, the inner edge near base is slightly dentated, the outer edge 

 regularly and deeply pierced by inter-nervular black rays extending from 

 hind-margin ; the ray between submedian and internal nervures much 

 longer than the rest, reaching almost to base ; close to hind-margin, a row 

 of very indistinct whitish minute spots arranged in pairs on both sides 

 of each inter-nervular ray ; at anal angle two or three indistinct ochrey- 

 yellow marginal marks. Cilia with minute inter-nervular white spots. 

 Under side. — Very pale ochreous-brouni, mixed with uihitish in apical 

 hind-mar'ginal area of both tvinga ; discal area of fore-wing tinged with 

 fuscous. Fore-wing : a small white spot at origin of subcostal and 

 median nervures ; a pale fulvous-ochreous streak along costa from base 

 to a little before middle ; a longitudinal black ray in discoidal cell 

 surmounted by a shorter divergent white ray ; white markings larger 

 than on upper side, especially first spot of central band and both sub- 

 apical spots, — the latter forming a continuous bar inferiorly confused 

 with the whitish inter-nervular clouding of apical hind-marginal area ; 

 crossing this area, conspicuous inter-nervular fuscous rays"; apical white 

 spot enlarged and inwardly merged into whitish clouding ; submarginal 

 white spots distinct from third median nervule to anal angle. Hind- 

 wing : base, as far as inner edge of central band, pale fulvous-ochreous 

 marked with eight black spots as in P. Tarquinia ; central band 

 broader than on upper side ; submarginal white spots much larger 

 than on upper side, and quite distinct except near apex, where they 

 are confused with the inter-nervular whitish clouding ; hind-margin and 

 anal angle bordered with ochrey-yellow. 



$ All the lohite markings (except apical spot) considerablg larger, 

 especially the centred land in hoth goings. Fore-ioing : central band 

 very much broader than in ^, more even and continuous, its first spot 

 so enlarged as to occupy outer half of discoidal cell ; lower disco- 

 cellular nervule only thinly marked on the white ; costal white edging 

 line wanting, and apical white spot very thin and minute ; submarginal 

 spots distinct, — the two next succeeding subapical spots elongated, sub- 

 linear. Hind-iving : central band begins rather nearer to base and 



