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J. N. ELIOT 



Male hind wing with vein 8 ending on costa well before apex (except in N. alwina 

 group, N. cydippe and some subspecies of N. praslini) ; speculum not particularly 

 prominent. Clasp variable, but never with enormous sickle-shaped terminal 

 process NEPTIS (p. 49) 



Male hind wing with vein 8 long, ending just before, at or just below apex ; speculum 

 very prominent. Clasp with enormous sickle-shaped terminal process or 

 abnormal PHAEDYMA (p. 117) 



sms 



Fig. 1. Diagram of notional Neptis species to illustrate the terms used in the keys and 

 lists of species and subspecies. Fore wing : cs = cell streak, sbc = streak beyond 

 cell, deb = discocellular bar, scs = subcostal spots, updb = upper postdiscal band, 

 lpdb = lower postdiscal band, pdf = postdiscal fascia, sms = submarginal series, smf = 

 submarginal fascia, mf = marginal fascia. Hind wing : bs = basal streak, sbs = 

 subbasal streak, db = discal band, df = discal fascia, pdb = postdiscal band, smf = 

 submarginal fascia, mf = marginal fascia. 



