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SOUTH-AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES 
either Antlieus or Folicenes, but the marking formed by the combina- | 
tion of the two lowest much smaller and narrower, and without any j 
prolongation to median nervure ; usually a very small spot just below 
and beyond first spot of discal band. Hind-wing : discal band repre- 
sented mainly by a broad costal bar, the lower curved end of which 
(between subcostal nervules) approaches but does not meet the disco- 
cellular expansion of sub-basal stripe ; remaining spots of discal series 
disposed as in Folicenes, but very much smaller and more widely apart 
(and occasionally obsolete for the most part). Under side. — Glisten- | 
ing pale dull-brown, with a slight bronzy lustre ; pale markings of 
upper side reproduced ; no hoary-grey between discal band and sub- 
marginal series of spots, as in Folicenes, but a series of dark marks, 
inconspicuous and ill defined in fore-wing, hut Uach and ivell defined in 
hind-iving ; a tinge of crimson-red over ground-colour between basal 
and sub-basal stripes. Fore-iuing : ground blackish near inner margin. 
Hind-wing : space Ijctween sid)-hasal stripe and broad costal bar of dis- 
cal series occupied hy a crimson-red, inwardly finely ivliite-edged stripe, 
bordered on loth sides with Uach ; a series of four similarly coloured 
but very much smaller markings, forming a disjointed streak just beyond 
lower part of sub-basal stripe, between radial nervule and anal angle 
(where it is wider and better marked) ; tivo of the black marks above 
7nentioned, much longer than the rest, extend from the upper part of the 
crimson-red disjointed streak to two of the discal series of greenish-white 
spots ; an ill-defined blackish spot on costa between basal and sub- 
basal stripes. 
Abdomen longitudinally striped on the sides as in Folicenes, but 
with a basal lateral crimson stain as in Antlieus. 
$ Like $, except that (as in the allied species) the basal band is 
broadly developed in hind-wing, forming an inner-marginal border. 
Under side. — Hind-wing : crimson broken discal streak commences 
very thinly just below second subcostal nervule, instead of below radial 
nervule. 
Among the distinguishing marks of this species, the most promi- 
nent are the tenuity of the sub-basal stripe and disco-cellular bars in the 
fore-wings, and the strong angulation of the outermost of the latter ; 
the disco-cellular expansion of the sub-basal stripe, and the close ap- 
proximation to it of the upper expanded portion of the discal series of 
markings in the hind-wings ; the absence, or very faint indication, in 
the latter wings of the anal-angular crimson spot ; and on the under 
side, the widely-interrupted and broken character of the central series 
of crimson marks in the hind- wings. Altogether, except for the sinuo- 
sity and angulation of the disco-cellular bars of the fore-wings, Por- 
thaon is nearer to Folicenes than to Anthcus. 
Pupa. — i'orm almost as in Folicenes, but dorso-thoracic anterior 
projection shorter, and marginal abdominal expansion less prominent. 
Pale- brownish, finely speckled with fuscous ; on upper side, two 
