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FIERI S. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
theorci. 
concolor. 
Ineta. 
maculata. 
lortzingi. 
theusxi. 
semialba. 
helcida. 
hedyle. 
rhena. 
ianthe- 
solilucis. 
caere. 
abti. 
P. Iheora. Both wings, at least in the cf, above and beneath without spot at the end of the cell; 
the submarginal spots of the forewing above united with one another and the marginal spots into a broad, 
white-spotted marginal band, but beneath quite free or only connected by the black veins with the marginal 
spots; the hindwing beneath at the base of the costal margin yolk-yellow; the black marginal band of the 
forewing above projects in cellule 3 strongly and obtusely proximad, and is deeply incised in cellule 4; the 
forewing beneath at the base white without yellow spot; the hindwing on both sides with large free marginal 
spots and beneath also with seven large submarginal spots, which show through above or are here only 
represented by small black dots. — theora Dbl. (I3e). cf: both wings above and beneath with white ground¬ 
colour; the hindwing beneath with sulphur-yellow spots in 1 c, at the end of the cell and at the extremities 
of the interneural folds; the white spots of the marginal band on the upperside of the forewing narrow, 
streak-like. ?: forewing with yellow, hindwing with white ground-colour. Ivory Coast to the Congo region. 
?-ab. concolor Auriv., both wings as in the cf with white ground-colour; Congo region. ?-ab. laeta Weym. 
ratheo Stiff.) (15a, on the plate as ratlxeo), both wings with yolk-yellow ground-colour; Cameroons and 
German East Africa, ab. maculata Auriv. differs in the much enlarged white spots of the marginal band on 
the forewing above; Congo region. — lortzingi Stiff'. (12f) is somewhat smaller than the type-form and is 
distinguished by having the under surface of the hindwing and the apical part of the forewing beneath cream- 
yellow; the marginal spots on the under surface are also somewhat smaller than in the type-form. German 
East Alrica and Ruwenzori. 
P. theuszi Dew. (14a). Both wings above and beneath without dark spot at the end of the cell: the 
submarginal spots of the forewing above are united with one another and the marginal spots into an unspotted 
black marginal band, which in the cf only projects a little proximad in cellule 3 and in the ? is fairly uni¬ 
formly emarginate proximally with thin, long points on the veins; forewing beneath at the base with a yellow 
spot and before the apex with 3—5 free submarginal spots; hindwing above in the cf with medium-sized 
marginal spots and without submarginal spots, in the ? with very large, continuous marginal spots and small 
submarginal ones; hindwing beneath at the base of the costal margin yolk-yellow and in the a 71 also with 
submarginal spots at least in cellules 1 c—3: both wings above and beneath with white ground-colour. Cameroons 
to the Congo region. ?-ab. semialba Auriv. (15b) differs in the white-yellow to ochre-yellow ground-colour 
of the forewing; Cameroons. 
The last species of the Calypso-grovcp are distinguished by the forewing, at least in the cf, having on both surfaces 
a continuous black marginal band, proximally little dentate. The hindwing has also on both sides a similar black marginal 
band or only free black marginal spots at the extremities of the veins. Both sides without distal spot at the end of the cell. 
In solilucis, which in markings forms a transition to the Pigea group, the forewing beneath has only marginal spots. 
P. helcida lido. Both wings above with white ground-colour and on both surfaces with an unspotted, 
black marginal band 5—6 mm. in breadth; forewing beneath with white ground-colour and fiery red basal 
spot; hindwing beneath with ochre-yellow (o 71 ) or white (?) ground-colour and fiery red base to the costal 
margin; the sexes similar. Madagascar. 
P. hedyle has in the cf sulphur-yellow ground-colour on both sides of the wings and above black, 
beneath black-brown marginal bands, which above are always unspotted. — hedyle Cr. (14b) has the marginal 
bands of the under surface unspotted, except for a small yellow spot in cellule 8 of the forewing. Sierra Leone 
to Ashanti. — rhena Dbl. The marginal bands of the under surface with a yellow spot in each cellule. Ashanti. 
P. ianthe Dbl. The wings above and beneath with sulphur-yellow ground-colour; the forewing on 
both sides with the black marginal band unspotted; the hindwing above only with 5 large free marginal spots, 
beneath also with 7 small submarginal spots. Sierra Leone. 
P. solilucis Btlr. (14a). cf: wings on both sides with light sulphur-yellow ground-colour, beneath 
only with free rounded marginal spots at the extremities of the veins; forewing above with continuous, unspotted 
marginal band to vein 2 and a free spot on vein 1; hindwing above only with free marginal spots at the 
extremities of the veins; on the under surface the base of the forewing and of the costal margin of the hind¬ 
wing are more or less distinctly orange-yellow. ? (= glucki Suff. 15 b). Wings thinly scaled, with white or 
yellowish white ground-colour on both surfaces; the forewing above and beneath with 8 triangular, free black 
marginal spots at the extremities of veins 1—8; the hindwing on both sides with 7 rounded black marginal 
spots; beneath the forewing at the base and the hindwing at the base of the costal margin orange-yellow or 
sulphur-yellow. Cameroons, Congo region and Angola. — caere H. Fldr. is probably a dry-season form of 
solilucis and differs in the male only in the narrower marginal band of the forewing above and the very small 
or absent marginal spots on the under surface. Benguela. ?—ab. abti Suff. (12 d) only differs from the typical 
? in the darker, sulphur-yellow to ochre-yellow ground-colour of the wings and is probably only a dimorphic 
? of solilucis. Southern Congo. 
