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EURYPHURA. By Dr. C. Attrivillius. 
white postdiscal spots or streaks. Both wings have a postdiscal row (distinct at least beneath) of black or dark brown, conical 
or triangular spots. 
callina. Ps. callitia Sm. The white discal spots in cellules 2—6 of the forewing are all large and united into 
a continuous transverse band, basally emarginate in cellule 3; the spot in cellule 4 is the largest. Cameroons. 
sibyllina. Ps. sibyllina Stgr. (49 e). The white transverse band of the forewing is entirely broken up into small 
free spots or, when continuous, deeply incised proximally in cellule 4; in this case the spot in 4 is the smallest 
and that in 3 the largest. Sierra Leone. 
plutonica. Ps. plutonica Btlr. is smaller than the preceding, having an expanse of only 42 mm. It appears only 
to differ from them in having the white discal spots in cellules 2 and 3 of the fore wing joined together and 
forming an almost triangular, free spot, while the spots in cellules 4—6 are small, separated and placed in a line 
which forms a distinct angle with those in cellules 2 and 3. Toro. 
Second G r o u p. 
The cell of the forewing on both surfaces with a whitish longitudinal streak running along the hindmargin of the cell 
and distally widened and rounded. The other white markings as in the species of the preceding groups. 
neptidina. Ps. neptidina Karsch. The discal band of the forewing is broken up into two broadly separated groups 
of spots, the anterior of which consists of the spots in cellules 4—6 and the posterior of those in cellules 2 
and 3; the hindwing beneath with two white transverse bands at the base. Very nearly agrees in markings with 
Neptis nicoteles (48 e). Cameroons and Congo. 
4. Genus: Eur ypii lira Stgr. 
This genus closely approaches Cymothoe in many respects, but on the other hand also recalls many 
species of Euryphene. The systematic distinctions have already been given in the synopsis (p. 142 and 143). 
Idle sexes differ in shape and markings; in the $<? the forewing is shorter and broader, the hindmargin being 
not or scarcely longer than the distal margin, and the hindwing at the anal angle distinctly and rather sharply 
produced; in the $$ on the contrary the hindmargin of the forewing is considerably longer than the distal 
margin and the hindwing usually rounded at the anal angle. In both sexes the distal margin of the fore wing 
is more or less emarginate in the middle. The earlier stages are unknown. 
First Group. 
Cell of the forewing above with two very large, quadrate spots, pure black or with somewhat lighter centres; one in 
the middle and one at the end of the cell. 
nobilis. E. nobilis Stgr. (36 e). The distal margin of the forewing is deeply incurved behind vein 5; in the 
the hindwing is more obtusely and shortly produced at the anal angle than in the other species. Both wings 
are dark green above, the distal margins broadly darkened, almost black, proximally bordered by a black 
submarginal line; before this line is usually placed a postdiscal row of black spots; the forewing has in addition 
black spots at the base of cellules 1 b to 6; forewing beneath brown-grey, somewhat clouded and in the distal 
part lighter grey; hindwing beneath darker brown with some greenish spots at the base and in the middle and with 
light grey apical area. Sierra Leone. 
porphyrion. E. porphyrion Ward (36 e) differs from the other species in having the hindwing produced into a point 
at the anal angle in the $ also. Both wings above and beneath with black submarginal line; forewing above 
black-grey, in cellules 1 a and 1 b red-brown or red-yellow as far as the submarginal line; cellules 2 —-7 with 
black discal longitudinal streaks, often dotted with white, and with curved black transverse streaks in the 
basal part; in the $ a rounded black spot in the middle of cellule 1 b. The hind wing is red-yellow with blackish 
marginal band and large black spots at the base. Ashanti to Cameroons. •—- From Togo Suffert describes 
togoensis. as togoensis a form which is said to differ in the <$ in the absence of the rounded black spot in cellule 1 b 
of the forewing and in the larger red-brown hindmarginal spot and in the $ in having the white spots of the 
forewing larger and the basal area of the hindwing darker. 
Second Group. 
The cell of the forewing above has instead of the black spots of the first group two irregular, hollow black rings. The 
species of this group are so nearly allied and so variable that I should not be surprised if it should turn out that they are 
all only forms of one species. As can best be seen from the figure of achlys (36 e), both wings have between the submarginal 
line and the cell three transverse rows of dark spots, some of which, however, may often be indistinct or joined together; 
between the connected black spots of the second and third row on the forewing there are usually small white dots in cellules 
3—6; in the in addition large light spots are often present between the first and second transverse row. 
achlys. E. achlys Hopff. (36 e). Both wings above with the ground-colour dark bluish green (<J) or glossy green; 
the forewing in the $ with small white spots in cellules 1 b—6 between the first and second transverse row; 
the black submarginal line composed of thick, nearly straight transverse streaks; under surface red-brown. 
