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Ps. kuenowi strongly recalls Ps. hobleyi in the orange transverse band of the forewing and the white 
median hand of the hindwing, but has in the basal part of the forewing instead of the black dots a thick black 
longitudinal streak in the cell and in 1 b. — kuenowi Dew. (46 b). The orange transverse band of the forewing kuenowi. 
of almost uniform breadth between the costal margin and vein 3, its spot in cellule 1 b much shorter than that 
in cellule 2; the white median band of the hindwing is narrow, with an almost uniform breadth of 5—6 mm., 
and only reaches vein 1 b, cellules 1 a and 1 b being light yellowish nearly to the base. Congo, rare; mimics 
Planema poggei (58 d). — neumanni Thurau (= hypoxantha Jord.) only differs in having the orange median neumnmu. 
band of the forewing somewhat broader, distinctly wider at the costal margin than at vein 4, the spot in cel¬ 
lule 1 b as long as that in 2, while the white median band of the hindwing reaches the inner margin, towards 
which it is distinctly widened; the inner margin is only yellowish between the white band and the anal 
angle. Uganda. 
Ps. gottbergi Dew. (46 b) has on the forewing a narrow, somewhat curved transverse band of almost gottbergi. 
uniform breadth, which reaches the hindmargin near the hinder angle, is composed of nearly quadrate spots 
and has a spot also in the apex of the cell. The hindwing is dark red-brown with black streaks and narrow 
black marginal band. The forewing on both surfaces with a thick black longitudinal streak in the cell and in 
cellules 1 b and 2. This rare species is coloured and marked almost exactly like Ps. ruhama (46 c) and 
Planema elongata (58 b, c). Cameroons to the southern Congo region. 
Ps. clarki Btlr. (46 b). Upperside of the forewing bright yellow-red in the cell nearly to its apex clarki. 
and in cellules la—3 as far as the black marginal band, which is 3 mm. in breadth, a thick black longitudinal 
stripe in the cell and in each of the cellules named; the apical half is blackish, at the apex itself broadly black, 
usually with a broad reddish subapical band in cellules 4—6 and black longitudinal streaks on the folds; hind¬ 
wing bright yellow-red above with large, more or less confluent black spots at the base and a sharply defined 
black marginal band 2—3 mm. in breadth, which sometimes encloses indistinct light spots; black longitudinal 
streaks are absent or are very short; the inner margin is whitish in cellules 1 a and 1 b; the under surface 
is much lighter, the hindwing light grey or whitish with distinct streaks on the interneural folds and free basal 
spots. Recalls Acraea orinata (57 a). Cameroons to the Congo. — ab. egina Auriv. (= eginoides A. Schultze) egina. 
only differs in having the forewing black in the basal part also, only behind the middle with a red half-band, 
extending from the hindmargin to the middle of cellule 3. Recalls Acraea egina (54 d). Cameroons and Congo. 
Ps. poggei Dew. is a wonderfully faithful mimic of Danaida chrysippus. Both wings red-yellow poggei. 
above with fine black veins, but without black streaks between the veins; the apex of the forewing is black 
as far as the base of vein 4, with a -white subapical band composed of three large spots in cellules 4—6; the 
black colour forms at the costal margin a narrow streak to the base and at the distal margin as far as the 
hinder angle a white-dotted band about 3 mm. in breadth. The hindwing shows an unspotted black band 
about 2 mm. broad and close at the base is somewhat suffused with grey with indications of the black spots 
of the underside. The under surface of the forewing is similar to the upper, but relieved with # grey at the 
apex; the hindwing, however, has beneath 4 large black spots at the base, the veins white, at the distal 
margin black, and instead of the marginal band only a black marginal line. Angola, southern Congo and 
Rhodesia. 
Ps. lucretia is a widely distributed species and forms several local races. All the forms are black with 
white or yellow markings. The forewing has a hindmarginal spot, reaching at most to vein 2, a median band 
composed of 4 (or 5) spots, one at the apex of the cell, one each at the base of cellules 3 and 4 and one in the 
middle of cellule 2, and a subapical band of 2 spots in cellules 5 and 6. The hindwing has a broad median 
band and both wings usually before the distal margin two small punctiform spots or dashes in each cellule. 
The forewing is lighter beneath than above, black-grey with a thick black longitudinal streak in the cell, a 
triangular black spot at the base of cellule 2 and in the marginal part with black streaks on the interneural 
folds; the light markings as above. Hindwing beneath yellowish at the base with 6 or 7 rounded black spots, 
then at least to the middle white or yellowish and at the distal margin more or less broadly darkened with black 
veins and folds and more distinct submarginal spots than above. — lucretia Cr. (46 a). The markings on the lucretia. 
upper surface white or white-grey; the hindmarginal spot of the fore wing is almost as long as its breadth at 
the hindmargin, usually reaches vein 2, but is anteriorly rounded or cut off obliquely; spots 2 and 3 in the 
median band are sharply defined and moderately large, but the other two much smaller and sometimes dull 
grey; the median band of the hindwing is of almost uniform breadth, straight-edged, 6—7 mm.in breadth and 
at the inner margin only reaching vein 1 b; the black basal part does not reach the beginning of vein 2. Sierra 
Leone to Angola and Uganda. — protracta Btlr. only differs in having the median band of the hindwing and protracta. 
the hindmarginal spot of the forewing (at least at the hindmargin) yellowish. Congo. — expansa Btlr. (46 a) expansa 
is distinguished by the increased size of the light markings and by having the distal margin of the hindwing 
spotted with brown-yellow at the anal angle. The white spots in the median band of the forewing are espe¬ 
cially strongly enlarged; the hindmarginal spot is indeed much broader at the hindmargin than in lucretia 
but is much shorter, reaching at most to the middle of collide 1 b; the median band of the hindwing is white. 
10—-14 mm. in breadth, distally rounded and reaching the inner margin. East Africa from Delagoa Bay to 
British East Africa. —■ ab. heliogenes Btlr. only differs from expansa in having the light markings light yellow heliogencs. 
