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of the hindwing; in the rainy-season form the black marginal band is on both surfaces about 1 mm. in breadth, 
above unspotted, beneath with narrow streak-like white marginal spots; in the dry-season form the marginal band 
is entirely absent or is only weakly indicated beneath, hence the marginal streaks of the under surface shade into 
the ground-colour without any dividing-line; the under surface of the hindwing has more or less distinct 
red spots. Angola; southern Congo region and Rhodesia. 
Second Section. 
Forewing without sub m a r g i n a 1 do t s. 
Synopsis of the Species. 
I. Fore wing at least in cellules 3 to 6 with black streaks midway between the distal margin and the discal 
dots. 
A. Distal margin of the hindwing weakly undulate and the proximal edge of the black marginal band on the 
upperside of the hindwing strongly undulate. A. doubledayi. 
B. Distal margin of the hindwing entire; marginal band on the upperside of the hindwing very narrow, 
light-spotted or with the proximal margin entire. 
a) Marginal band of the hindwing above black, unspotted and with the proximal margin entire. Wings 
normally scaled. A. axina. 
(cf. also A. braesia f. regalis). 
b) Marginal band of the hindwing above light-spotted or very narrow and sometimes incomplete. 
*. Wings very thinly scaled; discal spots 4 to 6 on the forewing placed in a line vertical to the 
costal margin. A. aequatorialis. 
**. Wings normally scaled; discal spots 4 to 6 on the forewing placed in a line obliquely to 
the costal margin. A. ella. 
II. Forewing without black submarginal longitudinal streaks. 
A. Discal dots 4 to 6 on the fore wing large and placed immediately beyond the apex of the cell. 
a) Discal spots 4 to 6 on the fore wing separated and rounded. A. intermedia. 
b) Discal spots 4 to 6 on the fore wing angled and united into a transverse band. 
*. Forewing above with black apical spot 6—7 mm. in breadth and then with light yellow (q) or 
white ($) subapical band as far as the discal dots. A. rhodesiana. 
**. Forewing above in the apical part at least to vein 3 and to the basal half of the cell blackish 
with broad white subapical band. A. mima. 
***. Fore wing above without dark apical spot. A. aglaonice $ ab. 
B. Discal dots 4 to 6 on the foreAving placed far beyond the apex of the cell. 
a) Wings above not darkened at the base or if darkened the forewing above with broad black apical 
spot. 
*. ForeAving completely, although sometimes thinly, scaled without hyaline spots or only with a 
small one in 4 and 5. 
§. Discal dots of the hindwing usually small and far removed from the marginal band; foreAA r ing 
in 4 to 6 just beyond the discal dots Avith small hyaline {$) or whitish ($) spots; apex 
of the fore wing above without black spot. A. aglaonice. 
§§. Discal dots of the hindAving usually larger and placed nearer to the marginal band; forewing 
without hyaline spots. 
1. Discal dot 2 on the hindwing not placed proximally to the origin of vein 3. ForeAving 
always Avith broad black apical spot. A. caldarena. 
2. Discal dot 2 on the hindwing placed at the base of cellule 2 proximally to the origin of 
vein 3. A. pudorella. 
