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PENTILA. By Dr. C. Afrivillitis. 
*. All the dots small and on the under surface brownish. The dark marginal band on the forewing 
above reaches the vein 2 at most. P. laura. 
**. The dots on the wings large and distinct, black or blackish-grey. The dark marginal band on 
the forewing above reaches vein 1 at least. P. hewitsoni. 
p. Wings on both sides without discal dots. 
*. At least the forewing with a distinct black disc-al dot. Forewing above with a broad dark apical 
band reaching at least vein 4. 
Hindwing on both sides with large submarginal dots which are above united with the marginal 
dots to a marginal band. The dark marginal band on the forewing above is very broad and 
reaches the anal angle or vein 1. 
1. Discal and basal dots very large. Ground-colour of the hindwings beneath pure without 
striae. P. pardalena. 
2. Discal and basal dots small or moderately large. Ground-colour of the hindwings beneath 
with black striae. P. Christina, 
§§. Hindwings at least above without submarginal dots. 
+. Marginal spots particularly beneath proximally extended like streaks. No submarginal 
dots. P. auga. 
ft- Marginal spots not extended like streaks. 
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Hindwings darker than the forewings, pale oehreous yellow. P. aspasia. 
Hindwings not darker than the forewings. 
CcJL 
/\. Forewings at least with two basal dots (in 2 and the discecbHrrlar). 
1. Forewing with 6 to 10 (one each in 1 b to 3, 9 to 11, and 2 to 5 in the disco- 
cellular). hindwing with 2 to 6 (one each in 1 c, 2, 7, and 0 to 3 in the disco- 
cellular) basal dots, and beneath sometimes also with submarginal dots. 
P. abraxas. 
P. telesippe. 
P. cloetensi. 
2. Forewing only with 2 or 3 (in 2. 10 and the discocellular), hindwing with 
1 or 2 basal dots (in 2 and 7). 
a. Forewing light yellow with a large, white anal-marginal spot; hindwing 
white. Apical spot of the forewing only 1 to 2 mm broad. P. phidia. 
b. Both wings of a white ground-colour. P. tripunctata. 
P. elpinice. 
\ \. Wings without basal dots or rarely with one in the discocellular of the forewing 
and in area 7 of the hindwing. P. torrida. 
**. Both wings above and beneath without a discal dot and without all the other dots except the 
marginal dots. P. tachyroides. 
B. Both wings without black marginal dots and without discal and submarginal dots, but with a black 
discal dot. 
a. Forewing above w ith a black apical spot of 4 or 5 mm width, ending broad at vein 4 or between 3 
and 4. Both wings without basal dots. P. picena. 
p. Apex of forewing above not at all or only between the veins f> and 9 narrowly coloured black. 
*. Wings at least with one basal dot and forewing above with a black apical spot. 
1. Forewing with tw r o basal dots (in 2 and in the cell); hindwing with two basal dots (in 2 and 7). 
Hindwing beneath striated yellowish and black. P. bitje. 
2. Wings on both sides purely white; each wing only with one basal dot (in the discocellular 
of the forewing and area 7 of the hindwing). P. alba. 
**. Both wings without basal dots and without all the other black markings except the discal dots. 
P. glagoessa. 
