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hinclwing with the submarginal dots above just as distinct as beneath; under surface like in the but with 
a postmedian row of 5 or (j dots which are faintly indicated above in the dark area. Expanse of wings: 44 to 
48 mm.“ Nigeria, in the Kabba Province. 
P, abraxas Dbl. db Hew. (01 g). Wings light sulphurous yellow, at the base narrowly ochreous-yellow ; abraxas. 
median dot distinct; cliscal dots entirely absent; submarginal dots only beneath present and sometimes not 
even there; forewing with 0 to 8 basal dots and above with a blackish subapical band ending at vein 4, and 
with separate marginal spots at the ends of veins 1 to 3. Hindwing with 2 (<J) to 6 (h) basal dots and quite 
separate marginal dots. Gold Coast to Gabun. — ab. maculata Ky. (= yaunda Kcirsch, heclwiga Huff.) muculala. 
(01 h) is a form in which the marginal band of the forewing above more or less completely reaches the 
anal angle by the marginal spots 1 to 3 flowing together, the submarginal dots beneath being completely 
present. Cameroon. 
P. telesippe Griinb. (03 c). This species being unknown to me is described as follows; wings yellowish- teles ip pc. 
white with an ochreous-yellow base; apical spot of the forewing excised at the proximal margin in a width 
of 3 mm, in its wdiole extent closely appressecl to the margin, reaching as far as vein 4 or extending a little 
beyond it; in the forewing 10, in the hindwing 7 marginal spots; both wings with a large round discal spot; 
basal dots: in the forewing 7 (in the areas 2, 9, 10, 11 and 3 in the cell), in the hindwing 2 (in 2 and 7). Beneath 
like above; submarginal dots of the forewing more or less distinct (in the areas 1 b to G, 8, 9), but much less 
distinct than in abraxas, the hindwing small and rather indistinct (in 1 b to 6). South Cameroon and Spanish 
Guinea. 
P. cloetensi Auriv. (= elfrieda Sufj.) is very closely allied to P. abraxas and deviates only by an cloetensi. 
almost white ground-colour and the larger black marginal band on the forewing above, being coherent at least 
as far as vein 3 and being proximally almost straightly cut off; hindwing only in 2 and 7 with a basal dot. 
Southern Congo District. 
P, auga Karsch (61 h) is also a species closely allied to P. abraxas and has the same basal and median auga. 
dots; discal and submarginal dots are entirely absent. The species differs from all the others by the marginal 
dots particularly beneath being proximally prolonged to streaks; the marginal streaks of veins 5 to 8 on the 
forewing above are united into an apical spot. Cameroon to Congo. 
P. aspasia Griinb. (63 c). ,,Forewing whitish-yellow; hindwing darker, pale ochreous-yellow, only at asyusia. 
the margin lighter; apical spot of the forewing very intensely dark, proximally excised, in its whole extent 
appressecl to the margin and entirely fused with the marginal spots extending as far as the marginal spot of 
vein 3 or also abruptly ending before it; marginal spots large and very intense, at the apex of the forewing 
only separated by small light dots, at the costal margin partly confluent; hindwing with 5 large, distinct marginal 
spots; costal margin of the forewing between the base and apical spot densely speckled and spotted black; 
median dot only in the forewing large and distinct, in the hindwing very small or absent; basal spots of the 
forewings in the areas 9, 10 and 11 large and distinct, square, more or less fused with the costal-marginal spots, 
the spot in area 2 small or entirely absent, in the cell 3 spots; hindwing with only one basal dot (in the 
area 7) which may also be absent; in one specimen the hindwings are above without any spots except the 
marginal spots. •—- Under surface: forewing whitish-yellow, hinclwing light ochreous-yellow, only the extreme 
border whitish-yellow; median dot on both wings distinct, but in the hindwing smaller; basal spots of the 
forewings like above, also the spot in the area 2 always distinctly present; hindwing with basal dots (in 2 and 
7) or only in 7 with such a spot; forewing with submarginal spots in the areas 7, 5 and 4, the first being 
large, square, the two others rather indistinct/ 4 Spanish Guinea. 
P. phidia Hew. Wings white; forewing at the costal margin at least as far as the cell, at the apex phidia. 
as far as the median dot and at the margin broadly yellow; both wings with black marginal dots united 
on the forewing above to a very narrow apical spot between vein 4 and the costal margin: besides the wings 
only have 3 black dots, a median dot and two basal dots of which those of the forewing are situate 
in the area 2 and in the cell, and those of the hinclwing in 2 and 7. Ashanti and Togo. 
P. tripunctata Auriv. (61 h). Both wings purely white with black marginal spots united at the apex tripunctata. 
of the forewing above to a black band of about 3 mm width, spotted light at the margin; each wing besides only 
with a median dot and 1 or 2 basal dots arranged as in phidia. Congo District. 
P. elpinice Griinb. (63 c) is evidently closely allied to tripunctata and is described as follows; ,.Apical dpi nice. 
spot in the forewing 2 to 3 mm broad, at the proximal margin deeply excised angularly, extending to vein 4; 
forewing with 1(4, hindwing with 7 marginal spots; median dot on both wings distinct, but not very large; 
in the forewings 3 or 4 basal spots (in the areas 2, 10, 11, as well as one in the cell); in the hinclwing only one 
spot in the area 7. Under surface; submarginal spots of the forewings small and indistinct, entirely absent 
in the hindwings; basal spots as above, only in the forewing 2 dots in the cell, the second small towards the 
base.” South Cameroon. 
