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PSEUDERESIA. By Dr. C. Aurivillitjs. 
n igra, 
more el si. 
iavxllacea. 
mapongua. 
hindwing beneath forming a coherent bow parallel to the margin. Kuilu River. 
Ps. lligra Cator Both wings above unicolorously black without markings; fringes spotted white. 
Forewing beneath black, towards the anal margin blackish-grey; traces of three black spots in the discal cell 
with a red spot between the second and third; the apex is spotted dark with 4 red spots, two before the 
apex and two before the margin; hindwings grey, appearing as if they were scaled off, with several black and 
red spots; the base of the wing is suffused with red, with a small, light-curled, black dot at the base of the 
area 7 and two similar dots in the cell, of which the distal one is larger and accompanied by a dot in 
1 c; a large, black spot in 7, the apex of it opposite the cell, is accompanied by a red spot; a transverse band 
extending from the apex of the wing to the proximal margin, is proximally black, distally red, and in the 
middle broader. — In the $ both wings are above light ochreous-yellow; forewing with the costal margin broad 
blackish-brown, behind the cell still broader and then gradually tapering towards the anal angle; three spots 
in the cell and some behind it; the ground-colour behind the cell in 1 b and 1 c suffused with brownish almost 
as far as the posterior margin; fringes brown, spotted white. Hindwing above at the costal margin broadly 
brown and with a very broad, brown marginal band growing broader towards the anal angle; base brownish; 
fringes spotted white. Forewing beneath light orange-yellow, base and costal margin blackish; the discal cell 
with three spots increasing in size in the cell and one in 1 b, which touches the second and third spots of 
the cell; apex of the wing as in the <$, but the subapical band proximally bordered by a broad, black 
band. Hindwing beneath yellowish-grey with the same markings as in the <$ instead of the red spots, but with 
orange-yellow ones. Expanse of wings 30 ($) to 34 ($) mm. Sierra Leone. — The $ approximates Ps. variegata, 
and the A obviously resembles Ps. catharina and eleaza. My presumption that Ps. variegata is the 2 of eleaza 
thereby becomes still more probable. 
Ps. moreelsi Auriv. (63 d) $. Wings above blackish-brown; forewing with a large red spot of the 
posterior margin, narrowed anteriorly, reaching vein 5 and forming also a small transverse spot in the cell: 
the hindwing above with an orange-red discal area covering the apex of the discal cell, the proximal half of 
the areas 2 to 4, and a part of the areas 1 c and 5. Both wings beneath of a grey ground-colour; the forewing 
darkened at the posterior margin and before the apex with a led subapical band bordered with black, 
formed of 5 spots of the areas 2 to 5 and 9. Hindwing beneath with three red transverse bands and three black 
dots; the first transverse band near the base narrow and straight of 4 spots in the areas 1 c, 7, 8 and the cell: 
the second near the cell-apex of three spots in the areas 2, 7 and the cell; the third is situate near the 
margin and is on both sides broadly bordered with black and consists of 8 spots of the areas 1 c to 8; the 
black dots are situate in 1 c, 7 and at the apex of the discal cell. — The $ deviates from the $ only by 
the red spot on the posterior margin of the forewing above being larger, reaching vein 6 and appearing also 
beneath, though lighter. The red area of the hindwing above is also somewhat larger. Congo District on the 
Jkelemba River. 
Ps. favillacea (rrunb . (63 e) Forewing above black with a large red spot on the posterior margin, 
occupying almost the whole posterior margin and reaching vein 4 anteriorly narrowed; hindwing above black 
with an extensive, red discal spot. Forewing beneath in the middle blackish-brown; costal margin, apex, and 
border ashv-grey, finely speckled white; in the areas 4 to 6 a red subapical band formed of 3 single spots; 
the inner-marginal spot considerably lighter than above, only reaching to vein 3. Hindwing beneath ashy- 
grev with a slight bluish tint and dispersed white speckling; above vein 8 a short, red basal streak, in the cell 
two thick, reel transverse streaks, the proximal one prolonged beyond the posterior margin of the cell, the distal 
one beginning with a broad spot in area 7; the distinct, red discal band is formed of 6 large spots proximally 
margined black in the areas 2 to 7; the discocellular vein with a distinct black spot, besides one distinct spot 
each above and below the middle of the cell. — 2. Border of the forewing at the apex spotted white; the red 
spot on the posterior margin extending more in front, as far as vein 6, enclosing a distinct black spot below 
the base of vein 2; the cell in the middle likewise spotted red; in the hindwing the spot is confined to the posterior 
half of the wing. In the fore- and hind wing the spots are irregularly torn at the margins, at- the proximal margin 
intermixed with black speckling. On the under surface the spot of the posterior margin of the forewing 
extends to vein 6 like above, the distal transverse streak in the cell of the hindwing is absent, and the discal 
band extends into area 1 b. Expanse of wings; 29 to 30 mm. Spanish Guinea: Alcu. 
Ps. mapongua Holl. is presumably allied to Ps. moreelsi and tessmanni and is described as follows: 
,,Above red with the costal margin, apex and border of both wings broadly black; besides there are on the 
forewing near the base three or four dark, united spots, the hindwing has a small, black spot behind the 
cell at the proximal margin. The under surface is preponderately grey; forewing with a large black spot 
at the apex of the cell, a subapical row of 4 square red spots which are proximally bordered by black, and 
between this row and the discal cell with a broad, orange-red median transverse band extending from the 
costal margin to the anal angle and turning whitish behind; the hindwing exhibits two small, black dots near the 
base and a band of red spots right across the discal cell ; behind the cell and at its apex two large, black spots; 
then follows a curved, submarginal row of six red spots, proximally very intensely, distally little bordered 
