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A. Hind wing beneath with a broad, white or whitish median band. 
a. <$. Forewing above at the base of area 1 a with a small, oval, dark mealy spot, whereby vein 1 is 
very much bent forward at its base. 
*. The blue colour of the hindwing above in the $ almost reaches the margin in the areas 1 c to 6 
and is separated from the dark fringes only by a very fine black marginal line. 
1. The median band of the hindwing beneath is everywhere almost of the same width. In the 
middle between the margin and the median band runs a light submarginal line. 
Ph. hyetta. 
2. The median band of the hindwing beneath is in the areas 5 and 6 distinctly expanded outwards; 
no light submarginal line. Ph. hyettoides. 
**. Hindwing of the above with a black marginal band of 2 mm width. 
Ph. hyettina. 
(3. A- Forewing above without a mealy spot at the base of area 1 a; vein 1 at its base almost straight. 
Ph. intermixta. 
B. Hindwing beneath without a light median band. forewing without a mealy spot at the base. Hindwing 
above almost as far as the margin blue. Ph. lienleyi. 
Ph. elais Doubl. & Hetv. (64 f). This magnificent species is distinguished from all the others by its elais. 
size and light-banded under surface. In the <$ the wings are above of a bright blue with a broadly black apex 
and margin of the forewing; costal margin of the forewing and distal margin of the hindwing narrowly black; 
costal and proximal margins of the hindwing broadly black. In the $ the wings are above blackish-brown 
with an indistinct blue tint; the forewing between the middle of the costal margin and vein 4 with a broad, 
irregular, yellow transverse band. Ashanti to Kuilu and Bangasso on the Upper Ubangi. — catori Baker deviates catori. 
by the forewing above showing at the cell-apex a large black spot in the blue colour. Sierra Leone. 
Ph. hyetta Hew. (65 d). <$ forewing above jet-black with blue spots in the discal cell, and the areas hyetta. 
3 to 6 and in 1 b and 2 as far as beyond the middle blue; beneath blackish-brown, at the distal and proximal 
margins whitish-grey, and with 4 white spots (in 2, 5, 6, and the cell). Hindwing above bright blue with black 
veins, at the costal margin as far as the cell and vein 6 or the middle of area 6 black, at the proximal margin 
as far as vein 1 b blackish-brown; beneath dark brown with a straight, whitish median band of 2 mm 
width, extending before the apex to the middle of the proximal margin, and with a curved, light submarginal 
line. Angola. 
Ph. hyettoides Auriv. (65 f). $ forewing above of a bright light blue at the costal margin, at the apex hyettoides. 
and margin broadly black and with a large black spot in the base of the areas 4 to 6; beneath dark brown with 
a grey proximal margin and grey discal spots in 2 to 6. Hindwing above as in hyetta , beneath with an 
intense silky lustre, with a broad, whitish median band very much expanded in the areas 5 and 6. 
Ph. hyettina Auriv. (65 d) is beneath similar to hyettoides and differs above only by the black mar- hyettina. 
ginal band of the hindwing being much broader and the black spot at the apex of the discal cell of the forewing 
much larger. Sierra Leone. 
Ph. intermixta Auriv. The A deviates from the preceding species by the entire absence of the mealy intermixta. 
spot at the base of the forewing. Forewing above black with 2 or 3 spots in the discal cell, 3 in 1 b and one 
each in 1 a, 2 to 6 and 9 of a bright blue; beneath blackish-grey, at the proximal margin broadly grey 
and with a discal and a submarginal row of grey spots. Hindwing black in the cell and the areas 1 c to 5 of 
a bright blue; the veins 2 to 4 bordered with black; the black marginal band about 2 mm broad; beneath 
with a straight, whitish median band of about 2 mm width. On the Kuilu River. 
Ph. henleyi Ky. (64 d). Wings above coloured and marked almost as in hyettina (65 d); the black hcnleyi. 
marginal band of the hindwing, however, very narrow. Forewing beneath blackish, at the posterior margin 
as far as vein 2 grey, with three grey discal spots (in 2, 4, 5) and such submarginal spots; hindwing beneath 
dark brown without a light median band. Forewing above without a mealy spot at the base of the proximal 
margin. Cameroon. 
27. Genus: Epitola Westw. 
This genus comprises numerous species with, particularly in the male, a very beautiful blue, violet 
or green reflection or an intense metallic lustre. Most of the species are rare and incompletely known. The 
$$ deviate considerably above from the but of many species they have not yet been described. 
