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SPINDASIS. By Dr. C. Aurivillitjs. 
spots, the discal spots of the hindwing form a coherent, feebly bent band, and both wings have a complete 
row of submarginal spots, which is contiguous on the hindwing; small tails ferruginous-yellow. The $ is some¬ 
what larger and deviates by the blue basal spot of the forewing being absent and the ground-colour much darker, 
somewhat smoky, particularly the hindwing beneath is tinged blackish. Angola, Rhodesia and Mashunaland. 
13. Genus: Sp i mi it sis Wallengr. 
The species of Spindasis deviate from Aphnaeus by the scheme of markings and by the structure of 
the veins. Forewing only with 11 veins, of which vein 7 terminates into the apex or costal margin. Hindwing 
always with two small tails. Eyes bare. Antennae strongly built with short joints. The stages of development 
of the Ethiopian species are unknown. The genus also occurs in the Indo-Malayan region. 
The numerous species may be divided into two groups. 
Review of the Groups of Species. 
1. The transverse bands on the forewing beneath all commence at the costal margin itself. Forewing above 
at the margin at least 2 to 3 mm broad blackish-brown. First Group. 
II. The markings on the forewing beneath do not reach to the costal margin, but they are all separated from 
it by a distinct interspace. Second Group. 
First Group of Species. 
The species are closely allied and all have a similar marking on both surfaces. 
The black ground-colour above is almost invariably lighter or darker blue at the base and at the 
anal margin of the forewing and beyond the middle of the hindwing; the blue colour has a more or less intense 
reflection and is not distinctly defined. Forewing normal with three orange transverse spots or transverse 
bands which are rarely grey and indistinct, the first often being small is situate in the centre of the wing and 
consists of a spot in the cell and often also of spots in 2 and 1 b; the second is formed by discal spots of the 
areas (lb) 2 to 6, and the third is composed of 3 to 6 submarginal spots of the areas (1 b to 3) and 4 to 6. 
If all the spots of the second and third bands are present, the bands, are usually fused in the areas lb to 3 
forming a band. The hindwing generally has an orange anal spot and white streaks or dots before the margin 
in the areas 1 c to 3 or 4. 
The marking beneath is of great importance for the distinction of the species and must therefore be 
dealt with here at large. The ground-colour beneath is white or straw-coloured or ochreous-yellow, and the 
markings are almost invariably encircled by dark and filled up with metallic. 
On the forewing beneath there are: 1. one or two spots close at the base, the basal spot s; 2. a 
spot in the first cpiarter of the discal cell, which may also be prolonged into area 12, though it does not reach 
the costal margin, the subbasal spot; 3. a transverse band from the costal margin across the middle 
of the cell at least as far as the base of vein 2, t h e f i r s t t r a n s v e r s e b a n d; 4. a transverse band from 
the costal margin right across the terminal vein of the discal cell, the second transverse band; 
5. a. transverse spot at the costal margin, usually ending already at vein 6, the third transverse 
b and; 6. a transverse band in the middle between the discal cell and the apex of the wing, extending 
almost parallel to the margin from the costal margin to vein 4 or still farther, the fourth transverse 
b and, and 7. two dark submarginal lines parallel to the margin, the proximal one of which may 
now and then be double or thickened, though never in its full length. 
On the hindwing beneath the following markings occur: 1. six or seven basaldots either separate 
or arranged in two transverse rows (first row in 1 a, the discal cell and 8; the second in 1 c, the discal cell and 
7) or united into a broad basal band; 2. a longitudinal streak on vein lb from the base to 
the middle of the vein; 3. a transverse band forming a continuation of the first transverse band of the forewing, 
extending from the costal margin to vein 2 in an almost straight line and then turning round in a sharp angle 
towards the middle of the proximal margin, t h e f i r s t t r a n s v e r s e b a n d; 4. a transverse band starting 
at the costal margin near the apex and reaching at least vein 4, the second transverse band; 5. 
two submarginallines, the proximal one of which may be more or less thickened or irregularly double. 
Iii order to make use of the following review of the species, the description of the marking stated above 
must be closely observed. 
