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PHASIS. By Dr. C. Auriyillius. 
pier us. 
conradsi. 
taikosama. 
orthrus. 
barklyi. 
band begins behind the middle of the costal margin, being broadest at the apex and narrowing down all of 
a sudden at vein 4 and then remaining equally broad as far as vein 1; the marginal band of the hindwing com¬ 
mences at the costal margin behind the middle, it is very broad as far as vein 4, forming a square spot, and 
then much narrower as far as the posterior angle and on the inside deeply dentate; fringes brownish; the hind¬ 
wing beneath, as well as the apex and marginal band of the forewing are purple red with the usual spots and 
streaks on both wings; forewing orange-yellow, almost as above, lighter towards the posterior margin; three 
black spots pupilled silvery white in the discal cell; a postmedian row of 5 black spots bordered with white 
towards the base, the second of which is the nearest to the base and forms an angle with the first at the costal 
margin and with the third; the fourth and fifth in a transverse row; a submarginal row of 7 similar though 
somewhat, larger spots, and at the margin a row of 8 black, rather indistinct spots exhibiting white dots towards 
the margin. Hindwing beneath with a transverse row of 4 white, black-ringed subbasal spots, a median trans¬ 
verse row of three such spots, the central one of which is at the cell-end, a bent, dentate, whitish median 
band distally bordered with dark, and small, white marginal spots. Closely allied to Ph. thyra (70 g), but with 
a larger apical spot and a narrower marginal band of the forewing. Transvaal. 
Ph. pierus Cr. (70 f). Forewing above uni-coloured blackish-grey or blackish or only with a small, 
indistinctly defined orange-yellow spot in the centre of the areas 2 and 3; hindwing above with a shortened 
orange-yellow submarginal band extending between the veins 1 b and 5 (or 6) and being the broadest in the 
areas 2 and 3 without, however, touching the base of these areas. The $ differs by the shape of the wings 
and by somewhat larger vel 1 ow areas above. Hindwing beneath throughout lighter and less monotonous than 
in thyra and ahneida. Cape Colony and Caffraria. 
Ph. conradsi Auriv. (70 d, e) by the colouring above forms a transition between the preceding species 
and the two following very dark species. In the <$ the wings above are blackish-grey or blackish; the forewing 
in the centre feebly lighter greyish so that the black spots beneath show through, and before the dark marginal 
bands with small yellowish-grey spots; hindwing without spots at the proximal margin and at the anal angle 
more grey; fringes reddish, at the ends of the veins darkened. In the $ the wings are above blackish; the forewing 
in the centre feebly lighter yellowish with black spots showing through from beneath, and with a coherent, 
distally distinctly, proximally indistinctly defined ochreous yellow submarginal band between the veins 1 and 6; 
hindwing between the veins 1 b and 6 with a broad yellow marginal band which is only separated from the margin 
by the dentate black marginal line being expanded between the veins like dots, but which proximally by far 
does not reach to the base of the areas 1 c to 3. Hindwing beneath violettish-red with yellowish, mostly separate 
spots. German East Africa: Ukerewe. 
Ph. taikosama Wallengr. (70 d, f). As to this species we merely refer to the review of the species and 
to the figure. From Cape Colony to Kikuyu in British East Africa. 
Ph. orthrus Trim. (70 e, f) is the darkest species of the genus, only distinguished from taikosama 
by the marks stated above. The sexes are more similar in the shape of the wings than in the other species. 
The under surface hardly differs from that of taikosama. Natal, Zulu Land, Transvaal, Delagoa Bay. 
Ph. barklyi Trim. (70 i). Wings above without spots, somewhat bluish silvery grey with a narrow 
black marginal band of the forewing and a black subapical spot of the hindwing; in the $ there is within the 
marginal band of the forewing, between the veins 2 and 7, a large orange area touching the apex of the cell; 
forewing beneath of a bright reddish yellow with a blackish-grey costal and distal margin and the usual spots; 
hindwing beneath dark blackish-grey with indistinct yellowish and blackish spots. This most peculiar species 
was hitherto only captured in the western parts of Cape Colony; it is very swift on the wing and very timid; 
it was found drinking from flowers of a species of Mesembryanthemum. 
Third Group of Species. 
Nearly all the species of this group are smaller than those of the two first groups. They are generally 
recognizable by the black discal spots on the forewings above, only in Ph. phosphor these spots are absent, being 
above entirely united with the very broad black marginal band. The forewing sometimes exhibit 12 veins 
(vein 7 terminating into the margin) sometimes only 11, in which case vein 9 is absent and vein 7 terminates 
into the apex of the wing. 
All the species are confined to South Africa; several only occur in Cape Colony itself and have a very 
local range. By the obliging kindness of Mr. L. Peringuey I had the chance of examining nearly all the species; 
but as I have seen but few specimens, I am unable to say anything about their variability. The following review 
of the species may therefore only be regarded as an experiment. In the species I examined the palpi below 
exhibit bristles between the scales. 
