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about as long as head. Costa, seven dark spots. 
Philippine Isles. 
12. P. cinereus. —Wings, three white spots on 
the black costa ; wing fringe brown, with yellowish 
patches. Palpi, four white rings ; legs very thin, jet 
black ; apex of femora and tibiae pure white spot; 
apices of fore and hind metatarsi, minute apical bands ; 
length five mm. South Africa. B.C.A. 
AAA. Legs spotted and banded. 
7. Three hind tarsi white. 
13. P. aureosquamiger .—Wings densely scaled; 
costa, three white spots. Thorax, golden spindle- 
shaped scales. Palpi, four white bands. Pretoria. 
77. Three hind tarsi not all white. 
S. Femora and tibae spotted. 
14. P. costalis * —Wing costa, four large and two 
small spots. On the first long vein there are two 
broken spots, under the two middle large spots, giving 
a pattern only found in P. marshallii besides. This 
arrangement is, however, variable (Fig. 59). Femora 
and tibiae mottled with yellow. Tarsal banding 
involves to some extent both sides of the joints. Palpi, 
three narrow bands at the joints. West Africa, Uganda. 
P. costalis v. melas. —Pale costal spots are absent, 
but the arrangement on the first long vein is the same. 
15. P. marshallii. —Wing markings very similar 
to P. costalis , distinguished by the palpi ; two broad 
apical bands ; one small basal one ; apex white. 
Mashonaland. 
Note all transitions between the palpal bandings 
in these two species. 
SS. Femora, tibiae and first tarsi spotted. 
* Transmits malaria. 
