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P. palpalis Wkr. (= plutouia HoU.) (2!) a). Tliorax and forewing violettisli gi'ey and l)r()wiiish. l!ite!ioi- iifiiiialis. 
line doi!ble, dark, somewhat inward. Median line fine, close behind the narrow I'eniform macnla, i!icurved 
at vein 2, somewhat extra-angular above vein 1. A violettish brown subapical s})ot at the costal margin with 
a dent below, outside. The dentate exterior line extends from the s])ot at vein (i, soinewhat steejier frojn the 
submedian fold. A variably dark shadow from vein 2 in front far around the apical spot. A fine brown undulate 
submarginal line is sometimes discernible. Hindwing dark brown, lighter inside. Traces of a whitisli sub- 
marignal line from the anal angle to vein 2. 3()—42 mm. West and East Africa. distincta K. Proiif is some- di.sHncid. 
what larger, the ground-colour darker. Interior line straighter, more distinct, the shadow' before it more distinct. 
The exterior shadow in the median area almost as dark as the apical spot. Median line extinct, the exterior 
edge of the light sidjapical spot is cpiite straight. 48—oO mm. Sao Thome. 
P. nesites E. Proid resembles palpalis (29 a) in its ground-colour and marking. The light suba])ical nrsiics. 
s^mt is less distinct, scarcely indented outside, with a dark spot m it outside, leavijig only a narrow light margin. 
Interior line excurved, broadly dark before it. Median and exterior lines more distinct than in palpalis, with 
a feeble line between them, nearer to the median one. The light apical s])ot is surrounded with red-brown inside 
and outside, continued at the distal margin as a dark double line. ^ 45—50 mm. Sao Thome. 
P. trogosema Hm.ps. (29 a) differs from nesites in a straight interior line, the space before it being darker, iroijoscuia. 
Exterior line, according to Hampson's figure, not dentate as in palpalis, but smooth, its course the same. Hind- 
wdng dark greyish browm. 30—40 mm. West Africa. 
P. proxima Hmps. (29 a). Thorax and forewing violettish brown, the interior part of the median area proxima. 
and the marginal area greyer. Interior line straight, vertical, darker tow'ards the l)ase. A farled dark streak 
at the cross-vein. Median line brown, undulate, excurved around the cell, then rectilinear, somewhat inward. 
Exterior line red-brown, pointedly projecting at vein 0, but the point not turned upward as in palpalis and 
trogosema, then undulate, straightly inward. A light violettish brown s])ot behind it at the costal margin. Snlj- 
marginal line dark, notched, double. Hindwing without the violet reflection, darker in the marginal area, with 
a short light submarginal line near the anal angle. — In purpureogrisea Strd. the forewing is sidfused with dark purpurco- 
browm. — 40—44 mm. West, South, and Central Africa. gri'ica 
P. pudica MscMr. {= orthaea Mab.) (29 a). Co])per-brow'n. Forewing mostly somewiiat darker in the pudlca. 
basal area. Interior line straight, dark, light outside, vertical. Tw'o extinct black dots at the cross-vein. IMedian 
line mostly indistinct, dark, excurved at vein 4, incurved in the submedian fold. Exterior Ime w bite, outw ard 
as far as vein 6, then bent S-like, darker. The bend in the submedian fold varies much, sometimes angled at 
vein 4, not rounded. The with a pinkish lu’ow n apical s])ot at the costal margin l)ehind the exterior line. Hind¬ 
wing with a light median line. - derubida Strd. is greyish brown without any reddish admixture. 45—50 mm. (Prubkla. 
West Africa. — Owing to the wiiole scheme of marking and the variability of the exterior line, rothkircki (j). 230, 
pi. 27 f) and the allied forms are ])resumably better ranged here than \mder Hc/u/ea, wiiere Hampson ])laced them. 
P. arcifera lire. (29 I;) resembles a darkened algira, L. Violettish brown. Interior line wiiitish, vertical, arciiera. 
bent inward from the submedian fold. Median line uniformly and sti'ongly bent inw'ard, very dark behind it 
as far as the exterior line. Exterior line whitish, projecting uncommonly far at vein 0, slightly excurved below 
vein 2, strongly inw ard above it, ending at the inner margin near the median line. A dark oblique shadow' from 
the apex almost to the angle of the exterior line at vein (i. Hindwi!ig with a feeble ];ale line from vein 3 to 
the anal angle. 42 mm. (lambia. A])parently only 1 specimen known; it may belong to conjanctura (29 b). 
P. huniilis Hott. (29 a). Reddish brown. Interior li!ie dark, vertical, slightly incurved tow'ards the i!iner humtlis. 
margin. Exterior line whitish, slightly concave between the costal margin and vein 9, angled at vein 9, be!it 
inward below it to the inner margin. Submarginal line greyish white, dentate, straight. Hindwing dark greyish 
brown. 39 mm. West Africa. 
P. isotima Proul rese!nbles a small hiiinltis (29 a). Prothorax yellowisb brown, the rest of the body isotima. 
greyish brown. Forewing with a scheme of marking like that of hmuilis, though paler, somewhat glossy, more 
intensely olive lu’own. Exterior line more concave Ijehjw vein 9, the dent therefore more ])ointed. Hindwing 
somewhat less dark, narrowly lighter at the margin behind, whiter below at the margin, whilst in hamilis there 
is no white margi!i. 30—35 mm. Cameroo!i. 
P. albilinea Hmps. Thorax red-brown and whitish, abdome!! greyish Ijrown. Forewdng dark chocolate albUinca. 
brown as far as the exterior line. Costal-marginal area dusted w'hitish, the rest greyish brown and dusted some¬ 
what violettish w'hite. Interior line thick, wdiite, somewhat obliquely inward. Exterior line w'hite, finely red- 
brown outside, bent dow'iiward as far as vein 9, w'here it is pointedly extra-angidar, then inw'ard. An oblique 
dark browm band from the apex to the angle of the exterior line, edged w'hite l)elow'. Submarginal line faded, 
whitish, undidate, wdth indistinct red-brown spots before it below' vein 4. Hindwing greyish brow'ii, with a 
coppery gloss. $ 3(i mm. Portuguese East Africa. 
P. conjunctura Wkr. (^ neptunia Holt.) (29 b). Body and forew'ing red-brown, more or le.ss tinged co;!/wH(;‘b(ru. 
with violet, somew'hat darker in the basal area. Interior line whitish, slightly outward, somew'hat steeper from 
the submedian fold. Median line whitish, strongly and uniformly bent inw'ard, very dark from it to the exterior 
