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Orbicular stigma with dark surround, it is not jirecisely circular. Below end of cell a paler triangle. Renifoi in 
stigma distended and scarcely recognisable. Postmedian line brown, double, interfilled with whitish. Somewhat 
excurved below costa, then faintly undulate, straightly inwards, paler proximally. Submarginal line white, 
with distinct dark inner edge, at first near margin, from vein 5 inwards to vein 3, then vertically to inner marg¬ 
in. Hindwings pale brown. 30—35 mm. West, South and East Africa, Abyssinia. 
Ph. gammaloba H7n'ps. (31 b). Thorax and forewings glossy dark coppery brown, abdomen paler fuscous, gdiinnalohu. 
Antemedian line heavy on forewings, silvery white, slightly angidated outwards below costa, then somewhat 
obsolete, below the cell obliquely inwards. Orbicular stigma a black dot, with silvery white inner and outer 
edge. Below a triangular mark outlined in silver with an adjoining pear-shaped mark. At disco-cellular silvery 
white dots. Postmedian line dark, double, interfilled with white, undulate, curved parallel to margin, pro¬ 
jecting inwards above and below vein 2; distally of vein 4 narrowly paler. vSubmarginal line white, excurved 
at vein 6, then straight. Finely rusty fuscous at margin. Hindwings paler copi^ery brown. 35—40 mm. Mada¬ 
gascar. 
Ph. cupreomicans Hm-ps. (31 b). Thorax and forewings glossy coppery red. Antemedian line double, cuprcomi- 
brown, somewhat inwards, indistinct. In and below the centre of cell an oval silvery spot, distally of its lower cans. 
edge, near postmedian line, a small, round silver sjDot, both with dark surrounds. Reniform stigma diffuse 
and dark. Postmedian line double, dark, jjressed inwards behind cell and on submedian fold, in between arched 
outwards. Submarginal line brown, obsolescent. Hindwings pale coppery brown, paler at base. 26—30 mm. 
One specimen is known from each Nigeria, Uganda and Rhodesia. 
Ph. chalcedona Hmps. (31 b). Thorax fuscous, abdomen fulvous. Forewings violaceous grey with chalcedona. 
golden gloss, especially above centre of inner margin. Antemedian line silvery, obsolescent, angulated out¬ 
wards below costa, then undulate inwards. A silver spot below centre of cell, consisting of a small “U” shaped 
mark, with a small silver lunule above in cell. A small oval spot also occurs further distally. Postmedian line 
finely brown, with widely white outer edge, straight, inclining somewhat inwards. Submarginal line indistinct 
and brown. Hindwings pale brownish, widely darker at margin. 28—32 mm. South Africa, Uganda. 
Ph. hemichalcea Hmps. (31 b). Thorax pale fuscous, abdomen i^aler. Forewings grey at base and on hemichalcea. 
costa, the remainder of wing suffused with pale coppery brown. Antemedian line dull white, bending inwards 
from below the cell_, distally darker brown. Orbicular stigma small, with white surround, indistinct. The silver 
mark obliquely below centre of cell, yellow in middle, horizontally prolonged at end, narrow. Reniform stigina 
indistinct, with paler brown surround, obliquely inwards and darker below to silver mark. Postmedian line 
indistinct, double, brown unterfilled with yellow, excurved below costa and in centre. Hindwings copjJery 
brown, paler at base. 26 mm. Only 1 c? is known; from Nigeria. 
Ph. dorfmeisteri Fldr. (= siculifera Holl., rhodochrysa Joan.) (31 b). Body olive-brown, forewings clorfmeisieri. 
paler in basal area, more yellow, darker golden glossy yellow in central area and at margin. Antemedian line 
white, obliquely inwards down from cell, undulate. Orbicular stigma small, black with pale surround. Below 
an oblique quadrate spot silvery edge, extended below vein 2 as a wide silvery streak. Reniform stigma with 
black edge, the ground below being darker to the silver mark and to outer margin. Postmedian line dorible, 
brown, dentate, with white interfilling, projecting behind the cell and at vein 3, with wider pale outer edge. 
Marginal area darker up to the pale submarginal line. Hindwings coppery brown, somewhat paler at base. 
26—28 mm. West and South Africa, Mauritius. Only a few specimens are known. — edora E. Front. Ground edora. 
colour inclined to roseate. Median area anteriorly violaceous brown with metallic gloss below cell. In basal 
area a white spot below cell. Antemedian line commencing already at of costa, then interrupted and 
proceeding as in dorfmeisteri. The silver mark more boldly white. Postmedian line interfilled with rose. Sub- 
marginal line only indicated by the dark inner edge. Hindwings paler at base. Larger than typical form. ^ 
36 mm. San Thome. 
Ph. ni Hbn. (Vol. 3, pi. 65 g). This species, that is common in southern Europe, is already dealt with ni. 
in Vol. 3, p. 356 and illustrated on pi. 65 g. It occurs throughout Africa. 
Ph. angulum Gn. (31 b). As the name indicates, this is recognisable by the angulated silver mark, anguhon. 
Thorax and forewing fuscous with wide bronze gloss at margin above vein 2 and narrowly at vein 6; somewhat 
darker in median area below cell. Antemedian line is absent. Orbicular stigma with narrow pale surround, 
proceeding from costa in a somewhat similar shape as the silver mark situate below, the horizontal branch of 
which is generally short. Reniform stigma with delicate white edge, almost divided in centre into an upper 
quadrate and a lower triangle, generally barely visible. Postmedian line brown, simple, very dentate, oblique, 
only somewhat curved inwards on submedian fold, very indistinct. Submarginal line dark, dentate, inq^ressed 
behind cell and on submedian fold; it is the most distinct of all the lines. Abdomen and hindwings pale coppery 
brown, paler at base. 32—40 mm. South Africa; fairly common. The larva is pale green with fine white double 
dorsal line. Subdorsal line of curved white streaks, the white lateral line is bolder. Warts each with 1 hair. The 
two anterior ventral legs are absent. 
