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P. bithynia Drc. (47 b). ochreous, $ red-brown. The inner curved line is often less distinct at the bithynia. 
costal margin. The outer line of more intense dots, parallel to the distal margin. Without the apical line. 
Hindwing lighter. 34—40 mm. Transvaal. Delagoa Bay. 
P. hilaris Fldr. On the forewing only the outer line is present in the normal shape. Behind it coloured hilar is. 
as in bithynia, before it lighter, orange, the same on the hind wing. $ 45 mm. South Africa. 
P. bicolor Dist. Forewing pale reddish-brown, hindwing ochreous-brown. Without markings. $ bicolor. 
47 mm. Transvaal. 
P. thelda Drc. Forewing reddish-brown strewn with white scales. At the costal margin of the forewing thelda. 
near the apex a V-shaped brown spot. From the apex a row of black lunular spots. Hindwing pale yellow. 
Two postmedian rows of red-brown spots. $ 50 mm. West Africa. It may be the 9 of citrina. 
P. pira Drc. and nahor Drc. apparently do not belong hereto, judging from the descriptions. 
26. Genus: Drepauojaiisi Am. 
Proboscis feebly present. Palpi short. Antennae of % °f the length of the costal margin, in the £ with 
but very short pectinations. Hind tibiae with 4 spurs. Forewing of $ with a pointed apex, distal margin 
behind strongly excurved. Neuration as in Phasicnecus. Frenulum absent. In the <$ forewing the distal margin 
is straight, without a projecting point. 
D. fasciata Am. (= apicalis Am. <$, maeonia Drc.) (47 c). §. Blackish-brown. On the forewing fasciala. 
with a broad white, glossy green band from the centre of the costal margin to the anal angle. Before it diminutive 
greenish spots on the centre of the wing and at the apex. Hindwing without markings. The band of 
the forewing only consists of two creamy-white subapical spots. 40—55 mm. Sierra Leone, Gold Coast. 
27. Genus: Viana Wkr. 
Proboscis feebly present. Antennae of Y 3 of the length of the costal margin, in the 4 with moderately 
long, in the $ with very short pectinations. Hind tibiae with 4 spurs. Forewing with a pointed apex and an 
excurved distal margin. Veins 9 + 6 + 7 + 8 stalked, vein 9 branching off before 6. From there a bar (= vein 11) 
leads over to 12. Veins of hindwing as in Phasicnecus. Between veins 2 and 3 in dimidiata and velutina-^ 
a projection. Frenulum in the A feeble, in the $ absent. Type: velutina Wkr. 
V. velutina Wh . Fawn-coloured. Forewing with a black, oblique, straight outer line which is distinct velutina. 
inside, washed out on the outside. Hindwing ochreous, only the anal margin on % °f its length fawn-coloured 
like the distal margin. The anal margin is defined by a curved blackish-brown line which is outside faded. 
45 mm. Congo. 
V. tristis Drc . * Body and wings monotonously pale brown. Both wings with a dark brown submarginal tristis. 
line. 50 mm. West Africa. 
V. crowleyi Am. (47 d). Fore wing brown and olive-brown, on the cross-vein a black streak. The outer crowleyi. 
line is straight. Hindwing ochreous, behind the curved outer line brown. 45 mm. Sierra Leone, Cameroon. 
V. magnifica Bothsch. Thorax violettish-brown. Forewing violettish-chocolate, on the cross-vein magnifica. 
a white streak. Distal line dark, within it whitish scales. Hindwing orange-brown. Distal third violettish- 
chocolate. $ 60 mm. Lagos. 
V. dimidiata Am. ( — tenuis Holl.) (47 d). Forewing olive-green. The distal area with its inner dimidiata. 
margin in the 4 behind the cell strongly excurved, in the $ a vertical dark brown outer line forms the border. 
Distal area violettish-chocolate. Hindwing orange-red, marginal third as on the forewing, the interior border 
curved. 35—45 mm. Cameroon, Gabun. 
Alphabetical List 
with reference to the original descriptions of the forms of the African Eupterotidae. 
* signifies that the form i 
abluta Phi. Holl. Ent. News 4, p. 343. * 
abyssinica Hopl. Rothsch. Nov. Zool. 24, p. 489. 
abyssinica Phi. Aur. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1904, p. 696. * 
acuta Phyll. Strd. Ann. S. Ent. Belg. 55, p. 151. 
aequidistans Phas. Strd. Arch. f. Nat. 81 A (2), p. 130. 
agrippina Jana Weym. Iris 22, p. 18. 
alba Phi. Aur. Ent. Tidskr. 14, p. 210. 
also figured at the place cited. 
albida Cam. Aur. Bill. Vet. Ak. Handl. 27 (4), Nr. 7, p. 27. * 
albida Phi. Plotz Stett. Ent. Z. 41, p. 87. 
albidorsata Phi. Gaede, Seitz, Macrolep. 14, p. 299. 
anaemica Hopl. Harps. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1910, p. 464. * 
j angola Phi. Strd. Ann. S. Ent. Belg. 55, p. 154. 
j angulata Phi. Gaede , Seitz, Macrolep. 14, p. 298. 
angulata Pol. Wkr. List 4, p. 858. 
