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M. nereis Rothseh. is also an intermediate form of menippe and sufferti. Collar fine white. Wings nereis. 
above as in sufferti. Eyespots somewhat larger, on the hindwing the interior band is present. Beneath more 
different from sufferti. On the forewing the exterior line is only about 1 mm distant from the eyespot, instead 
of 5 mm. Hindwing pinkish-brown, with 2 cinnamon-brown bands which are outward faded. Both incurved 
in the centre, the interior line running across the base of veins 2 and 7, the other across the cross-vein, the 
latter more curved. Congo. 
8. Genus: Autlierina South. 
Veins 5 and 6 of forewing separated afar, 7 + 8 stalked, veins 9 and 11 absent, 10 separately from the 
cell. Antennae of $ as in Melanocera with rather strong pectinations. 
A. suraka Bsd. (55 c). Ground-colour varying from yellowish-brown to reddish-brown. Hyaline suraka. 
spot mostly only strigiform. The two lines are white, broad. The interior line straight, slightly excurved. The 
exterior line thickened at the costal margin, straight or slightly curved. At the apex whitish. Eyespot orange- 
red, inside margined with bluish-white with a fine black ring. On the hindwing the two white bands are united 
at the costal margin and are on both sides edged with pinkish-brown or pinkish-red. Eyespot larger than on 
forewing with a broader black ring. 100—150 mm. Madagascar. 
9. Genus: Imbrasia Hbn. 
Forewing of $ mostly with a pointed apex, in the with a broadly produced point from the apex to 
vein 6, though not so in ertli. Hindwing of S between veins 3 and 4 extended into a differently long point, in 
the $ feebly angular in the typical species. The form ertli is a transitional form to the forms of the efr+s-group, 
which are on the hindwing of the but feebly angular, of the $ only somewhat undulating. Antennae of $ 
but very finely ciliated. Hyaline spot of forewing inside straight, outward convex, in most of the species not 
large, without coloured rings. Veins 7 + 8 forked, 9 branches off very late from 8, 10 rises separately, near 
vein 7. Pupa in the ground. 
Type: epimethea Dry. 
I. epimethea Dry. (= obscura Btlr., hebe M. <b W ., dorcas WJcr., crameri Ky., mopsa Wkr., pallescens epimethea. 
Strd.) (55 b, 56 b). As the list of name shows, most variable, particularly the <+ Ground-colour light ochreous, 
ochreous-brown, olive-brown, red-brown, pinkish-brown; $ mostly lighter or darker red-brown. Interior line of 
forewing broad, faded, notched, pink. Exterior line almost parallel to the distal margin, straight, white, outside 
edged with dark, often at a short distance behind it another broad light line or spots which are large and 
triangular in the + Hindwing with a broad interior white line, the exterior line as on the fore wing, slightly 
excurved in the centre. Eyespot with yellow, black, red, white rings. Median area from the costal margin to 
behind the eyespot dark grey. 80—120 mm. Togo, Cameroon. — longicaudata Holl. is a red form in the hindwing longicauda- 
of which the light exterior line is outside edged with dark, the tail being comparatively still longer than in ta - 
deyrollei. 120 mm. Ogowe. —- ertli Rbl. (56 b). Ground-colour of $ varying from yellowish-brown to pinkish- ertli. 
brown, in the $ red-brown. The bands are often pinkish-white. Hindwing at the base and in front in the 
median area often suffused with pink. ^ mostly with pinkish-white submarginal spots. In the the hindwing 
is but very slightly angular, in the $ rounded. 90 —105 mm. East Africa, Delagoa Bay, Transvaal. — truncata truncata. 
Bouv. $ with an obliquely cut-off apex of the foi'ewing. Eyespot of hindwing small, the red ring here greyish- 
black. Ogowe. —- convexa Bouv. is a form of ertli with a round apex of the forewing, hindwing with hardly convexa. 
any angle. Dahomey. — The deep black larva above marbled with numerous bright yellow spots. Head, 
neckshield, anal plate brownish-yellow. The sharp, coniform spines are above yellow, the lower ones black, 
all at the base with long white hairs. The two dorsal spines on the 11th segment are not united. 
I. deyrollei Thoms. (= congolensis Obth.) (56 a). Ground-colour of S forewing varying between deyrollei. 
yellowish-brown and darker reddish-brown. Interior line faded, dark, almost straight, in front outside white, 
indistinctly defined, the costal margin often also lighter. Behind the mostly small hyaline spot a broad faded 
band. Exterior line straight, dark, fine, inside margined with white, particularly at the costal margin. Hindwing 
in the median area and behind it blackish. Eyespot with black, red, white rings. Exterior line broad white, 
often pink. Tail rather long. In the $ the interior half of the forewing is lighter brown, extending 
vertically so to the inner margin. Interior line and its white edge more distinct. Hyaline spot in the darker 
area elongate. Exterior line white, at 2 mm distance the distal area follows inside distinctly white, outside 
faded. Hindwing as in + but likewise with a light band in the distal area, only at a greater distance from 
the exterior line. The angle at the distal margin rectangular. Beneath the hyaline spots are thickly margined 
with brown, particularly in the + 130—180 mm. Togo, Cameroon, Congo, Nyassa District. — gerresheimi gerresheimi. 
Strd. differs in the from the type only in the dark median band being extended to the exterior line. The distal 
area is also somewhat lighter, as otherwise in the + The $ has a continuous white border of the interior line. 
The centre of the hyaline spot is situate on the exterior line and penetrates it. 135 mm. Togo. The denomination 
of an intermediate form intermedia Strd. may only be stated here. 
