GYNANISA; ATHLETES; PSEUDANTHERAEA. By M. Gaede. 
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12. Genus: Gyiianisa Westw. 
Middle tibiae short, apicallv with 2 strong spines. Antennae of d very long, with fourfold long pectinations, 
in the $ finely dentate. Apex of d forewing little or not produced. Veins 5 and 6 rise close together, 7 + 8 
forked, vein 10 separate. 
Type: maja King. 
G. maja King (= campionea Sign., isis Wh\, tata Wllgr.) (56 b). Ground-colour wood-coloured. 
Before the interior line and at the costal margin dusted with white. The 3 lines distinct, black. The interior 
line with 2 bows, the anterior bow notched, outside edged with white. Eyespot in the interior semicircle black, 
in the exterior semicircle hyaline. Close behind it the undulating median line and parallel with it the exterior 
line, below vein 2 vertical to the inner margin, behind it narrowly lighter, then towards the margin darker 
with a light median line, often also narrowly lighter as far as that line. Hindwing claret-coloured as far as 
the exterior line. Interior and exterior lines pinkish-white, the latter outside black. Eyespot with a small hyaline 
spot with black, yellowish-brown, black, yellowish-brown, pinkish-white rings. Marginal area inside light 
yellowish-brown, outside darker. 100—140 mm. South-West Africa, Natal. — ata Strd. is more uniformly 
greyish-brown. The interior line anteriorly not notched, the median line touches the hyaline spot and is strongest; 
this line and the exterior line at the inner margin bent outward. — jama Rbl. The median line runs through 
the eyespot. From this line to the exterior line the wing is darkest, then again the distal margin narrowly dark. 
The median and exterior lines obliquely inwards meet the inner margin. Both the forms are presumably only 
casual aberrations, since other specimens from the same habitat (Central and East Africa) are typical maja. 
From the Transvaal 2 dd are before me, both of which are quite light yellowish-brown, the narrow margin 
being distinct dark. — westwoodi Rothsch. (= albescens Sonth.). The hyaline spot of the hindwing is larger, 
rhombical. Median line thick, straight, farther inwards, so that it touches the hyaline spot. The outer line 
is also situate farther inwards, so that the light marginal area behind gets broader. West Africa. — nigra Bouv. 
The median line extends straight inwards of the triangular hyaline spot, on the hindwing at the inner edge 
of the eyespot. Distal margin of forewing rather uniformly blackish, inside hardly lighter. Rhodesia. 
13. Genus: Athletes Karsch. 
In the scheme of markings similar to the preceding genus. Apex of d forewing more produced. Veins 
5 + 6 stalked, vein 10 more remote from the stalk of 7 + 8. Antennae of d short, and with shorter pectinations. 
Hindwing of d with a short broad tail. 
Type: ethra Westw. 
A. ethra Westw. (56 c). Dark wood-coloured, at the costal margin lighter. Interior line oblique, 
forming 2 long steps, inside black, outside brown. Hyaline spot triangular, inside edged with black. Median 
line black, notched, oblique, meeting the inner margin close at the inner line. Exterior line parallel to it, thin, 
inside edged with a lighter brown. The dark marginal area with a light median stripe. Hindwing just as dark, 
at the costal margin pink. Interior line short, this line and the exterior line broad, light brown. Eyespot with 
black, bronze-yellow, black, brown, light brown rings. Distal margin narrow, deep dark browm. d 160 mm. 
Central Africa. 
A. semialba Sonth. Forewing as far as the median line white, densely dusted with black. Interior 
line near the base, notched, almost vertical to the inner margin. Median line undulating. Hyaline spot triangular, 
black, inside often yet margined with red. Distal area as in albescens. On the hindwing the exterior line extends 
more obliquely to the costal margin. The black eyespot shows olive brown, black, red, white rings. Beneath as 
albescens. In a few 9? of this species and of ethra veins 5 and 6 of the forewing are sometimes not stalked, 
so that then only the short antennae form the generic difference. 140—170 mm. East Africa, Nyassa District. 
A. steindachneri Rbl. (56 c). Similar to semialba. Apex of d more produced, though less than in ethra. 
Also the base of the forewing is almost entirely white, being deep brown in semialba from the inner margin 
to the centre. Median and exterior lines as in semialba. On the hindwing the exterior line extends as straightly 
to the costal margin as in albescens, but the eyespot corresponds to semialba, o 170 mm. East Africa. — gigas 
Sonth. is an intermediate form between semialba and steindachneri. Chiefly separated by the exterior broad 
olive-brown ring on the hindwing being copper-red here. 
14. Genus: Pseudaiitheraea Weym. 
Antennae of $ with half as long pectinations as in the <$, bipectinate. Anterior and middle tibiae 
without spines. Apex of d forewing pointed. Veins 7 + 8 long-stalked, 10 from the cell. 9 and 11 absent. Pupae 
spun between leaves. 
Type: arnobia Westw. 
maja. 
ata. 
jama. 
westwoodi. 
nigra. 
ethra. 
semialba. 
steindach¬ 
neri. 
gigas. 
