NYMPHALINAE 
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PRECIS 
Genus PRECIS Hubner. 
Verzeichiiiss bekaiinter Schmetterlinge, p. 33, 1816. 
Antennae about half the lengtli of costa, Avith clubs short, abrupt and broad. Ej'es smooth. Fore- 
Aving Avifh A’ein J_1 from subcostal well before end of cell: A^ein 10 from subcostal hetore end of cell: 
cell less than half the length of Aving and oi)en. IlindAA’ing AAuth cell less than half the length ot AVing 
and open: tennen slightly produced at tornus. (Fig. O.). 
Ta^pe. Precis oclavia Cramer, from Africa. 
We haA’e followed Butler and Aurmllius in merging Jiinonia in this genus, Avhich has precedence. 
No AA'i’iter has yet succeeded in finding a reliable jAoiut of distinction l)etAA'een Precis and Jnnonia: the 
Indo-jMalayan s])ecies may be separated by the colour, but the many African si^ecios of Precis make 
this doubtful character quite AA’orlhless. 
.58. Precis hedonia Linne. (Moluccas). 
This species is A-ery A'ariable beneath, especially in the Australian race. 
58a. P. hedonia zelima Fabricius. Fig. 38. 
Systoma Entomologiac, p. 492, 1775. 
. Aboat.. ForcAving broAA'ii: tAA'o bars across cell, and a broad discal band, l)roAA'n edged dark brown: 
an obscure subcostal dot at tiv^esixths, AA’hitish: a series of irregmlar subterminal ocelli, red-brown 
ringed dark brown. IlindAAung broAA’ii: a broad discal band, broAvni edged dark broAvn: a serie.s of 
subterminal ocelli, red-broAvn ringed dark l)i‘OAA'n. 
Beneath. ForcAving rich ]>rown: a series of transverse basal bands, imler, sometimes obscurely 
bluish: an obscure discal band, dark broAvii outAvardly edged faintly Avbitish: sul)Costal dot and 
ocelli as abo\*e. llindAving ricli l^roAvn with ]>aler transA’orse l)ands, sometimes obscurely bliiisb: an 
obscui’e dark band from costa at tAVothirds to tornus: sometimes a series of tAvo to fiA'e diiniiiLdiin? 
spots from costa at tAVotliirds, cream: ocelli as aboA’e. 
9 . Above and Beneath as in male: tornus of biiulAving less pointed. 
Loo. Cape York 7 11. Prince of Wales Is. 6 7. Banks Is. 2. Claudie E. 11. Cairns G 7 8 9 10 11. 
Kiiranda G 7 10 11. Tngbam 4 5 9. IMackay 2 3 4 5 G 9 11. Eoekhampton. Brisbane. Daly R. 4. 
DarAvin 9 11. 28 cT 19 9. 
59. Precis villida Fabricius. 
A very Avide ranging sjjecies: a small highly coloured race occurs as far to the east as Samoa. Tond 
of resting in the sunshine on dusty roads and patlis Avith Avings outspread. 
59a. P. villida villida Fabricius. Fig. 35. 
Mantissa Insectorum, p. 35, 1787. 
. Above. ForeAving brown: tAvo bars across cell orange-broAvn edged black and Avith a space between 
bluish: an irregular band from costa at threefiftlis toAvards termcn at tlireefiftbs, and a small subapieal 
bar, cream: a l)road irregular subterminal band, orange-ljroAvn, Avith a small ocellus in area 5 and a 
Fig. O. Wing venation of 
Precis inllida. 
Fig. P. Wing venation of 
Pyrameis itea. 
large one in area 2, black centred bluish: an interrupted terminal lino, greyish. Hindwing brown, 
sometimes tinged bluish: a series of three faint small elongate spots at end of cell, orange-brown 
narroAvly edged dark broAvn: a broad irregular subtenninal band, orange-broAvn, Avith an ocellus m 
area 5 and another in area 2, black centred bluish: an interrui)ted double subterminal line, greyish. 
