AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES (except _A. levana_, Figs. 8--10, which is European) 1. _Danais petiverana_ (Danainae) 2. _Papilio leonidas_ (Papilionidae) 3. _Amauris hyalites_ (Danainae) 4. _Papilio leonidas_ var. _brasidas_ (Papilionidae) 5. _Pseudacraea boisduvali_ (Nymphalinae) 6. _Papilio ridleyanus_ (Papilionidae) 7. _Acraea egina_ (Acraeinae) 8. _Araschnia levana_ var. _porima_ 9. " " var. _prorsa_ 10. " " 11. _Precis octavia_ var. _sesamus_ 12. " " var. _natalensis_ [Illustration] * * * * * PLATE VII TROPICAL AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES 1. _Planema macarista_ [M] (Acraeinae) 2. " " [F] " 3. " _tellus_ " 4. " _paragea_ " 5. " _epaea_ " 6. _Pseudacraea hobleyi_ [M] (Nymphalinae) 7. " " [F] " 8. " _terra_ " 9. _Elymnias phegea_ [F] (Satyrinae) 10. _Papilio cynorta_ [F] (Papilionidae) (NOTE. _Pseudacraea hobleyi_ and _P. terra_ (Figs. 6--8) were at one time regarded as separate species. More recently they have been shewn to be forms of the polymorphic species, _Pseudacraea eurytus_.) [Illustration] * * * * * PLATE VIII AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES 1. _Papilio dardanus_ [M] 2. " " [F], var. _trophonius_ 3. " " [F], var. _hippocoon_ 4. " " [F], var. _cenea_ 5. _Danais chrysippus_ (Danainae) 6. _Amauris niavius_ " 7. " _echeria_ " 8. _Hypolimnas dubius_ var. _mima_ (Nymphalinae) 9. " " var. _wahlbergi_ " [Illustration] * * * * * [Illustration] _Danais chrysippus_ a. Typical form b. _Alcippus_ form c. _Dorippus_ form _Acraea encedon_ d. Typical form e. _Alcippina_ form f. _Daira_ form _Hypolimnas misippus_ [F] g. Typical form h. _Alcippoides_ form i. _Inaria_ form (After Aurivillius) * * * * * PLATE X SOUTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES 1. _Dismorphia cretacea_ [M] (Pieridae) 2. " _praxinoe_ [M] " 3. " " [F] " 4. _Perrhybris malenka_ [M] " 5. " " [M] (under surface) " 6. " " [F] " 7. _Mechanitis saturata_ (Ithomiinae) 8. _Papilio zagreus_ (Papilionidae) 9. _Protogonius tithoreides_ (Nymphalinae) 10. _Tithorea pseudonyma_ (Ithomiinae)
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