. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. GENERA "i AFRICAN LYCAENIDAE 21 Wing venation (Text-fig. 234). Only .litter, torn that of Pentila in a single detail, namely vein 11 arises somewhat nearer to the base of the wing. Male genitalia (Text-fig. id Quite similar to those of Pentila. I do not see any important character on which to separate Liptenara from Pentila. The species are easy to recognize on account of the large white subapical mark, but in my opinion they scarcely merit generic status. List of Species or Liptenara *Liptcnara batesi Bcthune Baker, £915, Ann
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. GENERA "i AFRICAN LYCAENIDAE 21 Wing venation (Text-fig. 234). Only .litter, torn that of Pentila in a single detail, namely vein 11 arises somewhat nearer to the base of the wing. Male genitalia (Text-fig. id Quite similar to those of Pentila. I do not see any important character on which to separate Liptenara from Pentila. The species are easy to recognize on account of the large white subapical mark, but in my opinion they scarcely merit generic status. List of Species or Liptenara *Liptcnara batesi Bcthune Baker, £915, Ann. Mag. not. Hist. (8) 16 : 187. Fig. genitalia, Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 : 1205. *Liptenara hiendlmayri (Dewitz), 1886. Fig. genitalia, Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 : 1208. *Liptenara schoutedeni (Hawker Smith), 1926, Revue zool. ajr. 14 : 238. tig. genitalia, Stempffer cc Bennett, 1961 : 1207. Genus ORNIPHOUDOTOS Bethune Baker Ornipholidotos Bethune Baker, 191 |. Trans, ent. Soc. Land. 1914 ; 319. 1 vpe-species : Pentila kirbvi Aurivillius 1895. Pentila Westwood (partim) ; Aurivillias [898 : 263 ; 1014 : 310. In the original description of this genus, Bethune Baker specified Pentila muhata Dewitz, 1886, as its type-species, and figured ( pi. 58, fig- 1°) the male genitalia of what he took to be this species. Through the kindness of Dr. Hannemann of the Berlin Museum, I obtained on loan the two specimens which served Dewitz as the " types " of his original Fig. t r. Liptenara batesi Bethune Baker, q» Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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