. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. i8 A. WATSON Hering (1934 a : 400) incorrectly synonymized marantica as a junior synonym of strandi, but later corrected this (1934 b : 407) and at the same time correctly placed ignorata in the synonymy of marantica. The coloration of this species is variable. The ground-colour of the upper surface of the wings may be one of many shades of reddish or greyish brown, with the area proximal to the postmedial fascia usually darker than the rest of the wing and often marked with irregular patches of white or pale grey. The subterminal
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. i8 A. WATSON Hering (1934 a : 400) incorrectly synonymized marantica as a junior synonym of strandi, but later corrected this (1934 b : 407) and at the same time correctly placed ignorata in the synonymy of marantica. The coloration of this species is variable. The ground-colour of the upper surface of the wings may be one of many shades of reddish or greyish brown, with the area proximal to the postmedial fascia usually darker than the rest of the wing and often marked with irregular patches of white or pale grey. The subterminal spots on both wings are usually less well marked than in strandi and are sometimes absent. The holotype is an almost uniform pale reddish brown above, with a trace of the subterminal markings on the hind wings Figs. 12—14, Epicampoptera marantica, $ genitalia. 12, $ abdominal sternite. 13, aedeagus ; 14, eighth. 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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