. The Entomologist's record and journal of variation . tle heavier. Hindwing. As in male. Length of forewing: mm. (the latter measure-ment, in holotype). Body and ancillary parts, in both sexes, very much as inP. thysbe, with perhaps more darkening in places, as in vicinityof head. cf Holotype, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE: Kamma-nassie Mountains, (Dr. J. B. Ball). 2 Allotype, W. CAPE PROVINCE: data as for holotype, (Dr. J. B. Ball). Dr. Ball has wished to present theholotype and allotype to the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria. Paratypes in Coll. Dr. J. B. Ball: data as for
. The Entomologist's record and journal of variation . tle heavier. Hindwing. As in male. Length of forewing: mm. (the latter measure-ment, in holotype). Body and ancillary parts, in both sexes, very much as inP. thysbe, with perhaps more darkening in places, as in vicinityof head. cf Holotype, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE: Kamma-nassie Mountains, (Dr. J. B. Ball). 2 Allotype, W. CAPE PROVINCE: data as for holotype, (Dr. J. B. Ball). Dr. Ball has wished to present theholotype and allotype to the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria. Paratypes in Coll. Dr. J. B. Ball: data as for holotype,, one cf; , two d d. one 2; , twod c? (J. B. B.) Paratype in Coll. British Museum (Nat. Hist.), WESTERNCAPE PROVINCE: Kammanassie Mountains, , oned (Dr. J. B. Ball); British Museum Reg. No. Rh. 18692. Paratypes in Coll. W. H. Henning: as holotype, ,two cS d ? Dr. Ball had suggested, tentatively, that the present butter-fly was nearest to P. endymion Pennington (1962, /. ent. Soc. PLATE XIX. NEW RACE ARGYROCUPHA MALAGRIDA, W. CAPE PROVINCE 297 sth. Afr. 25 (2): 274); however, it appears to be closer incertain respects to P. pyramus Pennington (1953, idem 16 (2):105), which inhabits the nearby Zwartberg Range and, onthe upperside, tne male is rather surprisingly similar tospecimens of P. thysbe from the Cape Agulhas-Arniston areaof the South Western Cape — although readily separablefrom these by the reduced silvery-blue areas, generally broaderdistal margin of the forewing with less orange in the ciliaand on the wing-margin itself, as well as certain other female is also easily distinguishable on the uppersidefrom that of specimens from the above area, by means of thecharacters listed in the main description; while the undersidesof both sexes exhibit clear distinguishing characters. Theorange-red ground-colour of the upperside is a little richerthan in P. endymion but not quite as rich as in P.
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