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Show 1896.] FROM ARABIA A N D SOMALILAND. 253 21. TERACOLUS LEO. Anthocharis leo, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 3, vol. p. 397 (1865). 3, Zaila, Somaliland, 4th June (Capt. Nurse). This is the form found at Kilimanjaro, where it is fairly common ; it is very constant in all the characters which distinguish it from T. acaste. 22. TERACOLUS HALIMEDE. (Plate X. fig. 17.) 3 2 • Pontia halimede, Klug, Symb. Phys. pi. 7. figs. 12-15 (1829). Var. 2 • Pontia acaste, Klug, 1. c. figs. 16, 17 (1829). Var. o* 2 • Teracolus ccelestis, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1884, p. 435, pi. xxxix. figs. 1, 2. 3, Lahej, 9th March (Col. Yerbury), 22nd May; $ , 23rd May, 1895 (Capt. Nurse). This heavily-marked form of the species seems to be very rare near Aden, the common types there being vars. acaste and ccelestis with intergrades. Var. acaste. 2 , Aden, 21st March, 17th April; 3 ,23rd April; $ , 9th May ; 3 2 •> 5th June, 1895 (Capt. Nurse). Var. ccelestis. 2 , Aden, 20th Januarv, 1st and 6th February, 5th April; 3, 26th April; 3 3 , 8th May; $ , 5th June, 1895 ; $ $ , 13th July and 25th October, 1894. 23. TERACOLUS EUPOMPE. Pontia eupompe, Klug, Symb. Phys. pi. 6. figs. 11-14 (1829). 3 3, $ $ , Zaila, Somaliland, 21st, 23rd, and 28th May, 1895 (Capt. Nurse). Var. ? T. dedecora, Felder, Reise der Nov., Lep. ii. p. 184 (1865). 3, Zaila, Somaliland, 18th June, 1895 (Capt. Nurse). 24. TERACOLUS PHTLLIPSI. Teracolus phillipsi, Butler, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 772, pi. xlvii. fig- H , $ • 3, Somaliland (Capt. Nurse). 25. TERACOLUS EVAGORE. 2 (as 3). Pontia evagore, Klug, Symb. Phys. pi. 8. figs. 5, (1829). 3. Anthocharis nouna, Lucas, Expl. Alg., Zool. iii. p. 350, pi. fig. 2 (1849). o*. Anthopsyche heuglini, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr. iii. p. (1859); Beise der Nov., Lep. ii. p. 185, pi. xxv. fig. 4 (1865). |