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Show 164 MR. A. G. BUTLER O N THE GENUS TERACOLUS. [JAN. 18, 126. TERACOLUS EVARNE. Pontia evarne, Klug, Symb. Phys. pl. 6. figs. 1-4 (1829). Anthocharis evarne, Boisduval, Sp. Gen. Le'p. i. p. 569. n. 15 (1836). Callosune evarne (part), Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 501. n. 10 (1871). Ambukol. I have never had an opportunity of seeing a genuine T. evarne ; it is evidently a white-winged species. Entomologists almost invariably represent it in their collections by examples of one or other of the species allied to T. keiskamma. 127. TERACOLUS EUCHARIS. 3 . Papilio eucharis, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 472. n. 127 (1775). 3 2 • Euchloe eucharis, Butler, Fabr. Cat. p. 215. n. 5 (1869). Callosune eucharis, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 500. n. 9 (1871). Papilio aurora, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pl. 299. figs. A - D (1782). Pieris titea, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 124. n. 21 (1819). Pontia titea, Horsfield, Cat. Lep. E.L C. p. 141. n. 69 (1829). 3 2 , Ceylon (Templeton). B.M. Mr. Moore has a female from the Deccan. 128. TERACOLUS PSEUDEVANTHE, n. sp. (Plate VII. fig. 16.) 3. Above like T. eucharis, but larger; the outer black border beginning at apical three fifths of costa, continued round the outer margin as a rather wide sinuated band to near external angle, and throwing up an irregular projection across the end of first and the middle of the second median interspace ; edge of costa and base sprinkled with brown scales : secondaries with four marginal brown dots. Primaries below sordid white, the base sulphur-yellow ; apical area lemon-yellow; the outer margin orange, with black dots at the end of the nervures ; a transverse sigmoidal postmedian subapical ferruginous streak : secondaries sandy white ; a transverse subapical ferruginous dash ; an interno-discal transverse macular streak of ochreous speckled with brown; a black-and-yellow dot at end of cell. Expanse of wings 1 inch 11 lines. 2 . Above white, base grey; apical area irregularly black-brown, crossed by four cuneiform orange or white spots ; a black dot at end of cell, and a black interno-median spot towards external angle : secondaries with an oblique Z-shaped costal black marking near apex ; five large black-brown marginal spots. Primaries below white, with the base sulphur-yellow ; apical area sulphur-yellow, becoming ochreous externally, and crossed by a macular brown streak, ending in a black spot; a black spot on interno-median interspace, and a black dot at end of cell; black marginal dots as in the male: secondaries sordid white, reticulated with sap-green; two streaks of the same colour answering to those on the secondaries of the male ; outer margin yellow, spotted with sap-green. Expanse of wings 1 inch 9 lines. 3, India (B.M.) ; 3 2 > Bombay (7 examples), coll. F. Moore. |