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Show 1876.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS TERACOLUS. 153 Trimen, so far as I understand him, appears to have identified it with 3 T. omphaloides and $ T. gavisa. 89. TERACOLUS PROCNE. Anthopsycheprocne, Wallengren, Lep. Rhop. Caffr. p. 323 (1857). Anthocharis procne, Trimen, Rhop. Afr. Austr. p. 323. n. 217 (1866). Callosune procne, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 502. n. 17 (1871). 3 2, S. Africa (E. C. Buxton). B.M. W e have a small pair of this species presented by Mr. Buxton, the female of which has the orange subapical band rather narrower than usual. 90. TERACOLUS EPIGONE. 3. Anthopsyche epigone (part), Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. ii. p. 186. n. 180 (1865). Callosune epigone, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 502. n. 25 (1871). 3, White Nile (Petherick); ? $ , Orange River, S. Africa. B.M. I am not certain about the female which I have provisionally referred to this species. 91. TERACOLUS LOANDICUS. 3. Teracolus loandicus (part), Butler, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 724 (1871); Lep. Exot. pl. xxxiv. fig. 10 (1872). 2 . Very like T. procne 2 ', but the oblique black band bounding the curved orange band of primaries extremely narrow, the base of the same wings broadly grey ; the internal streak ill-defined, no part of it visible on the underside; the undersurface of all the wings considerably paler. Expanse of wings 1 inch 7 lines. 3, Kinsembo (Ansell) ; 2, Ambriz (Monteiro). B.M. o* 2 > var.&Altogether less heavily marked; the female scarcely grey at the base, with no trace of the internal streak, and with the orange band broader; angulated streak of secondaries barely indicated, underside paler. 3 2, Quanza, August 1871 (J. J. Monteiro). B.M. It is possible that this may be distinct; but I am unwilling to name it, from the close resemblance which it hears to typical T. loandicus. 92. TERACOLUS EBOREA. 3 . Papileo eborea (part), Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pl. 552. figs. C, D(1782). ? Africa. Cramer figures the male of T. danae from Coromandel as the female of this species; and (notwithstanding his remarks upon the coloration of the apical patch) I believe he has improved the scarlet of the apical fascia in his male to make it more nearly agree with its supposed female. The species is clearly nearly related to the following, and never came from any part of Asia. |
