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Show 1876.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS TERACOLUS. 157 105. TERACOLUS WALLENGRENII, n. sp. Anthopsyche eupompe, Wallengren (nee Klug), Lep. Rhop. Caffr. This species has three varieties, differing chiefly in size ; it is easily distinguished from T. cinerescens by the narrower black edging of the apical crimson or carmine patch of the male, the much more yellow apical patch of the female, the restriction of the grey colouring to the base of the wings, the small size of the marginal spots of secondaries, and the deep reddish buff colouring of the under surface of the secondaries and apex of primaries below. Expanse of wings, o* 1 inch 4 to 11 lines, $ 1 inch 5 to 9 lines. N.E. of Natal (14 specimens, E. C. Buxton). Type, B.M. This has, I suspect, been confounded with the Indian T. danae; the latter, however, is more like T. cinerescens, its female having the aspect of a very dark form of T. dedecora. 106. TERACOLUS DANAE. Papilio danae, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 476. n. 144 (1775); Donovan, Ins. Ind. pl. 26. fig. 2 (1800). Pieris danae, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 124. n. 20 (1819). Anthocharis danae, Boisduval, Sp. Gen. Lep. 1, p. 570. m 16 (1836). Calosune danae, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 501. n. 12 (1871). 3 . Papilio eborea $, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pl. 352. figs. E, F [notC, D ] , (1782). 3, Ceylon (Templeton, B.M.); Madras, Kurnool, Bombay, Canara, Deccan; $, N.W. India (coll. F. Moore). 107. TERACOLUS DULCIS, n. sp. (Plate VII. fig. 13.) 3 • Smaller than T. danae, the crimson apical patch narrower and with narrower internal black border; basal grey suffusion not so dark; black marginal spots of secondaries small, and consequently widely separated; wings below altogether paler than in T. danae, the spots fewer and smaller; no black spots at external angle of primaries. Expanse of wings 1 inch 7 to 9 lines. 2 • Differs from the female of T. danae in its altogether paler colour; with darker apical patch, restricted within the angulated transverse postmedian series of black spots, all the black spots much smaller, the marginal spots of secondaries well separated. Expanse of wings 1 inch 6 to 11 lines. 3 2 • Kattywur (coll. F. Moore) ; 3, N. India (B.M.) Var. The female paler at base of wings, with the disk of secondaries immaculate. 3 2, Scinde. Coll. F. Moore. This species generally stands in Indian collections as the T. eupompe of Klug. 108. TERACOLUS DIRUS, n. sp. (Plate VII. fig. 11.) 2 • Allied to the preceding and to T. pseudacaste. Wings above white, the base broadly dark grey; an irregular series of black spots |
