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Show 764 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON [Nov. 3, 22. TARUCUS THEOPHRASTUS. Hesperia theophrastus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 281, n. 32 (1793). .... , . fl fi Lycana theophrastus, Lucas, Expl. Alg., Zool. m. pi. 1. ng. o (1849). 6" 2 • December 23rd.-Thrupp. 23. CASTALIUS LACTINATUS, sp. n. (Plate XLVII. fig. 3.) Allied to G. cretosus of Abyssinia. Milk-white; basal markings above as in (?. carana and C. cretosus ; external border similar to that of C. cretosus, but with larger subapical white spots, with a marginal series of small white spots and shining white-tipped fringe : secondaries with a discal series of six small blackish spots close to the external border, the first two confluent and separated by an interval from the others ; external borders bounded internally by a black-brown stripe almost parallel to outer margin and emitting spurs along the veins to the outer margin ; between the veins a sub-marginal series of differently formed black spots, that above the tail being large ; marginal line black ; tail black, tipped with white : under surface milk-white, all the markings slender and sharply defined ; otherwise formed as in C. calice, excepting that the whole of the submarginal spots on the primaries, the first and fourth on the secondaries, and the short band across the end of the cell of these wings are wholly absent. Expanse of wings 27 millim. One female. -Thrupp. 24. HYREUS LINGEUS. Papilio lingeus, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 379, F, G (1782). o" 2 --Thrupp. 25. SPINDASIS SOMALINA, sp. n. (Plate XLVII. fig. 5.) Allied to 8. ella from Natal, but considerably larger; the upper surface with much more brilliant ultramarine-blue shot, and with the spots on the primaries smaller and partly white in the male and pure white in the female instead of ochreous ; secondaries more elongated : primaries below snow-white excepting the basal discoidal patch, which is pale buff and encloses two bright metallic plumbageous spots ; bands arranged as in S. el/a excepting that there is a continuous submarginal band (whereas in S. el/a there are only two short sections, one at costa and one in the.middle); all the bands clay-coloured and enclosing series of plumbageous dashes ; external border pale buff, excepting towards tne external angle, where it becomes gradually white, intersected by a black line and edged externally with black ; fringe grey-brown : secondaries pale buff with the exception of central part of the costal half, which is pure white ; markings nearly as in S. ella, hut the subbasal spots more elongated and therefore contiguous, and the bands broader; all these markings clay-coloured, with central bright plumbageous or silvery streaks ; external border pale buff, varied with cream-colour and intersected |
