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Show 1884.] BUTTERFLIES OF THE GENUS TEKACOLUS. 443 Group 9. Type Teracolus danae, Fabr. 18. T E R A C O L U S PHCENIUS, Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. xviii. p. 488 (1876). The type is said to be from Abyssinia. It is very rare in collections and is a beautiful species. I have a long series of both sexes taken at Kurrachee, June, July, and August, 1879. The discal series of double spots on the hind wings below is distinctly marked, and very regular in all the specimens I have examined, making it an easily distinguishable species. 19. TERACOLUS IMMACULATUS, n. sp. Kurrachee, August 1879. 8 • Upper surface and primaries below similar to males of T. phoenius, Butler ; secondaries below pure white, with two black spots close together at the end of the cell, with a carmine spot between them, a dark-brown spot on the centre of the costa, and a dot below, the discal series of spots entirely wanting, the macular border visible through the wing. This may be only a variety of the preceding species; but the appearance of the under surface is very distinct and unlike any other species in the group. Expanse of wings, 2^0 inches. 20. TERACOLUS SUBROSEUS, n. sp. (Plate XL. d1 $, f. 6 & 7.) Kurrachee, April to July. 8 • Upper surface pure white ; costa finely grey, a little grey powder at the base above the cell, a faint minute spot at the end of the cell; a large carmine apical patch with narrow clear-cut black-brown costal border, with black-brown angular spots on the outer border on each vein, the last spot extending below the patch on to the second median nervule ; a slight diffuse inner black-brown border. Hind wing pure white, with a minute black-brown spot on each vein along the outer border. Below-fore wing white, a minute faint transverse spot at the end of the cell; apical area dark rosy flesh-colour, partially bordered on the inner side with four red-brown square double spots commencing from the costa, one between each pair of nervules. Hind wing rosy flesh-colour, with a double red-brown dot at end of the cell, a discal series of four double faint red-brown spots between the nervules, from tbe costa downwards, and in some examples a faint trace of another double spot near the interior border. 2. Upperside white, costa and basal area powdered with rosy grey ; apical patch with six large carmine-orange spots divided by the veins, which thicken outwardly, forming a diffuse apical and outer border, descending to the last submedian nervule ; four double black-brown spots on the inner side, from the costa downwards, one on each interspace, running just within the patch, one similar black- |