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Show 1894.] MANICA, SOUTH-EAST AFRICA. 67 the evidence afforded by several species of the genus, I am inclined think that the typical T. regina, with greatly-reduced dark markings and more or less reddish-tinged underside, and the large anax form (including m y T.regina,vox. A ) , with strongly-developed dark markings and white or creamy-white underside, will turn out to be respectively dry-season and wet-season broods of the same species. 125. TERACOLUS GAVISA (Wallengr.). 3 • Anthopsyche gavisa, Wallengr. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 1857-Lep. Ehop. Caffr. p. 13. n. 6. Seven males and three females from Mineni Valley, and one female from Vunduzi Eiver. The paired sexes were taken on 6th March. The males exhibit considerable variation in the development of the black markings on the upperside of the wings, especially in the longitudinal bars, which in two specimens are narrow and faint, and in another represented by sparse scaling only. One of those of normally strong black marking on the upperside is wanting altogether in the usual black neuration on the underside, in this respect approaching the very closely-allied T. achine (Cram.). A female also exhibits almost complete failure of the black neuration on the underside. 126. TERACOLUS CELIMENE (Lucas). 3 2 • Anthocharis celimene, Lucas, Eev. et Mag. Zool. (2) iv. p. 426 (1852). 3 2 • Anthocharis amina, Hewits. Exot. Butt. iii. pi. 5. figs. 1-3 (1866). A single male, in fine condition, taken on the Lower Pungwe Eiver, on 26th September. Mr. Selous informs m e that this was the only specimen he noticed; it was settling on herbage. Genus COLIAS, Fabr. 127. COLIAS ELECTRA (Linn.). Papilio electra, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 764. n. 101 (1767). Two large males (exp. al. 2 in. 2 lin.) from Christmas Pass. Dr. F. Karsch has noted (Ent. Nachr. xviii. p. 169, 1892) a single specimen collected by Dr. E. Zintgraff at Baliburg, interior of Cameroon. This station is stated to be at an elevation of 1250 metres, and is the first locality for a Colias 1 have found recorded in Western North-Tropical Africa. Genus ERONIA, Boisd. 128. ERONIA THALASSINA (Boisd.). 3 2 • Pieris thalassina, Boisd. Sp. Gen. Lep. i. p. 443. n. 8 (1836). 3 2 • Eronia verulanus, Ward, Ent. M . Mag. viii. p. 59 5* |
