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Show 8 MR. GUY A. K. MARSHALL ON THE [J*> 5. TERACOLUS BOWKERI. Teracolus bowkeri, Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc. p. 358 (1883). The South-western representative of T. agoge, to which it is very nearly allied, but all the distinctions dwelt on by Mr. Trimen appear to be constant. According to him it does not occur north of 26° S. lat., being only recorded from Namaqualand, Griqualand West, and Basutoland. 6. TERACOLUS ZEPHYRUS, sp. nov. Size and shape of T. agoge, Wallgr. 3. Upperside.-Fore wing white, with a mere trace of black speckling at base, and a fine black line along costa as far as apical patch ; the latter is of the same size and tint as in T. agoge, but the black border along its inner edge is much narrower and more clearly defined; along the inner side of this border is an ill-defined suffusion of sulphur-yellow. The patch is bordered outwardly by a narrow fuscous edging, which radiates slightly on nervules. Hind wing white, the only marking being a few black scales at base. Underside pure white throughout, without markings of any kind. This interesting species is in some respects intermediate between T. agoye and T. bowkeri, but Mr. Trimen, to whom I have shown the type, agrees with me that it is quite distinct from either. It may at once be distinguished from T. agoge by the complete absence of black neuration or discal black clouding in fore wing, and by the presence of the black line along costa and the yellow on disc. The two latter points also distinguish it from T. bowkeri, from which it further differs in the colour of the apical patch and its inner black edging. Founded on a single male collected by Dr. Donaldson Smith at " Selou," in Somaliland; this specimen is in Miss E. M. Sharpe's collection, who has attributed it to T. agoye in a paper now in the press (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1896, p. 535). Miss Sharpe tells me that Dr. Smith took three other specimens, which I have not seen. 7. TERACOLUS FAUSTUS. Papilio fausta, Olivier, Voy. Emp. Othom., Atl. pl. 33. fiff 4 (1801). 5* Idmais faustina, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep. p. 190 (1865). Teracolus Solaris, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 135 (1876). Teracolus rosaceus, Butler, loc. cit. p. 134, pl. vii. fig. 6 (1876). Teracolus oriens, Butler, loc. cit. p. 134, pl. vii. fig. 7 (1876). Teracolus vi, Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 437, pl. xxx. fies 6 & (1884). r 5 This species varies somewhat in the development of the black markings, and has consequently been much split up, but a careful examination of the fine series in the British Museum has convinced me that the differences are worthless as specific characters It inhabits N.W. India, from Disa to the foot of the Himalayas' |