OCR Text |
Show 16 MR. GUY A. K. MARSHALL ON THE [Jan. 19, Teracolus ccelestis, Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 435, pl. xxxix. figs. 1,2 (1884). King in describing his Pontia acaste says that it might prove to be only a white female of his P. halimede, and his conjecture is no doubt correct. I can also find no character which would entitle T. ccelestis, Swinh., to specific rank. This is a purely Arabian species. Butler records it from the White Nile (P. Z. S. 1876, p. 133), but the locality only applies to T. leo, Butl., which at that time he considered to be identical with T. halimede. I have already referred to the fact that M . Mabille records it from Madagascar. 31. TERACOLUS ZOE. Anthocharis zoe, Grandidier, Rev. Zool. p. 272 (1867), and Grand. Hist. Madag. pl. 40. figs. 3-5. This handsome and curious species is peculiar to Madagascar, but presents affinities to several very distinct groups. The general character of the upperside markings brings it very close to T. halimede, but in its large purple apical patch it approaches T. cellmene, Luc, and its rather distinctive underside markings closely resemble those of T. mananharl, Ward. 32. TERACOLUS MANANHARI. Pieris mananharl, Ward, Ent. Mo. Mag. p. 224 (1870). Anthocharisgiavida, Mabille, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 37 (1877). Teracolus nothus, Mabille, Grand. Hist. Madag. p. 290, pl. xxxvi.rt. figs. 2, 2 a (1886). A very curious and somewhat isolated species peculiar to Madagascar. Anthocharis fiavida is founded on smaller specimens in which the underside of secondaries is clouded with sandy or pinkish hatching, with a darker angulated ray on disc, and evidently represents the dry-season form. T. nothus is an intermediate seasonal form. 33. TERACOLUS ELGONENSIS. Teracolus elgonensis, E. M . Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc p 191 pl. xvi. fig. 6 (1891). A most interesting and distinct little species, allied to T. eunoma, Hoppf., but readily distinguished by its much smaller size, its greenish-white ground-colour, and by the very different position of the three small crimson spots near apex. I have seen the unique type, a male, which is in the collection of Mr. F. J. Jackson, who captured it on Mt. Elgon, to the north of Victoria Nyanza. 34. TERACOLUS EUNOMA. Pieris eunoma, Hoppfer, Bericht Ak. Berl. p. 640 (1855); and Reise Mossamb. pl. xxiii. figs. 1, 2 (1862). Teracolus chromiferus, Rothschild, Nov. Zool. p. 538 (1894). In spite of the larger size of T. chromiferus and its larger apical patch, which consists of four spots instead of two, I think Hewitson |