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Show 246 DR. A. G. BUTLER ON BUTTERFLIES [Feb. 18, glandulosa, but I failed to breed it from the egg, though three or four times. The young larva? never lived more than three or four days, as I could not keep the plant moist enough for them. The following is a description of the larva :- When young, brownish with black head ; when older nearly pea-green, somewhat rough, but no hairs except tiny spines: a pale green line along centre of back ; this line almost disappears as the larva becomes full-grown; two rows of small black spots along the sides, much fainter in some specimens. When full-grown about an inch long; somewhat variable in colour. The pupa is some-what variable, being cream-coloured with dark green markings. The larva? are much infested wdth two different kinds of ichneumons. " TERACOLUS LEO. This species wras not uncommon near Zaila, but I only took this specimen, as I thought they were all of the same species as I had got at Aden. " TERACOLUS HALIMEDE. (Plate X. fig. 17.) These I call T. acaste, and I take them all to be of one species. I bred No. 184, and also a male, from larva? found on Caclaba glandulosa. The larva is pea-green, with two small black spots on segment next behind head. It has a cream-coloured line on each side, commencing just before the centre of its length, and running along the rest of the body; just above this line is a tiny black spot on each segment. When full-grown it is rather more than an inch long. " TERACOLUS EUPOMPE. This was the commonest Butterfly near Zaila in May and June 1895, but there were very few Butterflies of any kind about. I take them to be all of one species. " TERACOLUS PHILLIPSI. Given me by Lieut. Sparrow. " TERACOLUS EVAGORE l. These all appear to me to be T. nouna. I cannot think that T. saxeus is anything but the same species. " TERACOLUS COMPTUS. Given me by Lieut. Sparrow. "TERACOLUS YERBURII. (Plate X. fig. 14.) There is probably more than one species in this series, but I find it difficult to separate them ; I have therefore sent a good number 1 One of the extreme types of the female (T. jamesii) is confounded with T. yerburii in Capt. Nurse's notes, being numbered 229. |