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Show 812 ON BUTTERFLIES FKOM MUSCAT. [June 20, 13. TERACOLUS LIAGORE. Pontia liagore, Klug, Symb. Phys. pl. vi. figs. 5-8 (1829). Three males and a female. These examples, and especially the female, were of considerable interest to me, for they prove conclusively that in ray recent revision of the genus Teracolus I was incorrect in referring T. liagore (as a seasonal phase) to T. evarne. I never felt quite satisfied that I was correct in so doing, as the form and pure white colouring of T. liagore looked out of place among the more rounded yellow-washed wings of the various seasonal phases of T. evarne. Now that the female and three somewhat varying males have come to hand, I am quite satisfied that T. liagore is merely a dry phase of the N. African T. daira and grades completely into T. nouna. It is odd that a related yet distinct species should occur at Aden. 14. TERACOLUS EUPOMPE, var. DEDECORA. Anthopsgche dedecora, Felder, Beise der Nov., Lep. ii. p. 184 (1865). A slightly worn female. Here again we have a North African type. 15. CATOPSILIA FLORELLA, var. PYRENE. Colias pyrene, Swainson, Zool. 111. 1st ser. pl. 51 (1820-1). Several worn examples. It is probable that, as at Aden, the various forms of this species occur together, but only the variety pyrene appears in the present consignment. 16. SYNCHLOE IRANICA. Pieris iranica, Bienert, Lep. Ergebn. p. 27 (1870). A fair series. It is interesting to receive this Persian insect from Muscat, and to know that the nearly related S. glauconome is common to Aden and East Africa. 17. BELENOIS MESENTINA. Papilio mesentina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pl. cclxx. A, B (1782). Four examples (wet phase). ] 8. PAPILIO DEMOLEUS. Papilio demoleus, Linneus, Mus. Lud. Ulr. p. 214 (1764). Several examples of this Indian species *. 19. PARNARA MATIIIAS. Hesperia mathias, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. Suppl. p. 433 (1798). Two worn males of this Indo-African species. 1 The Hon. W . Rothschild has shown that the (rue P. demoleus is not, as formerly supposed, the African species. |