TEBACOLUS. ;J1 



The white form of the female is similar to that of T. opalescem, hut without the 

 orange internal nervular streak ; the apical spots are nearly ohsolete in some 

 specimens, but in others they are yellow. 



Underside. — Does not differ from the female above described, the general colour 

 inclining more to ochraceous yellow. Expanse 3'3 inches. {Sjjec. ex. Ambriz ; 

 J. J. Moiifeiro ; Mus. Brit.) 



Habitat. — Lower Congo and Angola, to Damara-land. 



Angola (./. J. Monteiro; Salvin-Godman ; Mus. Brit.). Ambriz (./. J. Monteiro ; 

 Mus. Brit; Mus. Salvin-Godman). Lower Congo {Coll. Bates; Mus. Salvin-Godman; 

 Mus. Brit.). Damara-land {A. J. Bell; C. J. Andersson ; (Cf Trimen, I.e. p. 98). 



The range of this species will, I believe, be found to be confined to South-Western 

 Africa, from Damara-land to Angola. There is a specimen in the Salvin-Godman 

 collection received from the Bates collection and said to be from the Lower Cona-o, 

 but I expect that, as with the specimens of T. Calais, they really came from Angola, 

 or at least south of the actual Congo Eiver. Specimens in the British Museum said 

 to be from Senegambia appear to me to be in every case true T. eris or T. opalescens, 

 and I question whether any species of this group occurs within the limits of the true 

 West African forest Sub-region. 



Dr. Butler selected the female (Fig. If) from " Senegambia " to be figured as 

 representing the " dry-season " form of 7\ maimuna. This specimen is, however, 

 very similar to one of T. jolmstoni, from Tugela (Guy Marshall), the only difference 

 being that there is no brownish-black border on the inner margin ; the black sub- 

 marginal border near the apex is also wanting in the " Senegambian " specimen. Several 

 specimens of Teracoli in the British Museum are labelled " Senegal " from the Druce 

 collection. These I think may be erroneously labelled, as I consider them to be a male 

 and female of T. opalescens, two males to be T. eris, and the above-mentioned female 

 to be T. jolmstoni. Further research may, of course, prove that other forms besides T. 

 Calais inhabit Senegambia, but at present I am inclined to doubt the correctness of this 

 locality for any Teracolus except the above-mentioned species. Should T. opalescens and 

 T. jolmstoni really occur in this portion of West Africa, I do not sec how the different 

 )-aces can longer be maintained as distinct, and Mr. Guy Marshall and Dr. Trimen 

 will have proved their point that only one species really exists. 



EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES OF T. maimuna. 



Plate 11, fig. 1. (? Ambriz (./. ./. Monteiro; Mus. Brit.). 



„ la. Underside. 



,, lb. $ Ambriz (./. /. Monteiro; Mus. Brit.). 



„ Ic. Underside. 



