TERACOLUS. ?,?, 



Underside. — Eatlier more sandy-yellow in colour than the upperside. Expanse 

 2-4 inches. {Spec. ex. Ni/asn-Laiid ; R. Crawsliaij ; Miis. Brit.) The " dry-season " form 

 of the female has the ground-colour entirely white with a very large apical patch of 

 bright orange-red lined on its inner side with pale yellow; the hind-marginal border 

 reddish-brown, extending from the inner margin to the first median nervule, becoming 

 rather darker towards the costa ; two faint spots situated between the second and 

 third median nervules, crossing the discal area. The secondaries are entirely white. 



Underside. — Primaries white, the apical portion sandy-yellow crossed by the 

 usual fine wavy lines of brown. Secondaries entirely sandy-yellow, the wavy lines 

 traversing the whole of the wing ; a dark streak extending through the cell from the 

 base of the wing to the hind-margin, a similar line being also visible along the costa. 

 Expanse 2-5 inches. {Spec. ex. Nyasa-Land ; Sir H. 11. Johmton; Mm. Brit.) 



As Dr. Trimen remarks, the male of this species is wonderfully constant in 

 colouring and marking, but the females vary from white to a yellow colour, similar to 

 that of the male. The apical post-median row of spots on the primaries is of a 

 deej) orange-yellow colour in the yellow-tinted females. 



Habitat. — Eastern Cape Colony north to the Transvaal, Matabele-Land, Nyasa- 

 Land, to Uganda, extending also to Danuira-Land and South- Western Africa. 



Eastern Cape Colonv. — Hope Town (./. //. Bowker ; Trimen, I.e., p. 93). 



Griqu ALAND West. — Klipdrift (./. H. Botcher; Trimen, /.c, p. 93); Kimberley 

 [Salcin-Godman Coll. ; Mus. Brif.). 



Transvaal. — Potchefstroom {JF. Ilorant and T. Ai/res ; Trimen, I.e., p. 93). 

 Pretoria {T. Ayres ; Trimen, I.e., p. 93) ; Zoutpansberg ( JF. L. BistanI, Nat. Transvaal, 

 p. 234, 1892). Limpopo Eiver {F. C. Seloiis ; Trimen, I.e., p. 93), Lydenburg District 

 (T. Ayres; Trimen, I.e., p. 93). 



Bkchuanaland. — Chue Spring (//'. J. B/crc//ell ; Trimen, I.e., p. 93); Motito (i?fr. 

 J. Fredoux; Trimen, I.e., p. 93); Khama's Country (Mus. Ceeil Barker). 



Matabeleland. — Makloutse and Tati Rivers {F. C. Selous ; Trimen, I.e., \). 93); 

 Tati {F. Oafes; Westicood in Dates' Matabeleland, App., p. 336, 1881). 



Nyasa-land.— (>%■ //. //; Johnston; Butler, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 852); ]\lweni- 

 wandas {R. Craioshay ; Butler, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 835). 



Zanzibar. — (Boynin., Lc Naturaliste, 1891, p. 132). 



Uganda.— (/);•. ./. IF. Ansorye ; Guy Marshall, P. Z. S. 1897, p. 7, note). 



Sooth-Westkrn Africa.— Daniara-Land (./. A. Bell ; Trimen, I.e., p. 93). 



Dr. Trimen writes as follows : " This very distinct and handsome species was 

 discovered by Burchell in 1812, towards the northern limit of his South African 

 journcyings. Through Professor Westwood's kindness I was able to examine the 

 original specimens, and to refer to Burchell's manuscript list of localities of the species 



