88 TERACOLUS. 



TERACOLUS DISSOCIATUS, Butler. 



(Plate 28, figs. 1, la-lj.) 



Teracolus dissociatu^, Butler, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. (0) xx. p. i.fi', (18'J7). 

 Teracolus auxo, var dissociatits, Aiirivillius (part), Rhop. .t-Ethiopica, p. 442 (1898). 



Allied to T. auxo, but larger, and distinguished by the white central area of both 

 primaries and secondaries. The black markings are also somewhat more heavily 

 indicated. 



Male. — Very similar to the male of 7\ ri/i.co, but with the basal area of the 

 primaries whiter in colour ; the apex, hind-margin, as well as the inner black line, 

 inclosing the orange apical pa;tch, much more strongly marked than in T. auxo. 

 Secondaries paler than in the allied species, with dusky nervular spots on the hind- 

 margin. 



UiidersuJe. — Similar as regards markings to the female of T. auxo, but the inner 

 margin on the primaries is white. The black spot at the end of the discoidal cell of 

 the secondaries is very distinct. 



E.xpanse 1 "6 inch. (Spec, ex Lake Nyasa ; Godman-Salvin Coll.; Mm. Brit.: Type 

 of species.) 



FE^rALE. — Primaries similar to those of T. auxo, but whiter ; the black marginal 

 border broader and the spots strongly indicated, with the sub-marginal line of black 

 spots entirely disconnected. Secondaries not different from those of 2\ auxo. 



U/ulemicJe. — Primaries pale sulphur-yellow, white on the inner margin; the black 

 spot at the end of the discoidal cell somewhat larger ; the sub-marginal row of black 

 spots indicated merely by two faint spots near the costal margin, with a second still 

 larger spot between the second and third median nervules, while a third and final 

 spot is situated between the sub-median nervure and the first median nervule. 

 Secondaries deeper in colour, the usual dusky band which traverses the discal area 

 being only faintly pronounced, with a greenish shading on the hind margin. 



E.\j)anse 1'6 inch. (Spec, ex Lake Ni/asa ; Godiiuoi-Saloiii Coll.; Mus. Brit.) 



" Inti.rmkdiai'k " roKM OF M.vLE. — Primaries somewhat paler than in the typical 

 form, tlio inner line of black enclosing the orange patch being almost absent, while 

 the black on tlie apc.x and liind-margin is decidedly narrower. Secondaries with the 

 nervular spots on the hind margin nearly obsolete. 



Underxide. — Not diU'crent from that of the " wet-season " form described above. 



E.xpanse 14 inch. {Spec, ex Likoma ; E. M. de Jersey ; Mus. Brit.) 



