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spots near the costal margin situated between the sub-costal nervules ; some minute 

 black (lots visible between the nervules on the hind margin. Secondaries whitish, the 

 minute inter-nervular black dots being visible on the hind-margin, as well as a tiny 

 black dot at the end of the discoidal cell. 



Expanse 1"4 inch. [Spec, er Somali Land; J. G. Thnipp ; Mm. Brit.). 



Female. — Central area pale yellow, the orange apical patch crossed by a post- 

 median band of distinct brownish-black spots ; t])e brownish hind-marginal border 

 rather well defined, but not beyond the first median nervule ; a dusky spot visible at 

 the end of the cell, followed by a second and larger spot on the inner margin towards 

 the posterior angle ; the basal area dusky green. Secondaries creamy-white, the 

 nervules terminating in well-defined dusky spots on the hind margin ; three dusky 

 spots near the costal margin indicating a faint brown discal band. 



Underside. — Very similar to that of T. evarne, the ground colour of the secondaries 

 covered with faint sprinklings of brownish-yellow. 



Expanse 1'3 inches. {Spec, ex Somali Land; J. G. Thrupp ; Mus. Bri/.). 



No " intermediate " forms have as yet been discovered. 



"Dry-season" form of Male. — Central area pale yellowish-white; the orange 

 patch bright and well-defined ; the black on the apex and hind-margin absent. 

 Secondaries entirely pale yellowish-white ; no spots or markings visible. 



Utido'side. — Central area of the primaries white ; with the apical area pale yellow ; 

 the three marginal spots only faintly indicated. Secondaries. General colour sandy- 

 pink, with a minute brownish speck visible at the end of the cell. 



Expanse 1"1 inch. (Spec, ex Somali Land ; J. G. Thrupp; Mus. Brit.). 



" Dry-season " form of Female. — Central area of the primaries white, but the 

 orange patch paler in colour, and the post-median band of dusky spots much reduced 

 in size and not so strongly pronounced ; the spots on the post-median band disconnected 

 and showing three small spots near the costal margin, the last and largest sjjot situated 

 between the second and third median nervules ; the hind-marginal border indicated 

 by small dusky brown nervular spots ; the brownish spot near the posterior angle less 

 strongly marked than in the " wet-season " form. Secondaries entirely white. 



Underside. — Central area of the primaries white, the yellow apical patch sprinkled 

 with brownish vermiculations, the post-median transverse line of spots well defined. 

 Secondaries sandj'-pink, covered with brownish sprinklings ; a brownish band visible 

 on the discal area. 



Expanse ]'2 incli. [Spec, ex Somali Land ; J. G. Tlirupp ; Mus. Brit.). 



Habitat. — Somali Land. 



Somali Land.— (.7. G. Thrupp; Mus. Brit.;) Butler, P. Z S. 1885, p. 772, pi. 

 xlvii. Hg. 11). Bichcn, January 22, 1897 {F. Gillett ; Mus. Brit.). Gellokur, 



