108 TERACOLUS. 



Expanse 11 inches. {Spec, ex Mean Meer, October 7, 1890; Harford Coll.; 

 Mus. Brit.). 



Habitat. — From Southern and Central India to North-western India and Sind ; 

 eastwards to the Persian Gulf. 



Nilghiri Hills {Godma/i-Salriii Col/.; Mnn. Brit. ; Hampson, Journ. A. S. Bengal, 

 1888, p. 362). 



Mysore. — Kolar, October (Watson, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. vol. v. 

 p. 3G, 1890). Berhampur, Ganjam, August 1897 {Watson Coll.; Mux. Brit.). 

 Hoshungabad, Singanama, Kesla, C. India {Beflian, teste De Niccville, in epist.). Orissa 

 {Taylor ; De Niceoille, in epist.). Bombay, September (Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 144). 

 Pooua, January, February, June, October and November (Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1885, 

 p. 144). Canara, very rare (Davidson, Bell, and Aitken, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. 

 Soc. X., p. 572, 1897). Khandesh, Nassic, and Guzerat (/. Davickon, in epist.). 

 Ahmednuggar, November (Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 144). Mhow, January and 

 September (Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1886, p. 432). Neemuch, September (Swinhoe, f.c. 

 p. 432). Agra, {De JViceville, in ejjist.). Mean Meer, October [Harford Coll.; Mus. 

 Brit.). Wazirabad, Punjab {Brigadier Hearsey; Mus. Brit.). Campbellpur, June, 

 July, October and November {Col. Yerbury ; Butler, P. Z. S. 1886, p. 374). Hassan, 

 Abdal (Co/. Yerbury ; Butler, I.e.). Masuri, " very rare " (Mackinnon and De Nice- 

 ville, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. xi. p. 591, 1898). Simla {De Niceoille, in 

 epist.). Kussowlie (Butler, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 159). Attock Bridge, Khairabad side, 

 November, Chittar Pahar, Lumbahdun (2000 feet), November {Col. Yerbury; Mus. 

 Brit.). Between Tret and Burracoo, Murri and Bawul Pindi road, October 

 {Col. Yerbury; Butler, P. Z. S. 1886, p. 373). Bimbur, Cashmere (Butler, P. Z. S. 

 1876, p. 161). Sind, Jhelum River {Bee. A. B. Spaiy/it ; Butler, P. Z S. 1870, 

 p. 726). Multan {De Niceville, in epist.). Karachi, April to February (Swinhoe, 

 P. Z. S. 1884, p. 511 ; Butler, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 610). 



Persian Gulf. — Fao {IF. D. Cuiuminy ; Mus. Brit.). 



As Mr. Guy Marshall has already pointed out, this species is tlie Indian 

 representative of the African 7'. ro/ppe. Dr. Butler has separated several phases 

 of this species under distinct specific names — viz., T. pernotatus, T. farrinus, 

 T. jjurus, T. casimirus, and T. bimbura. Watson remarks (cf. Journ. Bombay 

 Nat. Hist. Soc. vol. viii. pp. 522, 523, 1893): "The first four named forms of the 

 second series, T. etrida, T. farnnus, T. pernotatuH and T. purus are practically 

 inseparable; T. bimbura, which is in the Britisli Museum, only from North-west 

 India, difters in having a reddish-brown underside, l)ut this is a character which is 

 found in specimens from Southern India, ami is merelj'- varietal, probably more or 

 less seasonal." 



