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entirely white ; the nervules terminating in small brownish spots on the hind 

 margin. 



TJnderside. — Central area of the primaries vvliite ; apical area yellow, relieved by- 

 three streaks of orange-red. Secondaries entirely white. 



Expanse 1'6 inches. {Spec, ox loc.ir/n. ; SaJrin-Godman Cull. ; Mas. Brif. ; T. Jingorc^ 

 "Dry-season" form of Female. — Primaries 3'ellowish-whitc, the basal area 

 greenish-grey ; the orange-red apical patch relieved by a post-median line of brown ; 

 the nervules to as far as the first median nervule terminating in small black spots on 

 the hind margin ; a greyish spot situated between the sub-median nervure and the 

 first median nervule. Secondaries pinkish-white, the hind-marginal border brownisli, 

 with the commencement of a brown discal line visible at tlie end of the costal 

 nervule. 



Undemide. — Central area of the primaries whitish, the base yellowish-green ; the 

 orange-red band ver}' bright; the apex more yellow; a dusky spot situated near the 

 posterior angle. Secondaries sandy-pink ; the hind-marginal border deeper in colour 

 and tinged with a green shading on the extreme edge ; the discal line near the 

 apex also strongly marked ; the usual orange streak visible along the costal 

 margin. 



Expanse 1"3 inches. (Spec, ex Muscat, Arabia; Lieut. -Colonel Jai/akar ; ^fus. 

 Brit. ; T. liagore.) 



A second form of the "dry-season" male is much smaller; the orange-yellow 

 apical patch not so brilliant in colour, and the black on the hind-marginal border 

 slightly more pronounced. 



Underside. — The basal area of the primaries and the ground-colour of the 

 secondaries pale yellow. 



Expanse I'l inches. (Sjjec. ex White Nile; Consul Petlierick; Mus. Brit.; 

 T. demat/ore.) 



The second form of the " dry-season" female has the black hind-marginal border 

 and the post-median line yellowish-brown; no shading visible at the base; the 

 secondaries white with brownish nervular spots on the hind margin. 



Uiulcr^iidc. — Central area of the primaries vvliite ; the base pale yellow ; the apical 

 area yellowish-buff, relieved by a posi-nicdian line of dusky spots, with a simihir spot 

 situated near the posterior angle. Secondaries entirely yellowish-bufF with slightly 

 darker markings. 



Expanse 1'.3 inches. {Spec, ex White Nile ; Consul Pclhrrick ; 3fus. Brit.) 

 Habitat. — Algeria to Egypt, the Upi^er Nile districts, and Somali Land; also 

 the countries borderinff the lied Sea and ranijinfj to Muscat in Eastern Arabia. 



Algeria (Lucas, Expl. Alger. Zool. iii. p. ;550, pi. i., fig. 2, 1849). Shelal 



