146 SOUTH-AFRICAN BUTTEEFLIES. 



9 Anthocliaris Procne, Trim., Rhop. Afr. Aust., ii. p. 323, n. 217 (1S66). 

 $ ? Temcolus Procne, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1876, p. 153, n. 89. 

 S $ Teracolus Loandicus, Butl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud., 1871, p. 724 



[(J only]; Lep. Exot., p. 91, pi. xxxiv. f. 10 [(J]; and Proc. Zool. 



Soc. Loud., 1876, p. 153, n. 91 [S and ? ]. 



Exp. al, {$) I iu. 3-9I lin. ; ($) i in. 4-8^ liu. 



Allied closely to T. Omphale, (Godt.), Var. A. 



$ White, ivith orange-red ofapiccd patch hroad, hut narroivhj bordered 

 loith blackish, especially on its inner edge. Fore-ioing : base blackish, 

 the Buffasion chiefly inferior, usually extending for a little distance 

 inner-marginally ; rarely a narrow, somewhat diffused, blackish inner- 

 marginal stripe to beyond middle ; no terminal disco-cellular dot ; 

 apical red considerably luider in its upper part than Oniphales, the ner- 

 vides crossing it only black near the blackish borders, — the inner border 

 very much narrower than in Omphale, sometimes diffused, and occasionally 

 obsolescent, except in its middle. Hind-wing : base narrowly or very 

 narrowly suffused with blackish ; in those examples which possess an 

 inner-marginal stripe in fore-wing, a more or less imperfect similar 

 costal stripe ; hind-marginal nervular black spots small or very small, 

 — most developed in the blackish-striped examples. Under side. — 

 Very closely resembling that of Omphale, Var. A., but in hind-wing 

 the creamy -pinkish tinge is sometimes very faint or wanting, ivhilc the 

 irroration and minute striolation with dusky-brown is much stronger, 

 especially along costa and over lower half of discoidal cell. 



$ Apical orange paler, but often brighter and tcsuaUy broader than 

 in $ Omp)hale, Var. A., — the nervulcs crossing it scarcely ever black beyond 

 the short external indentations, — its inner black edging visually well de- 

 veloped, but ending abruptly about third median 7iervule, leaving broad 

 ter^nination of orange band in co7itact with the white field on and bcloiu 

 second median nervule. Fore-wing : no terminal disco-cellular dot ; 

 inner-marginal blackish stripe very variable in development, but never 

 nearly so broad as in Omphale, Var. A., and often very narrow and 

 sub-obsolescent except at base and extremity. Hind-wing : costal 

 blackish usually faint and diffused except at base and extremity ; 

 discal ray interrupted widely below costal commencement, — its lower 

 portion not more developed than in $ Omphale, Var. A., — usually 

 narrow, and frequently obsolescent (rarely quite obsolete) below point 

 of angulation on radial nervule ; hind-marginal spots always small or 

 of moderate size, and (except rarely the three upper ones) quite sepa- 

 rate. Under side. — As in $, but fore-wing with a dusky indication 

 of both dark inner border of apical patch and inner-marginal stripe, 

 and hind-wing with closer and darker striolation, and usually more 

 strongly marked discal ray. 



Aberration. — $ Aincal patch of fore-wing bright golden-yellow ; 

 its inner black edging strongly developed ; inner-marginal stripe 

 slightly developed. 



