10 BULLETIN OF THE LIVERPOOL MUSEUMS. 
IV. Descriptions of Three New Species 
of Butterflies. 
By W. R. OGILvin-GRANT. 
(1) Charaxes velox. 
Male :—Upper surface most like that of the male of C. cowani ; under 
surface like that of the female of C. antamboulow but darker. General colour 
above of both wings dark chestnut. Primaries with the brownish-black sub- 
marginal band narrower, and broken up, between the extremity of the dis- 
coidal cell and the ornamental sub-marginal row of chestnut spots, by two 
patches of chestnut relieved by brownish-black markings ; the row of chest- 
nut spots larger and with the margins much less sharply defined. Costal 
and median nervures pale green. Secondaries with the brownish-black 
marginal border much narrower, graduated, and terminating in a point 
above the first median nervule. The six spots ornamenting this border 
rounded and pale buff shading into pale cream on the two nearest the anal 
angle. Anal angle with a well-marked green patch shading into violet 
internally and ornamented by two rounded black dots, the same green colour 
strongly indicated between the Ist median and discoidal nervules by three 
patches. A rufous buff wedge-shaped mark arising about the middle of the 
costal and extending towards the apex of the discoidal cell. General colour 
of the under surface altogether darker and browner than in the female of 
C. antamboulou, from which it chiefly differs in the following points :—The 
darker basal part of the band across the disc of the primary extends to the 
first disco-cellular nervule; the sub-marginal spots next to the posterior 
angle are larger and blackish enclosing a lilac spot. On the secondaries the 
internal border of the spot at the anal angle, as well as of those along the 
hind margin, is greyish violet. Expanse, 3°05 inches. 
Female :—Upper surface like that of the male, but the spots nearest the 
costal margin rather larger and more oblong; general colour of the under 
surface much greyer than that of the male, but with similar markings. 
Expanse, 3°35 inches. 
Habitat. Sokotra, from nearly sea-level to an elevation of at least 4000 feet, 
where it becomes scarce. 
(2) Tarucus socotranus. 
Male :—Most nearly resembles the male of 7’. plinius, var. pulchra, the upper 
surface being practically alike in both, but on the under surface the pattern 
is quite different. The sub-marginal bands across the discal area of the 
primaries are continuous and run parallel to the margin. On the hinder 
wings this peculiarity is even more marked, the second sub-marginal band 
being unusually wide and uninterrupted, while the dusky band within is 
ornamented in the middle by a clearly defined long oval spot of blackish 
girdled with white. Expanse, 1-2 inch. 
Female:—Much like the female of 7. telicanus, but with the general colour 
of the upper surface darker sooty brown and more uniform, the lighter pattern 
above being inconspicuous ; the black spot between the first and second median 
nervules oblong and margined above and below with white bands; the under 
surface like that of the male. 
Halitat. Sokotra. 



(3) Tarucus quadratus. 
Male :—Most nearly allied to the South African form of 7. theophrustus, 
the upper surface being very similar, but the black sub-marginal markings 
on the secondaries are reduced to two well-defined spots, one situated at the 
anal angle and the other between the first and second median nervules. The 
