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series angulatcd), and a scries of large hastate spots at the 

 teniiinal extrcMnities ut" the ncrviucs dark orange. Expanse 

 of wings 1 inch 10 lines. 



One example. 



This beautiful insect, though on the upperside it looks like 

 a gigantic s])ecimen of T. clirysonome^ is at once distinguished 

 by the brilliant coloration of the underside. 



Teracolus ameliay Lucas. 



Quite common. 



The female of this species differs from the male (sex doubt- 

 ful in the description by Lucas) in not possessing the diffused 

 orange coloration beyond the black border of primaries. 



Teracolus Calais^ Cramer. 

 Rare. 



Teracolus arne^ Klug. 



This form will have to be kept distinct from T. pliisadia 

 on account of its much greater size and brighter colouring. 



Teracolus antigone $ , Boisd. 

 Somewhat like T. eione ? . 



Teracolus Jielle, Butler. 

 This species was confounded with the following by M. Lucas. 



Teracolus isaura^ Lucas. 



The female of this species is much deeper in colour than 

 that sex of T. helle, and has a much broader black band across 

 the orange apical area ; in fact all the black or blackish mark- 

 ings are heavier. 



Teracolus zera, Lucas. 



I have only seen the male. It was formerly confounded 

 with T. antevippe, 



Teracolus epigone, Felder. 

 Teracolus microcale, n. sp. 



(J . Wings above snow-white, basal area irrorated with gi"ey ; 

 apical area orange, bordered on all sides with black-brown ; 

 veins on outer half of orange area black ; secondaries with a 

 marginal row of black-brown conical spots: wings below suoav- 



