418 Mr. A. G. Butler on Butterflies from Khandesh. 



pair of a new species, to the National Collection, I think I 

 cannot do less than say a few words about them, 



A series of T. dynamene included one or two examples of 

 the form T. carnifer^ which approaches T. calais of Arabia 

 and Africa. 



A series of T. ochreipennis ( = T. rorus) were in the collec- 

 tion ; they had been identified, I believe by my old friend 

 M. De Niceville, as T. puellaris. 



T.fuhia of Wallace and a beautiful new species were both 

 named T, fausta ! I herewith append a description of the 

 latter : — 



Teracolus Palliseri^ sp. n. 



(^ . About the size of T. fausta : primaries above with the 

 pattern and coloration of T. Solaris of Deesa ; secondaries 

 with the marginal spots even smaller than in T. fausta] 

 head, collar, and tegulas of an unusual rosy colour : under 

 surface of a pale buffy ochreous tint ; the apical area of pri- 

 maries and the whole of secondaries (but especially the outer 

 borders of the wings) washed with rose-colour ; the ordinary 

 markings arranged much as in T. fulvia^ but the discocellular 

 ocelloid spots narrower and smaller and the discal series 

 smaller and redder than in that species. Expanse of wings 

 45 millim. 



? . Interno-median area of primaries and basal two thirds 

 of secondaries milk-white, remainder of these wings suffused 

 with pale salmon-colour ; the black apical area of the pri- 

 maries nearly as in the female of T. fausta or the male of 

 T. fulvia, but the discocellular spot smaller even than in its 

 own male ; base of the wings sprinkled with grey scales as 

 far as the middle of the cell ; secondaries with the marginal 

 spots rather smaller than in T. fausta $; head, collar, and 

 tegulse pink : under surface cream-coloured, the external bor- 

 ders dull pale pink ; the discocellular spots small and oval ; 

 the discal spots as in the male of T. fulvia, but of a pinky 

 brown or soft chocolate tint. Expanse of wings 43 millim. 



West of Dhulia, Khandesh ; December 1886. 



The female of T. fulvia, which is a larger and more 

 coarsely coloured species, is pure white, with very heavy 

 black borders, as in the allied T. tripunctatus ; it was in Mr. 

 Palliser's collection, but only represented by one damaged 

 example ; the Museum does not at present possess it ; but I 

 hope this may not long be the case. 



The Museum series of the T. fausta group is especially 

 rich, and therefore it is the more satisfactory to be able to add 

 two species, T.fuhia and T. PaUiseri to our collection. 



