1876.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS TERACOLUS. 129 



Idmais chrysonome, Doubleday & Hewitson, Gen. Dium. Lep. 

 pi. 7. fig. 5 (1847). 



Idmais vesta, Trimen, Rhop. Afr. Austr. i. p. 62. n. 41 (1862). 

 Congo {A. Curror). Type, B.M. 



10. Teracolus chrysonome. 



Pontia chrysonome, Klug, Symb. Phys. pi. 7. figs. 9-11 (1829). 

 Idmais chrysonome, Boisduval, Sp. Gen. Lep. i. p. 585. n. 1 

 (1836), 



Congo {A. Curror). B.M. 



2c. Wings above white ; primaries with large purplish crimson 

 apical patch, crossed by a black line. 



11. Teracolus PHOLOB. 



Anthopsyche pholoe, Wallengren, Wien. ent. Monatschr. iv. p. 35. 

 n. 6 (1860). 



Callosune pholoe, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 504. n. 44 (1871). 

 Lake Ngami. 



12. Teracolus amina. 



Anthocharis atnina, Hewitson, Exot. Butt. iii. Anth. pi. 1. figs. 1-3 

 (1866). 



Callosune amina, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 500. n. 1 (1871). 

 Between Natal and Delagoa Bay (E. O. Buxton). B.M. 



13. Teracolus celimene. 



Anthocharis celimene, Lucas, Kev. Zool. p. 426 (1852). 



Callosune celimene, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 504. n. 48 (1871). 



Abyssinia. 



The three preceding species seem to be nearly allied ; and since 

 Hewitson gives the Zambesi as the locality of his type, I feel rather 

 doubtful of their being all distinct. 



3. Wings of the male with purple apex, externally and sometimes 

 internally bordered with black ; females with white-spotted or 

 orange tips ; secondaries below generally with traces of a trans- 

 verse oblique brown or blackish line, sometimes obsolete. 



3 a. Primaries of male above without black internal limitation of the 

 apical patch ; secondaries above and below uniformly white : 

 apical patch of female with a violet gloss. 



14. Teracolus regina. 



Anthocharis regina, Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc. ser. 3, i. p. 520. 

 n, 1 (1863). 



Callosune regina, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 500. n. 7 (1871). 



Damara Land. Type, B.M. 



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