1884.] BUTTERFLIES OF THE GENUS TERACOLUS. 437 



INIr. Butler's type of 2 ^- oriens is undoubtedly the normal type 

 of female T. fausfus, of which I have several. 



The male described by Mr. Butler, and the male of T. faustina 

 described by Felder, in no way differ from many specimens of T. 

 faustus. 



A species ranging through Persia and Afghanistan, Sind, and the 

 North-west of India, shows naturally some slight differences in 

 appearances, although, considering its wide distribution, it is wonder- 

 fully constant, as is almost every species of this peculiar genus. 



6. Teracolus SOLARIS, Butlcr, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 13.5. (Plate 

 XXXIX. 2 , f- 5.) 



Deesa, Rajpootana. 



The female of this species has been hitherto unknown. 



2 . General colour dull orange salmon-colour, base irrorated with 

 black-brown. Fore wings with the irrorations running along the costa 

 to the apical patch, large spot at the end of the cell, costa, and apical 

 patch black-brown, the patch continued broadly along the outer 

 border, gradually lessening to the hinder angle, containing seven 

 longitudinal small marginal spots and six larger submarginal spots 

 of the ground-colour, but paler on the veins, and one diffuse brown 

 spot standing out by itself in the interno-median interspace. 



Hind wings with a deep macular black-brown border, with the 

 discal band below showing through. 



Below pale ochreish flesh-colour. Fore wings brighter and more 

 orange-coloured towards the base ; spot at end of cell large, brown 

 with white centre ; band across apex reddish brown, ending in a black- 

 brown square spot on the second median interspace, with another 

 square spot of same colour in the space below, disconnected, and 

 more inside the wing. 



Hind wing— spot at end of cell and discal band reddish brown ; 

 fringe of both wings of same colour. 



The above is the normal type, but the ground-colour of the 

 females of this species, as in T. faustus, varies very much, some being 

 very pale, and some pure white. 



This species is marked by Mr. Butler in his revision of the genus 

 as from " Scinde ?," but it never could have come from Sind. 

 I have taken many at Deesa, and the species belongs to Rajpootana ; 

 and I may here remark that T. fidvia, Wallace, belongs to the 

 Deccan, to Madras, and the south of India, and not to the North-west 

 as therein stated. I have many specimens taken at Poona, and a pair 

 of the variety T. tripuncta, Butler, taken at Madras, and Mr. Moore 

 has some from the same locality. 



Expanse of wings 2 inches. 



In coll. C. Svvinhoe. 



7. Teracolus vi, n. sp. (Plate XXXIX. S $ , figs. 6 & 7.) 



Aden, July and August, 1883. 



(S . Wings above coloured and m.arked like Teracolus faustus, 

 Olivier ; the orange colour above is, however, brighter and different 



