442 LIEUT.-COL. C. SWINHOE ON LITTLE-KNOWN [JuilC 1/, 



border is immaculate, and the band joining the band on the inner 

 margin to the apical patch is absent. 



Expanse of wings, Jlyo' $ H inch. 



In coll. B. M. 



] 7. Teracolus fumidus, n. sp. (Plate XL, c? $ , f. 4 & 5.) 



Transvaal (Druce). 



Apex of wings of both sexes more acute than is usual in the 

 group ; body, head, and antennae black. 



c?. Upper surface of both wings white ; costa deep black, a distinct 

 black spot at the end of the cell ; a large carmine apical patch, 

 divided by the veins into five parts, each vein ending in a triangular 

 spot on tiie outer border ; the patch surrounded by a diffuse black- 

 brown border, which fines down to the first median nervule, and 

 continues in a fine line down the outer border to the hinder angle, 

 ending in a spot ; the base finely irrorated with black-ljrown ; and a 

 very deep black-brown band extending along the interior border 

 from the base for two thirds of its length. 



Hind wings with a faint spot at the end of the cell ; the veins 

 finely black-brown, thickening outwards; base dark black-brown, 

 forming a deep band on the costa, corresponding to the band on the 

 fore wings. 



Below faint pinkish white. Fore-wings lighter than hind wings, a 

 minute spot at the end of the cell ; apex yellowish, crossed with a 

 faint orange band, with four darker-coloured faint spots, running 

 through it^ one in each interspace, the black band showing through 

 the wing darkly at its extremities. 



Hind wing with a black spot at the end of the cell, on a saffron- 

 yellow ground, basal half of costa same colour, and with all the 

 veins powdered with brown. 



5 . Ground-colour of both wings white above. Fore wings with a 

 large spot at the end of the cell ; costa black ; apical patch black- 

 brown, with five orange-carmine longitudinal spots, the third largest 

 and with this colour showing through the entire patch : fringe 

 alternately brown and pale orange-carmine ; the base and band much 

 deeper and darker-coloured than in the male, filling two thirds of 

 the discoidal cell and all the space beneath, terminating with an 

 elbow at the end pointing towards the apex. 



Hind wing wiih the basal third black-brown, the same colour 

 running in a deep band along the costa and the outer border, 

 leaving two large white spots near the apex, and a large white patch 

 near the anal angle, and miming up in a- diffused band near the 

 inner margin, leaving only the margin and a large central patch 

 white : below it is marked as in the male, but the markings are all 

 more pronounced, and the ground-colour of the hind wings a deeper 

 pinkish-white tinged with yellow. 



Expanse of wings, d" ? Ig inch. 



In coll. B. M. 



