. Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities . Butterfly from anyother country than China, although it appears that Generalliardwicke lias met with it in British India, and hascommunicated a valuable drawing* of the larva and pupa toDr. Horsfield, in whose interesting work it is tlmt plate we must refer the entomologist who wishesto understand the previous states of this insect; while itsgeneral
. Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities . Butterfly from anyother country than China, although it appears that Generalliardwicke lias met with it in British India, and hascommunicated a valuable drawing* of the larva and pupa toDr. Horsfield, in whose interesting work it is tlmt plate we must refer the entomologist who wishesto understand the previous states of this insect; while itsgeneral aspect at once intimates its resemblance or analogyto tlie Sub-genus Idea F, and consequently points itout as the generic type of that form in the circle of thePapilio me. According to these views, Clytia is united toAwphrysius, by the sub-genus Epius; (Pap. Epius. Auct.)and at the same time forms the generic passage to thePieridse. Sw. For want of abetter term, we must call thisthe Rasoriul type, as it corresponds to that Ornithologicalgroup. The aberrant group of the Sub-family Papilionie appearto he the genera Leilus, Sw. (Uranea Lat J and Clytia Sw. the two typical genera being Papilioand Amphrisius, Sw. 120. THOJVS Lytithovts .Sw. 121 THOAS Lysithous,Lysithous Butterfly. Sub-fam. Papilionse. Genus, Papilio. Sw. Sub-genus Thoas. Nob. Sub-Generic Character. Posterior wings terminating in spatulate or obtuse tails ; the marginsdeeply scoloped; Larva smooth; Pupa braced, with the headdirected upwards. Typical Sections. 1. Wings with macular yellow bands. Pap. Thoas. Auct. 2. Wings with entire white bands, the posterior spotted with crimson. Agavius. 3. Wings black, varied with emerald green bands or dots; tails short, obtuse. Paris. 4. Tails obsolete. Evander. 5. Tails short, acute. Androgeus. Specific Character. Wings uniform black ; anterior with a white band; posteriordentated and tailed, margined by red lunules ; the disk white,bordered behind by 4—5 red s
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