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 on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . th afive-cleft, violet-crimson spot; anterior beneath with a trans-verse, central, whitish band. P. Evander. Godart, En. Meth. vol. ix. p. 32. no. 18. Both sexes of this newly described insect are here, for thefirst time, figured ; that above is of the male, and beneath isrepresented the under side of the female. The crimsonspots (which finely re
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 on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . th afive-cleft, violet-crimson spot; anterior beneath with a trans-verse, central, whitish band. P. Evander. Godart, En. Meth. vol. ix. p. 32. no. 18. Both sexes of this newly described insect are here, for thefirst time, figured ; that above is of the male, and beneath isrepresented the under side of the female. The crimsonspots (which finely relieve the brownish velvet-like black onthe upper surface of the wings) are, in some lights, mostbeautifully glossed with changeable violet, and appear eitherdarker or paler according to the position in which the insectis viewed. Southern Brazil is, undoubtedly, more rich in this splendidfamily than the northern provinces of that vast country. Inever saw this species except in Rio Janeiro, where it iscommon : nor do I know of any other, belonging to thedivision of Irojani, which have the lower wings sharplydentated, and with an appearance of obsolete acute tails ; acharacter more developed in the female of this species thanin the male. PI.
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