white. Anterior wings at the shoulders silvery white, the remainder being
of a shining red-brown, with the edges fringed with white; a large spot
of silver colour is situate near the tips, on the anterior edges.
Posterior wings silvery white, but along the external edges darker
coloured.
_Under Side._ Tongue not noticed. Breast, legs, and abdomen white.
Anterior wings silvery grey, being edged and fringed with yellow.
Posterior wings coloured as on the upper side, without markings. Margins
of the wings entire.
PLATE XXII.
[Illustration]
NOCTUA GUTTATA.
Plate XXII. fig. 1.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Noctuidæ, _Steph._
GENUS. NOCTUA, _Auct._ (SUBGENUS: ----?)
NOCTUA GUTTATA. alis griseis punctis nonnullis discoidalibus strigisque
apicalibus obscurioribus. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7½ lin.)
SYN. Phalæna (Noctua) Guttata, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: "Brazil" (_Drury_, in text). "Cape of Good Hope, Mr. Foster,
1775" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ setaceous. Thorax and abdomen grey. Anterior wings
light-coloured, almost grey, the middle having some dark spots on them,
and a few dark streaks near the tips. Posterior wings darker coloured,
without spots.
_Under Side._ Palpi, breast, and abdomen grey. Anterior wings coloured as
on the upper, immaculate. Posterior wings lighter-coloured than on the
upper side. Margins of the wings entire.
NOCTUA? HESIONE.
Plate XXII. fig. 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Noctuidæ, _Steph._
GENUS. NOCTUA? _Auct._ (SUBGENUS: ----?)
NOCTUA? HESIONE. Alis anticis brunneis strigâ longitudinali subcostali
luteâ, fasciâque transversali dilutâ, strigis undulatis nigris
marginatis, angulis posticis productis; posticis fulvis margine latè
nigro. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc.)
SYN. Phalæna (Noctua) Hesione, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: Brazil, "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1775" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ brown and setaceous. Thorax clay-coloured. Abdomen
reddish. Anterior wings reddish-brown, with two darker bands crossing
them; the anterior edges pale clay-coloured; a {31}small narrow
clay-coloured line rises near the posterior edges close to the shoulders,
and extends in a circular manner to the anterior edges: the lower corners
of these wings are remarkably prominent. Posterior wings deep yellow,
deeply bordered from the upper to the abdominal corners, with black.
_Under Side._ Palpi orange, remarkably long. Tongue spiral. Legs, breast
and abdomen clay-coloured. Anterior wings dark-brown as on the upper
side, the anterior edges yellow. Posterior wings paler yellow than on the
upper side, and the black border not so distinct. Margins of the wings
entire.
This insect is evidently the type of a distinct genus from any hitherto
described, especially distinguished by the lively colours of the wings, the
produced posterior angle of the anterior pair, and the form of the palpi.
ENDROMIS RHODOPE.
Plate XXII. fig. 3.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Bombycidæ.
GENUS. ENDROMIS, _Ochs. Germar._ Dimorpha, _Hübn._ Phalæna (Bombyx),
(_Drury_.)
ENDROMIS RHODOPE. Alis albis pellucidis; strigis duabus undulatis
parallelis submarginalibus, maculisque nonnullis discoidalibus anticarum
virescentibus. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
SYN. Phalæna (Bombyx) Rhodope, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: Brazil, "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1776" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ pectinated. Thorax and abdomen dark-brown, with
some faint whiteish marks. Wings transparent white, having two rows of
greenish crescents running along the external edges, the anterior wings
having some faint marks of the same kind in the middle also. The anterior
edges are of a yellow hue.
_Under Side._ Palpi white. Tongue not observed. Legs, breast, and abdomen
white. Anus dark-brown. Wings coloured as on the upper side; the
posterior ones having two brown spots on each near the abdominal corners.
Margins of the wings entire.
CALLIMORPHA? DIAPHANA.
Plate XXII. fig. 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Arctiidæ, _Steph._
GENUS. CALLIMORPHA? _Latr._ Phalæna (Noctua), _Drury_.
CALLIMORPHA? DIAPHANA. Alis diaphanis, marginibus anticis et externis
strigâque transversâ e margine antico ad angulum posticum ductâ, nigris.
(Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.)
SYN. Phalæna (Noctua) Diaphana, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: Brazil, "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1774" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ pectinated. Thorax brown. Abdomen black, brown
above. Wings diaphanous, the edges being bordered with black, a black
band also crosses the anterior, from the anterior edges to the lower
corners.
_Under Side._ Tongue spiral. Breast and legs black. Abdomen grey. Anus
yellowish. Wings coloured on this side as on the upper. Margins of the
wings entire.
{32}CALLIMORPHA? PHILETA.
Plate XXII. fig. 5.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Arctiidæ, _Steph._
GENUS. CALLIMORPHA? _Latr._ Phalæna (Noctua), _Drury_.
CALLIMORPHA? PHILETA. Alis anticis oblongis fuscis, fasciâ transversâ
pone medium albâ, posticis fulvis margine externo nigro, thorace
sanguineo. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 3 lin.)
SYN. Phalæna (Noctua) Phileta, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black and setaceous. Thorax red, spotted, and
striped with black. Abdomen yellow, with black streaks crossing it.
Anterior wings sooty black, with a white band crossing each from the
anterior edges to the lower corners. Posterior wings yellow, with a black
border running along the external edges.
_Under Side._ Head and neck red. Legs streaked black and white. Breast
and abdomen yellow, the latter spotted with black on each side. Wings
coloured as on the upper side. Margins of the wings entire.
CALLIMORPHA? EUCHARIS.
Plate XXII. fig. 6.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Arctiidæ, _Steph._
GENUS. CALLIMORPHA? _Latr._ Phalæna (Noctua), _Drury_.
CALLIMORPHA? EUCHARIS. Alis sulphureis, margine postico lato punctoque
medio anticarum fuscis. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 6 lin.)
SYN. Phalæna (Noctua) Eucharis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: Brazil.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ setaceous. Thorax and abdomen brown. Anterior wings
greyish yellow, with a single spot placed near the middle, almost close
to the anterior edge. Posterior wings of the same colour as the anterior,
and like them surrounded with a deep black border.
_Under Side._ Tongue spiral. Legs, breast, and abdomen grey. Wings
coloured as on the upper side, the borders being fainter. Margins of the
wings entire.
PLATE XXIII.
[Illustration]
NYMPHALIS (CHARAXES) TIRIDATES.
Plate XXIII. fig. 1, 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera, _Linn._ SECTION: Diurna, _Latr._ FAMILY: Nymphalidæ,
_Swainson_.
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Eq. achiv.) _Linn. Drury._ Papilio
Nymphalis, _Fabr._ (SUBGENUS: Charaxes, _Boisduval_.)
NYMPHALIS (CHARAXES) TIRIDATES. Alis supra atro-coeruleis, margine
postico lunulis ochraceis, omnium dimidio apicali punctis
coerulescentibus. (Expans. Alar. 4 unc. 3 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (N.) Tiridates, _Fabr. Spec. Ins._ 2. _p._ 11. _No._ 43.
_Cramer_, _pl._ 162. _f._ A. B. _Herbst. Pap._ _tab._ 62. _f._ 3. 4.
_Donovan Ins. India_, 3. _pl._ 2. _f._ 3.
Nymphalis T., _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 354. 14.
HABITAT: Amboyna, Java (_Fabr. & Enc. Méth._). Brazil (_Drury_, in text).
"Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1766" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
{33}_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Head dark brown, with four white spots
on the crown. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Wings fine dark blue, with a
number of small light blue spots sprinkled on each wing. The anterior
being edged with a row of yellow spots. Posterior wings furnished with
four short tails and deeply scolloped, each scollop being edged with
yellow.
_Under Side._ Palpi and abdomen clay-coloured. Breast and legs light
hair-coloured. Anterior wings hair-coloured, with several small waved and
irregular black lines half crossing them, from the anterior edges to the
middle of the wing, each line being edged with blue. A black
kidney-shaped spot is also situate next the lower corners, being also
edged with blue. Posterior wings coloured as the anterior, and furnished
with four short tails, having several irregular black lines on them near
the body, which are edged with blue as on the anterior ones.
NYMPHALIS PYRAMUS [male].
Plate XXIII. fig. 3, 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Pleb. rur.), _Drury_.
NYMPHALIS PYRAMUS. Alis nigris (in mare supra violaceo-micantibus)
anticis utrinque fasciâ latâ miniatâ: posticis subtus irroratis strigâque
marginali coerulescenti. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7½ lin.)
SYN. Papilio Pyramus, _Fabr. Sp. Ins._ 2. 130. 590. _Ent. Syst._ III. 1.
_p._ 323. 223.
Papilio (Pleb. rur.) Pyramus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Stoll Suppl.
Cramer_, _pl._ 32. _f._ 3. 3e. _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 422. (Nymphalis P.)
_Donovan Nat. Repos._ 1. _t._ 3. _f._ 2. 2.
HABITAT: Brazil, "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1774" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ brown. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Anterior
wings at the extremities black, but next the body red-brown, the middle
being occupied by a band which crosses them of a beautiful red, extending
to the middle of the posterior ones, the remaining parts of which are of
a fine blueish purple.
_Under Side._ Palpi, legs, breast, and abdomen white. Anterior wings next
the body yellowish brown, the tips the same. The red band is not so
strong on this side as on the upper, neither does it extend to the
inferior wings, but is bordered with black on that side near the tips.
Posterior wings yellowish brown, prettily variegated with very small
lighter marks and spots, with a small faint blueish indented line running
along the external borders.
The original Fabrician description of this insect is stated to have been
derived from an insect from Cayenne in the collection of Mr. Yeats; and in
the Fabrician detailed description, we find the wings characterized
thus--"macula magna, _in medio_, fulva, anticæ subtus concolores." It
appears, however, from the observations of Donovan that the celebrated
iconographer Jones had made a drawing of Yeats's specimen, from which
drawing Donovan published his illustration of the species in the
Naturalist's Repository, with the following observations:--"There was a
variety of this insect pretty nearly, but not exactly, according with this
in the collection of an old and well-known entomologist, a figure of which
appeared shortly after the publication of the Fabrician writings as the
true Papilio {34}Pyramus. It was not precisely the same as it appeared to
us from an inspection of the specimen in the Cabinet of Mr. Drury." Making
due allowance for Donovan's over-charged colouring, there is still
considerable difference between the figures of Drury and Donovan; in the
former the fore-wings being almost entirely red on the under side, whilst
in the latter, the upper side of same wings is red, except at the tips. In
both these particulars, as will at once be seen from the above quotation of
Fabricius, Drury's figure perfectly agrees with the character given of
Yeats's specimen; whilst Donovan's differs in each respect. The female of
this species is destitute of the purple gloss on the upper surface of the
wings, and the red band does not run into the posterior pair.
PLATE XXIV.
[Illustration]
SATURNIA PHÆDUSA.
Plate XXIV. and XXV.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Bombycidæ, _Steph._
GENUS. SATURNIA, _Schrank._ Attacus, _Germ._ Phalæna (Attacus), _Drury_.
SATURNIA PHÆDUSA. Alis griseo-fuscis, anticis strigis tribus transversis
saturatioribus maculâque-parvà triangulari fenestratâ mediâ; posticis
obscurioribus ocello magno nigro, margine carneo-rufo cincto. (Expans.
Alar. 7 unc. 9 lin.)
_Syn._ Phalæna (Attacus) Phædusa, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
Bombyx Saturnus, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 409. _Oliv. Enc. Méth._
5. 27. 11.
HABITAT: Sierra Leone (_Drury_). "In Indiis" (_Fabricius_).
_Upper Side._ PLATE XXIV. Antennæ broad in the middle and strongly
pectinated, terminating in a point both at the base and extremity, the
latter being like a thread. Head dark brown. The neck surrounded with a
white collar. Thorax and abdomen greyish clay-coloured. Anterior wings
the same, but towards their extremities becoming darker; the tips are
angulated, and the edges a little scolloped; a dark line rises near the
tips, which running across the wings ends near the middle of the
posterior edges, but is there much fainter than at the tips. A small
triangular transparent spot is situate near the centre of these wings,
about three-eighths of an inch from the anterior edges. Posterior wings a
little scolloped, being the same colour with the anterior next the
abdomen, but darker towards the external edges. In the middle of these
wings is a large eye, the pupil being black like velvet, surrounded with
a narrow circle of a dark orange, round which is another cream-coloured
circle, and this likewise is surrounded by a large border of a fine
red-brown.
_Under Side._ PLATE XXV. Tongue not noticed. Thighs of the fore legs dark
brown, the other legs lighter. Breast and abdomen light clay-coloured.
Anterior wings the same, being next the body paler than towards the
extremities; along the external edges is a pale indented border, running
from the tips to the lower corners. Two dark brown spots are placed next
the transparent one mentioned in the preceding description, and the dark
line there mentioned is conspicuous on this side. Posterior wings
coloured as the anterior, becoming darker towards the external edges. A
pale indented border runs along the external edges, similar to that on
the anterior wings. On the middle of these wings are four dark brown
spots, two small and two large, being placed opposite to the eyes
observed on the upper side; and just below them a dark line runs across
from the upper corners to the middle of the abdominal edges.
{35}PLATE XXV.
[Illustration]
In Mr. Drury's manuscripts I find the insect referred to these two figures
is stated to have been obtained from the Duchess of Portland's Museum, and
to be an inhabitant of New York.
PLATE XXVI.
[Illustration]
NYMPHALIS LAODICE.
Plate XXVI. fig. 1, 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Pleb. rur.) _Drury_.
NYMPHALIS LAODICE. Alis supra atro-coeruleis, limbo postico serie
lunularum coerulescentium; subtus fascià mediâ communi saturatiori,
posticis punctis marginalibus albis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 9 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Laodice, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. (1783.)
Papilio Lycurgus, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 67. _No._ 209. _Enc.
Méth._ ix. _p._ 364. _No._ 49.
Nymphalis Lyc., _Paul. Beauv. Ins. d'Afr. et d'Amer. Lep._ _pl._ 4. _f._
2.
HABITAT: Sierra Leone.
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Thorax black. Abdomen dark brown. Wings very
dark blue, almost black, the edges being dark brown; the anterior ones
are angulated, and the posterior ones furnished with two short tails. A
row of blue crescents, forming a line, runs along the posterior wings
near the external edges, extending along part of the anterior ones, which
also have two small oval blue spots, almost joined together, placed at
the middle of the anterior edges, and one single one near the tips.
_Under Side._ Palpi not noticed. Legs brown above, and white beneath.
Breast and abdomen dark brown. Wings soft brown, with some irregular and
indented bands of a darker colour crossing them, particularly the
posterior ones, which have a rather broad one running from the upper to
the abdominal corners. These wings have also seven very small white spots
placed along the external edges.
THECLA PHALEROS [male].
Plate XXVI. fig. 3, 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Lycænidæ, _Steph._
GENUS. THECLA, _Fabr._ (Syst. Gloss.) Polyommatus, _Latr. God._ Hesperia
p. _Fabr._ (olim.) Papilio (Pleb. rur.), _Drury_.
THECLA PHALEROS. Alis [male] violaceo-coeruleis nitidis, [female] albidis
apice fusco, subtus albis fasciis transversis margineque nigris ad
angulum ani conjunctis. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Pleb. urb.) Phaleros, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 2. _p._ 796. _No._
272. _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 628. (Polyomm. Ph.)
Hesperia R. Chiton, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._ 262. _Donovan Ins.
India_, 1. _pl._ 3. _f._ 1.
Papilio Silenus, _Cram._ _pl._ 282. E.
Papilio Agis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
HABITAT: Brazil (_Drury_, in text). "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1775"
(_Drury's_ MSS.). Surinam (_Enc. Méth._). India (_Linn. Fabr. Donov._).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen dark blue. Wings blue,
without marks. Posterior furnished with four small black tails, the tips
of which are white. The abdominal corners are also edged with white.
_Under Side._ Palpi long, thin, and black, white at the base, as is the
neck. Legs brown above and white beneath. Breast yellow. Abdomen blue.
Wings yellow; the anterior having some brown, {36}irregular, and uneven
lines crossing them from the anterior to the posterior edges. The
external edges are also verged with brown, and at the lower corners have
an orange-coloured patch. Posterior wings with three dark brown lines
crossing them from the anterior edges to the abdominal corners, and
externally edged with dark brown.
PLATE XXVII.
[Illustration]
VANESSA PELARGA.
Plate XXVII. fig. 1, 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. VANESSA, _Fabr. Latr. God._ Hamadryades, _Hübn._ Papilio (Nymph.
Phal.) _Drury_.
VANESSA PELARGA. Alis anticis falcatis, posticis intùs subcaudatis,
omnibus suprà fuscis, fasciâ coerulescenti-albâ, nigro-punctatâ,
extrorsumque fulvo inductâ; subtùs xerampelinis lineâ fuscâ communi
mediâ. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (N.) Pelarga, _Fabr. Syst. Ent._ _p._ 513. _No._ 296.
_Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Stoll Suppl. Cram._ _pl._ 27. _f._ 2.
Vanessa P., _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 313. _No._ 37.
HABITAT: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ brown. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Wings at the
base dark olive brown; the anterior having two red and one blue crooked
lines, a quarter of an inch long, placed near the anterior edges, which
are also red. A white bar encircles all the brown part, beginning at the
anterior edges, meeting just below the anus; the lower part of it being
tinged with red or orange, on which are eight small round black spots,
three on the anterior and five on the posterior wings. The external edges
of all the wings are deeply bordered with olive brown, and near the tips
are placed three small white spots, one larger than the rest. Abdominal
groove orange. A few blue streaks are placed at the abdominal corners.
_Under Side._ Palpi long and white, but reddish above. Legs white. Breast
and abdomen orange. Wings dark reddish brown, with very little
variegations. The three white spots near the tips of the anterior wings
are observable, and the five black spots on the posterior ones are
faintly seen. Wings deeply angulated. The under side varies considerably
in different specimens.
NYMPHALIS MELEAGRIS.
Plate XXVII. fig. 3, 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Nymphalidæ, _Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Pleb. rur.), _Drury_.
NYMPHALIS MELEAGRIS. Alis suprà olivaceo-fuscis, subtùs lutescentibus;
utrinque albo, in triplici serie, multipunctatis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc.
4½ lin.)
SYN. Papilio Meleagris, _Cramer_, _pl._ 66. _f._ A. B. _Herbst._ _t._
145. _f._ 1. 2. _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ III. 1. _p._
128. _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 387. (Nymphalis M.)
HABITAT: "Sierra Leone" (_Drury_, in text). "Brazil, Mr. Skeene, 1772"
(_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ brown. Thorax, abdomen, and wings olive-brown,
spotted with a number of round white spots edged with black; the anterior
wings having twenty-five, the posterior eighteen, besides those placed on
the external edges.
{37}_Under Side._ Palpi white. Legs white. Breast yellowish. Abdomen
olive-brown. Wings dusky orange; the white spots described on the upper
side being here very discernible with the addition of a few others next
the body. Margins of the wings entire.
NYMPHALIS (CHARAXES) ANTICLEA.
Plate XXVII. fig. 5, 6.
ORDER: Lepidoptera, _Linn._ SECTION: Diurna, _Latr._ FAMILY: Nymphalidæ,
_Swains._
GENUS. NYMPHALIS, _Latr._ Papilio (Eq. achiv.), _Linn. Drury._ Papilio
Nymphalis, _Fabr._ (SUBGENUS: Charaxes, _Boisduval_.)
NYMPHALIS (CHARAXES) ANTICLEA. Alis suprà fuscis fasciâ terminali fulvâ,
in anticis maculari et abbreviatâ, in posticis ocellis 4, anali
sesquialtero. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 9 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Anticlea, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.
Nymphalis Ant., _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 353. _No._ 9.
HABITAT: Sierra Leone (_Drury_, in text). "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas,
1766" (_Drury's_ MSS.).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen dark brown. Anterior
wings chocolate-coloured; the lower corners being tipped with orange, to
the upper part of which joins a spot of the same colour, and another
small one is placed nearer the tips. The basal parts of the posterior
wings chocolate, the apical parts orange; they are doubly angulated, and
at the abdominal corners have a black ocellus with two white pupils, and
a small orange spot below them; three other small eyes are also placed
along the external edges.
_Under Side._ Palpi and legs buff-coloured. Breast russet. Abdomen dark
orange. Wings russet-coloured, with bands of lighter and darker shades
running from the anterior edges of the anterior wings, and ending below
the body on the abdominal edges, some of the bands being verged with
black. Anterior wings having three small black spots placed near the
shoulders, and the posterior with two small white spots at the abdominal
corners, and four others placed along the external edges, growing fainter
as they approach the upper corners, till at length they are quite lost.
PLATE XXVIII.
[Illustration]
ACRÆA HORTA.
Plate XXVIII. fig. 1, 2.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Heliconiidæ.
GENUS. ACRÆA, _Fabr. Latr._ Papilio (Heliconii), _Fabr._ olim.
ACRÆA HORTA. Alis oblongis integerrimis, supra fulvis; anticis ad extimum
hyalino-cinerascentibus, posticis utrinque nigro punctatis subtusque
albidis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 7½ lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Helic.) Horta, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 2. _p._ 755. _No._ 54.
_Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Cramer, Pap._ _pl._ 298. _fig._ F. G. _Herbst.
Pap._ _tab._ 83. _f._ 1. 2. _Enc. Méth._ ix. _p._ 231. 1.
HABITAT: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (_Drury's_ MSS.). Cape of
Good Hope, and other parts of Africa (_Enc. Méth._).
_Upper Side._ Antennæ, thorax, and abdomen black, the latter spotted on
its sides. Anterior wings, next the body dark orange, but at the tips
about two-fifths are pellucid. Near the middle, towards the anterior
edge, is a small black spot, and a streak of the same colour. Posterior
wings dark orange, black at the base, with a narrow border of orange and
black running along the external edges, and a group, consisting of
fifteen different shaped black spots, occupying the middle.
{38}_Under Side._ Palpi hairy and light coloured. Legs and breast black.
Abdomen light brown. Anterior wings very glossy, the marks on the upper
side being so faint as to be scarcely discernible. Posterior wings
cream-coloured, with the same number of black spots, but stronger and
more distinct than those on the upper side. The external edges bordered
with orange, within which is a small narrow black border, with light
cream spots. Margins of the wings entire.
ACRÆA GEA [male].
Plate XXVIII. fig. 3, 4.
ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Heliconiidæ.