348 Mr. Children's Abstract of the Characters of 



Genus 12. DORITIS, Fab. 



Paunassius, Latr. Pieris, Schrank. 



Argus et Battus, Scop. 



Legs six, perfect. 



Wings rather long, partially diaphanous; posterior excised, 



not enveloping the body. 

 Body very short, thick,- and hairy; the females with a strong, 

 carinated, concave membrane on the posterior segment of 

 the abdomen. 

 Antennce short ; club elongated oval, straight. 

 Larva with tentacula, and nearly of equal thickness through 



its whole length, hairy, hairs short. 

 Pupa, oval, folliculated, inclosed in a thin web. 



Species. Icon. 



1. D. Apollinus, Herbst. Ernst, I. PL LXXVI. Suppl. 



XXII. f. 99. a— d. quart. 



% — Apollo, Linn Ernst, I. PL XLVII. f. 99. a— h. 



PL LXXV. Suppl. XXI. 

 f. 99. a. b. bis. 



3. — Delias, Esp Hubn. Pap. Tab. 110. f. 567. 568. 



(mas.) 



4. — Mnemosyne, Linn. Ernst, I. Pl.XLVlII.f.lOO.a— c. 



Genus 13. PONTIA, Fab. (Steph.) 



Pieris, Latr., Schrank. Battus et Ascia, Scop. 



Mancipia, Hubn. 



Legs six, alike in both sexes. 



Wings entire, opaque; anterior somewhat triangular, some- 

 times rounded at the tip, generally white, with some black 

 spots ; posterior rounded, with a groove on the inner mar- 

 gin to receive the abdomen, beneath often coloured yel- 

 lowish or greenish. 



Antennce with an abrupt, obconic, compressed club. 



Larva with a small, round head ; body slender, tapering at 

 each end, downy. 



Pupa angular, acuminated in front, supported by transverse 

 threads on the middle and posterior portion of the body # . 



1. P. Cra- 



* Mr. Stephens, in his Illustration?, observes that the insects of this Genus, 

 " from the simplicity of their colouring, and their common appearance, have 

 been unworthily neglected in this country by collectors; and in consequence 

 we still remain unacquainted with the history and metamorphosis of some 

 of the species, which evidently are far from uncommon." Mr. Stephens has 

 examined this group with considerable attention, and has been induced in 

 consequence to introduce as distinct species, certain individuals which have 



hitherto 



