31G. 



HAMEARIS LUCINA. 



The Duke-of-Burgundy Fritillary. 



Order Lepidoptera. Fam. Papilionidae Lat.^ Leach. 



Type of the Genus, Papilio Lucina Linn. 



Hamearis Hilh. — Nenieobius Step., Hors. — Papilio Lin., Fah., Haw. 

 Antennte inserted on the crown of the head, rather short and 

 slender, composed of about 40 joints, terminated by a club with 

 a fleshy apex (1), abrupt and spoon-shaped when dry. 

 MaxillcB spiral, not more than half the length of the antennae ; 

 a considerable portion of the apex fringed with tentacula (3). 

 Labial Palpi short, not extending so far as the tuft of hair be- 

 tween the eyes, porrected nearly horizontally, thickly clothed 

 with scales, being hairy on the underside, and tapering to the 

 apex (4) ; triarticulate, basal joint nearly half the length of the 

 2nd, which is very long, 3rd minute ovate (4a). 

 Head rather small and short, tufted in front. Eyes pubescent {7 , front 

 view of the head). Wings ; superior subtrigonate, inferior rounded. 

 Legs, anterior spurious and tippet formed in the Male, the Thigh 

 very short scaly and. pilose : Tibia longer, producing very long hairy 

 scales : Tarsus composed of one lanceolate joint, terminated by a 

 spine (8(5) : perfect, longer and clothed with short scales in the 

 Female ; the thigh longer than the tibia : tarsi D-jointed, basal 

 joint the longest, penultimate the s>nnllest. Claws and Pulvilli sim- 

 ple and distinct (8 9 ) . Posterior tibise spiny tov)ards the apex on 

 the inside, but not spurred. — Larva onisciform. 



Lucina Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 280. n. 1061. 



Male. Antennae white, dotted with black above ; the club black, 

 tipped vi^ith orange. Upper side dark brown, the superior M'ings 

 with 2 little straw coloured spots on the costa beyond the middle, 

 2 lunularduU orange marks near the centre, a large spot beyond, 

 divided by the nervures, and 3 roundish ones below, forming a 

 curve ; upon the posterior margin are G or 7 ovate orange spots 

 with brown pupils : inferior wings with an obscure orange spot 

 near the base, an irregular line of 5 orange spots across the 

 middle, and 5 semiovate ones on the margin bearing black 

 lunules; cilia spotted alternately black and white. Underside 

 orange; superior wings with several oval straw-coloured spots, 

 interspersed with patches and markings of black, a row of semi- 

 ovate sttaw-coloured spots on the margin, orange across their 

 centre, with a black dot or line in the middle : inferior wings 

 ferruginous-orange, freckled at the base, a fascia of C pale yellow 

 spots before the middle, and a more irregular one beyond it of 

 9 spots of the same colour, edged internally with black ; an ob- 

 scure blackish crenated striga towards the posterior margin, with 

 a straw-coloured spot at the outer extremity, and between the 

 nervures a row of black spots, with 2 yellow dots attached to 

 each. Female frequently larger, black instead of brown, with the 

 orange spots larger and brighter. 



