64 ■ LEPIDOPTERA. 



ARGYNNIS ERYMANTHIS. 



Plate 35. fig. 1. 



Gr.NUS. AiiGYNNis, Fabricius. 



Cii. Sp. a. alls subrotundatis, subdentatis, fulvis, anticis fascia flavcscenti transversa media 

 nigio-niaculata, apice iiigris ; posticis serie punctorum duabusque lumihtrum 

 nigiarum. Exp. alar. 2 — 3 unc. 

 A. with the wings rather rounded and indented, fulvous, tiic anterior with a transverse 

 pale yellow fascia, spotted with black, the tips black ; the posterior wings with a 

 row of black spots and two rows of narrow spots. Expanse of the wings from 2 

 to 3 inches. 



Syn. Papilio (Dan. Fest.) Erymanthis, Drury Exot. Ent. vol. 1. pi. 15. y. 3. 4. Cramer, 



pi. 238./. 9. Fabr. Ent. Sijst. 3. I. p. 139. Enc. Meth. IX. p. 257. 

 Papilio Lampetia, CramerPap.pl. 1 48. _/?(/. E. 



It is the rarity, and not the beauty of this butterfly, which induced Donovan to add it 

 to this selection. It is probably far from common in China, being very seldom sent to 

 Europe among the insects of that country. 



CYNTHIA ORITHYA. 



Plate 35. fig. 2. 



Genus. Cynthia, Fabricius. (Papilio Nymphales gemmati, Linn.) 



Cii. Sr. C. alis denticulatis, supra nigris aut fuscis, sin^ularum ocellis duobus iiide fulva ; 

 anticis costa strigisque apicalibus albis, his subfalcatis ; posticis rotundatis. Ex- 

 pans, alar. 2. unc. 

 C. with the wings dentate, the anterior subfalcate, the posterior rounded ; above 

 blacker brown shaded with blue, each having two eyelets with a fulvous circle ; 

 the anterior margin and several apical fasciae white. Expanse uf the wings 

 2 inches. 



Syn. Papilio N. Orithya, Linn. Sijst. Nat. 2. jj. 770. (nee Abbot and Srnith Lep. Georcj. 



V. \. t. 8.) Roesel Ins. 4. /. 6. /. 2. Cramer Pap. pi. 19. C. D. 32. E. F. 

 281. E. F. 290. A.B. CD. 

 Papilio N. Orythia, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 3. \. p. 91. Donovan, Ist edit. 



Donovan observes, that "the varieties of Papilio Orythia are numerous, and seem 

 to ditt'er according lo climate of the countries of which they are natives. It is common 

 in Nortli America, Jamaica, India, &c. The variety from North America is almost wholly 



