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52. Terias Brigitta. 



Papilio Brigitta, Grain., PajJ. Exot., pi. 331, f. B, C. 



„ ,, Herhst., Ins. — Schm,ett.,Y, pi. 106, f. 6, 7; 



Pieris Brigitta, Godt., Em. Meth., IX, p. 195, n. 5S. 

 Terias Brigitta, Boisd., S]). Gen. Lep., I, p. 676, n. 38. 



„ „ „ App. Voy. de Deleg., p. 588. 



$ . " Entirely of the habit of T. Drona^, hut a little 

 smaller ; of a more brilliant yellow, without blackish atoms 

 towards base. Fore-wing : border a little wider at apex and 

 along costa, a little narrower at anal angle, less denticulated 

 on its inner edge. Hind-wing : border narrower, scarcely 

 denticulated internally, disappearing a little before anal angle. 

 Fringe of all the wings rosy or reddish-yellow. Under- 

 side. — Almost like that of T. Drona : transverse band waved, 

 a little more ferruginous ; at extremity of discoidal cell in 

 both wings, a small elliptical lunule, in place of two blackish 

 dots." — Boisd., Sp. Gen. Lep. 



? . Expands 1 in. 10 lin. 



Bright chrome-yellow. Fore-wing : costa dusted with some 

 blackish scales for a little distance, thence black edged, in- 

 creasing into a broad, black, apical band, which diminishes 

 in width (rather abruptly) to third median nervule on hind- 

 margin, where it is interrupted ; a black spot at extremity 

 of sub-median nervure showing the full extent of the band ; 

 on costa, near apex, three rather conspicuous yellow dashes 

 indenting the black. Hind-wing : a row of blackish spots at 

 extremities of nervules, diminishing in size towards anal 

 angle, the last (very small) spot being on third median ner- 

 vule. Under-side. — Fore-wing : ground-colour paler than 

 above ; the marginal band of upper-side indicated by an 

 orange-yellow tint, dusted with thinly -scattered blackish 

 atoms ; a thin, blackish streak, enclosing the yellow nervules, 

 at extreinity of discoidal cell ; a transverse, faint-blackish 

 streak from costa near apex, extending to second median 

 nervule ; a black dot at extremity of each nervule, from first 

 subcostal nervule to submedian nervure. Hind-wing : wholly 

 of the same tint of yellow as margins of fore-wing, and 

 similarly irrorated ; markings similar to those in other species, 

 but more ferruginous in tint, and not so sinuate or irregular 

 as in some others ; spots near base well marked, yellow cen- 

 tred ; disco-cellular streak as in fore-wing. Fringes yellow, 

 tinged with pink above. 



* An Indian and Javanese species. 



