﻿22G LEPIDOPTERA ZNDICA. 



Genus NEPTIS. 



Neptis* Fabricius, Sjst. Gloss. (lUiger's Mag. vi. p. 282 (1807). Horsfield, Desc. Catal. Lep. E. I. C. 



Expl. pi. 5, 7 (1829). Crotch, Cist. Ent. i. p. 66 (1872). Moore, Lep. of Ceylon, i. p. 54 (1881). 

 Neftis, (part), Westwood, Gen. D. Lep. ii. p. 270 (1850). Distant, Khop. Malay, p. 149 (1883). 



de Niceville, Butt. India, etc., ii. p. 75 (1886). Staudinger, Exot. Schmett. p. 14.") (1880). 



Staudinser and Scliatz, Exot. Scliraett. p. 152 (1887). Semper, Reis. Philip. Lep. p. 144 (1889). 



Leech, Butt, of China, etc., p. 190 (1892). 

 Lime7iiHs (part), Ochsenheimer, Schmett. p. 17 (1816). Boisd. Ind. Meth. 1829, p. 14. 

 Neptis (sect. 1, part), Felder, Neues Lep. p. 31 (1861). 

 Aeca (part), Hi'ibner, Verz. Schmett. p. 41 (18L6). 

 Philonoma (part), Biilberg, Enum. Ins. p. 78 (1820). 



Imago. — Male. Wings short. Forewing subtriangiilar ; costa much arched 

 from the base, apex obtuse, exterior margin short, slightly obliquely-convex and 

 scalloped, posterior margin long and recurved from the base ; costal vein extending 

 to about the middle of the margin ; first and second subcostal branches very short, 

 first subcostal emitted at about one-fifth before end of the cell, second at a short 

 distance before its end, third at nearly half length beyond the cell and ending at the 

 apex, fourth and fifth at about two-thirds beyond the end ; upper discocellular very 

 short and outwardly oblique ; middle discocellular inwardly-oblique, concave.; 

 cell open, area broad; two upper median veinlets emitted at a considerable 

 distance beyond the discocellulars ; lower median branch from opposite 

 discocelluhirs, recurved ; submedian much recui'ved. Rindwing short, broadly 



* Hidorical Note on the genus Neptis. — The genus Neptis of Fabricius is founded upon two species, 

 namely, iWeZz'cejfa and Aceris. The first an African species, the other a European. Biilberg (Enum. Ins. 

 p. 78 (1820) changed the name to Philonoma. Horsfield, in 1829, uses Xeptis for Aceris. Crotch, in 1872, 

 cites Aceris as type of Neptis, but this is disputed by Scuddcr (Proc. Amer. Acad. A. & Sci. 1875, 226) on 

 the jiround that Aceris belonged to Nymphalis since 1823 — presuming that Aceris is congeneric with 

 Lucilla, which, however, is not the case. Billberg's name Philonoma may be used for Melieerta (Agatha 

 Cram.), which species we diagnose below, as being generically distinct from Aceris. 



Genus Phu.onoma, Biilberg, Enum. Ins. p. 78 (1820). Nejjtis (part), Fabr. Illiger's Mag. vi. p. 282 

 (1807). Acca (part), Hiibner, Verz. Schmett. p. 44 (1816). iVc;3?Js (sect. 3), Felder, Neues Lep. p 31 

 (1861). Neptis, Scudder, Proc. Amer. Acad. A. et Sci. Boston, 1875, p. 226. Trimen, S. African Butt, 

 p. 268 (1887). 



Imago. — Male. Wings comparatively shorter and broader than in typical Neptis (Aceris). Foreicing 

 subtriaugular ; first subcostal branch emitted at about one-tliird before end of the ctll, second at one-sixth 

 before the end, the first extending close to the costal; discocellulars outwardy oblique, short; cell ojien. 

 Hincliving conically-ovate ; anterior margin much arched at the base and oblique towards the end, apex 

 obtuse; exterior margin obliquely-convex, scalloped ; anal angle rounded ; costal vein ending at one-fourth 

 before the apex ; precostal vein short, straight ; subcostals and radial at equal distances from the costal. 

 Body slender ; palpi very slender, compactly clothed, aiid with but a very few fine long hairs present beneath ; 

 eyes naked. Type. — P. Agatha, Cram. (Melieerta Fabr.). 



