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Species I. Epicopeia Polydora (Plate 5, fig. 1). E. alis anticis luteo-griseis nigro-lineatis, 
posticis nigris, fascia media alba maculisque cuneatis submarginalibus rufis in medio nigris. 
Expans. alarum une. 6. 
Habitat in agris Assamensibus. In Mus. D. Solly. 
Alz antice elongato-triangulares, supra et subtus luteo-grisex, venis lineisque tenuibus inter 
venas nigris. Postice basi concolores, dimidioque apicali nigra, fascia media irregulari e 
maculis sex albis, quarum mediw majores, macula transversa ad angulum analem, alteris 
4 triangularibus (medio nigris), aliaque ad angulum apicalem ovali,sanguineis supra nigro- 
irroratis, subtus vero pallidioribus ; venis etiam fasciam albam dividentibus, subtus san- 
guineo-irroratis. Corpus nigrum, capite, collo tenui, coxis, lateribus apiceque segmentorum 
abdominalium subtus sanguineis. 
Species II. Epicopeia Philenora (Plate 5, fig. 2). E. alis anticis griseis nigro-lineatis, subtus 
ad costam macula sanguinea, posticis nigris chalybeo nitidis, subtus macula parva versus 
angulum externum lineaque tenui brevi ad angulum analem sanguineis. Expans. alar. 
unc. 43, 
Habitat cum precedenti. In Mus. D. Solly. 
Alz antice elongate, multo angustiores, griseo-nigricantes basi nigra, venis lineisque inter venas 
nigris 3 subtus ad apicem purpureo-nitide, macula costali fere ad apicem arew discoidalis 
sanguinea. Ale postice supra nigre chalybeo nitide, subtus ejusdem coloris. Macula 
parva costali prope angulum externum lineaque tenui curvata ad angulum analem san- 
guineis. Corpus nigrum, capite,collo tenui, ano coxisque sanguineis, segmenta abdominalia 
ad latera et margines posticos subtus carneis. An mas preecedentis? 
I have intended by the specific names applied to these two insects 
to express the relation of analogy which they respectively exhibit 
to Papilio Polydorus, and Philenor. 
As the moths represented in the plate exhibit an instance in 
which one group of insects assumes the appearance of distinct tribes, 
the beautiful moth plant of India and the Indian islands (Phale- 
nopsis amabilis, Blwme,—Epidendrum amabile, Linn), is also re- 
presented: affording an instance of the analogy between plants and 
insects of which the Orchidaceze afford such numberless examples. 
I take this opportunity of bringing together the descriptions of 
the several genera of Indian moths alluded to in the preceding 
observations as most nearly allied to Epicopeia, and which are 
scattered in various works. 
Ererusia, Hope, Linn. Trans., vol. 18 (1840), p. 445.—Ale anguste integrs, nervo antico 
apicali trifurcato ; nervo medio etiam trifurcato, furcis fere rectis, ale postice breviores, 
integra, cellula elongata apiceque nervos fere rectos emittente. Antenna Q graciles vix 
uniserratee. Lingua spiralis elongata. Palpi breves; abdomen terebra parva exserta 
instructum. 
Eterusia tricolor, Hope, op. cit. tab. 31, fig. 4. —Alis anticis viridibus, variisque maculis albis 
notatis, posticis basi aurantiis, apicibus externe violaceis et albo maculatis, Caput atro- 
violaceum, antennis nigris, thorax niger antice et postice violaceus. Corpus infra cyaneo- 
violaceum, segmentis abdominis albo nigroque alterné varieyatis. 
Long. corp. lin. 103. Expans. alar. 2une. 8 lin. Habitat in agro Assamensi. 
Erasmia, Hope, Linn. Trans. vol. 18 (1840), p. 446.—Antenne @ bipectinate, pectinibus 
mediocribus ; alw anteriores oblong subovales integra, nervis posticis paullo curvatis, cel- 
lula discoidali clausa. Ale posticae subrotundate, nervis posticiscurvatis. Corpus gracile 
subcylindricum. Caput parvum, palpis parvis. Lingua spiralis et elongata. Pedes graciles. 
Erasmia pulchella, Hope, op. cit. pl. 31, fig. 5. —Argenteo-viridis, alis anticis nigris maculis 
viridi-czeruleo-argenteo ornatis, fascia irregulari ante medium rufa, maculisque majoribus 
albis pone medium positis. Als posticee straminee basi apiceque nigris, nervis viridi- 
cerulescentibus. 
Long. corp. unc. 1. Expans. alar. 3 unc. 2 lin. Habitat Assam. 
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