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Upper Side. Antennae, thorax, and abdomen of a dark brown colour. All the wings dark (jlive 

 brown. On the anterior wings, near the tips, are two black circular spots united together : the lower 

 one being the largest, each having a small white one in its centre. On the posterior wings are two 

 black circular eyes, towards the anal angle ; their irides being of a gold colour, and the pupils white. 

 The superior wings are a little dentated, the inferior ones being angulated. 



Under Side. All the wings, on this side, are of a very pale brown, marked all over with short, 

 crooked, wave-like stripes, of a dark brown colour, almost black. On the anterior wings are four eyes, 

 the largest, situated near the middle of the wing, is encircled with yellow, its centre being white ; below 

 this is a small one, and two other small ones are placed near the tips. Posterior wings, with a row of sis 

 black eyes near the external edge, whereof two are much larger than the rest; the irides of all being 

 yellow, and the pupils white. That next the anal angle is sesquialterate. In some specimens these eyes 

 are less distinct than in others ; in some there are not more than five to be discerned, and only one on 

 each superior wing; in others not more than three can be distinguished, the small ones being entirely 

 wanting. 



Drury observes (Introd. to vol. iii. p. 16.) that this insect very much resembles a species 

 sent by Mr. Smeathman from Africa, which comes out only about sunset, and is then to 

 be found in dark shades, wavering about amongst the early flying noctuse, and other 

 nocturnal species. In some manuscripts of the late Professor Weber of Kiel, in my posses- 

 sion, the East Indies are given as the habitat of this species. 



CASTNIA LICUS. 



Plate XVI. fig. 1.2. 



Okder : Lepkloptera. Section : Hesperi Sphinges (ifrfr.). Family : Castniida;. Westw. 



Genus. C.istnia, Fabricius, Latr. God. Dalinan. Papilio (Dan. Festiv.), Drury. 



Castnia I.icus. AUs integris, supra atris nitidis ; anticis sesquifascia alba, posticis serie raarginali punetorum 



rabrorum fasciaque obliqua alb4. (Ex]3ans. Alar, fere 4 une.) 

 SVN. Papilio (Dan. Festiv.) Licus, Drury, App.v. 2. Cramer, pi. im.fig. A. B. Fair. Ent. Syst. 111. 1./*. 

 45. No. 137. (Licas.) 



Papilio Lycus, Herbst. Pap. tab. 134./. 1. 2. Merian Surinam, tab. 3G. 



Castnia Licus, Latr. et God. Enc. Meth. ix.p. 797. 



Habitat : Surinam. 



Upper Side. The antennae are dark brown, at the tips paler ; and terminating in a point. The head, 

 thorax, and base of the abdomen dark chocolate brown ; the extremity and sides of the latter dark. 

 Anterior wings of a fine deep chocolate brown. A narrow, irregular, and oblique cream-coloured bar 

 runs across the wing; between this and the tip, from the anterior edge, runs another crooked 

 irregular bar, of a much darker colour, reaching almost half across the wing towards the interior angle, 

 the external margin being of a lighter shade. Posterior wings, having a white bar running transversely 

 across the wing, widening by degrees, and ending at the anal angle. Six square orange spots also' 

 of different sizes, are placed within the external margin of these wings. 



Under Side. Anterior wings, in the middle, dark chocolate; the tips dark fawn colour, lighter 

 next the shoulders. The two irregular bars, on the upper side, are here a little broader. Within the 

 external edge are three rather pearly white spots. Posterior wings greyish fawn colour, with the 



