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over it, being divided by a narrow black line. Above these are two other bars ; the first orange, the 

 next cream colour, separated by long narrow black spots ; the colour of these wings, next the body, being 

 orange. All the wings are dentated. 



PIEllIS CALYPSO. 



Plate XVII. fig. 3, 4. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diiiraa. Family: Papilionidse, XeocA. 



Genus. Pieris, Schrank- Latr. God, Papilio (Dau. Caiid.), Linn. Drury. 



PiERis Calypso. Alis rotundatis subiutegris albis extimo nigro; posticis subtus flavis seu nitenti-grisescen- 

 tibus, limbo puuctorum nigi-orum surie diiplici, maculis flavis interjectis. (Expaus. Alar. 3 unc. 6 lin.) 



Syn. Papilio (Dan. Cand.) Calypso, Dniry, App. vol. 2. Fabr. Ent. Sijst. 111. 1. ^;. 191. iVo. .592. Cramer, 

 y. 1.54. C. D. (^.) E. F. (5>) Enc. Mctliod.ix.p.\SO.{V\etaC.) Bolsduval Hist. Nat- Lep. 

 1. 504. 



Habitat : Sierra Leoue. 



Upper Side. Antennae brown. Thorax and abdomen nearly black. Wings white ; margined ex- 

 ternally with dusky black. The anterior edges of the anterior ones are also margined with black, from 

 the middle of which runs a black line to a round spot placed on the middle of the wings ; the mixture 

 of the colours on these wings somewhat resembles the profile of a human face. Posterior wings having 

 a round spot placed near the middle of each, with several fainter ones along the external edges, and two 

 stronger ones near the upper corners. 



Under Side. Palpi and legs black. Breast ash-coloured. Anterior wings as on the upper side ; 

 three oblong yellow spots being placed at the tips, and four round white ones along the external edges. 

 Posterior wings much tinged with yellow, having a yellow margin running from the abdominal to the 

 upper corners along the external edges, appearing like crescents placed on a row ; above this is a row of 

 seven square black spots placed circulai'ly with the margin, and in the centre is a conspicuous round 

 black spot. 



Mr. Smeathman states that this insect loves chiefly to sport in the sunshine. It is 

 therefore very difficult to catch at that time of the day when the sun is powerful ; but 

 towards sunset it is more easily caught, when it congregates in great numbers, in parti- 

 cular spots most sheltered from the breeze. 



NYMPHALIS LAURE. 



Plate XVIIL. fig. -5, 6. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Diurna. Family: Nymphalidfe, Swains. 

 Gends. Nymphalis, Latr. God. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.), Drury. 



NY.MPHALIS Laure. Alls supra Tiigris ; fascijl media anticarum fulva interrupta ; posticarum alba, et a latere 

 coeruleo nitida. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. G lin.) 



Syn. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Laure, Drury, App. vol. 2. 



Papilio (Nymph.) Laura, Fabr. Ent. Syst. HI. 1. p. 134. No. 415. 

 Nymphalis Laure, Enc. MHh. ix. p. 376. 



Habitat : The Bay of Honduras, Drury. 



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