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NYMPHALIDiE. 



The female is rarely seen on the wing, which is attributed by Mr. Haworth to its " being destitute of a certain spiral socket " near the 

 ba»e of its upper wings, " which receives and works a strong elastic spring arising from the base of the under wings," and which, he 

 states, is possessed by the males. The structure here described is that possessed by the males of many of the Nocturnal Lepidoptera 

 and Sphingidaj, but neither the Purple Emperor nor any other Diurnal Lcpidopterous insect exhibits such a peculiarity. Mr. E. 

 Doublcday, indeed, in his dcscrijjtion of the Plate of Details in this work, marked A, asserts that this spring or bristle is to be found 

 in the vein at the base of the wings of butterflies which we have in this work termed the precostal vein ; but, on a careful examination 

 of its structure in various large moths and hawk-moths, I cannot adopt such a conclusion : it in fact apjiears to me to be a horny bristle 

 attached to the margin of the wing, and in no way connected with the system of wing-veins, as is the case with the precostal vein in 

 butterflies. 



Messrs. Boisduval and Leconte have published figures and descriptions of the transformations of two North American species of thi 

 genus, namely, Ap. Clyton and Celtis. The Caterpillar of A. Clyton feeds ou various species of Prunus, and other dnipaceous tree 

 it is green, with four longitudinal lines of greenish yellow. It is considerably more elongated than the caterpillar of A. Iris. The head 

 is greenish yellow, with two black spots and two short, branching, yellowish horns, and with the two points of the tail a little elevated. 

 The Chrysalis is green, with the wing-cases and some bars on the back greenish yellow. 



The Caterpillar of A. Celtis is very similar in form to that of A. Clyton ; it feeds on the Celtis occidentalis, and is green or greenish 

 yellow, with the sides whitish, and a stripe along the back greenish yellow, edged with a line of obscure green on each side. The sides 

 white, with a dark lateral line ; the head green, with two small bifid spines ; and the anal points slightly recurved. The Chrysalis is 

 greenish yellow, with the head bifid. 



APATURA. 



1. Apat. Iris. 



Papilio Iris Linrueus, Si/st. A'at. ii. 775. ; Fahricius, Ent. 



Syst. III. pt. 1. p. 110. n. 3S9. ; Hilhner, Eur. Schmetl. 



Pap. f. 117, 118. 504..; Leu-iu, Brit. Butt. t. 16. 



f. 1, 2. 

 Nyraphalis Iris Godiirt, Enc. M. ix. p. 41 1. n. 200., 



Lep. de France, i. t. 6. f. 1. 

 Apatura Iris Ochsenheimer, Schmett. v. Europ. iv. p. If). ; 



Steph. III. Haust. vi. p. 50. ; Curtis, III. Brit. Eut. 



pi. 338.; Wextwood 4" Humph. Brit. Butt. pi. l6. 



f. 1—5.; Boisduval, lud. Meth. n. 181. 

 Doxocopa Iris Hiihner, Ferz. bek. Sclim. n. 460. 

 Var. Papilio Beroe Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. pt. 1. p. HI. 



n. 341.; IJerhst. 

 Var. Pap. lole Wiener. Verzeichniss, 172-3.; Hiihner. 

 Northern parts of Europe, Russia. B. M. 



2. Apat. Ilia. 



Papilio Ilia Fabricius, Ent. Syst. in. pt. 1. p. 1 10. n. 340. ; 



Hiibuer, Europ. Schmett. I'ap. f. 115, ll6. ; Godart, 



Enc. M. IX. p. 412. n. 201. 

 Apatura Ilia Ochsenheimer, Schmett. von Europa, iv. p. 



19.; Boisduval, Ind. Meth. n. 182. 

 Doxocopa Ilia Hiibn. Ferz. bek. Schm. n. 46l. 

 Papilio Iris minor Esper, Schmett. t. 71. cont. 21. f. 2,3. 

 Papilio Clytie Wien. Ferz. p. 321. ; Hiihner. 

 Papilio Iris lutea Borkhausen. 

 Papilio Iris rubescens Rossi. 

 Apatura Iris metis Kindermann. 

 Doxocopa Astasia Hiihner, Ferz. bek. Schm. n. 463., 



Schmett. Pap. 812. 

 Continent of Europe, Russia, Smyrna. B. M. 



3. Apat. Clyton. 



Apatura Clyton Boisduval ^- Leconte, \Icon. Lep. i; Chen, 

 de I'Amcr. Sept. p. 208. t. 56. ; E. Doubleday, List 

 Lep. Brit. Mus. p. 108. 

 Ohio and Southern United States. B. M. 



4. Apat. Celtis. 



Apatura Celtis Boisduval S^ Leconte, Icon. Lep. S; Chen, 

 de rAmer. Sept. p. 210. pi. 57. 

 Georgia and Southern United States. B. M. 



5. Apat. Erminea. 



Papilio Erminea Cramer, Pap. pi. ig6. A. B., 241. A.B. ; 

 Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 410. n. 199. (Nymplialis Kr.) ; 

 Hiihner, Ferz. bek. Schm. n. 459. (Doxocopa Er.) ; Doubl. 

 Westw. ^ Hcwitson, Gen. Diurn. Lep. pi. 45. f. 1. 

 Amboyna. 



6. Apat. Cvane. 



Nymphalis Cyane Latreitle in Humboldt Sj Bonpl. Obs. 



Zool. II. p. 82. pi. .36. f. 3, 4. 

 Nymphalis Cyanipi)e Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 414. n. 202. 

 Peru, Colombia. 



7- Apat. Pavonii. 



Nymphalis Pavon. Latreille in Humboldt &; Bonpland. Obs. 

 Zool. I. 197. pi. IS. f. 3, 4.; Godart, Etic. M. ix. p. 

 376. n. 89. 

 Peru, Colombia. 



8. Apat. Thoe. 



Nymphalis Thoe Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 376- n. 88. 

 America, Brazil. 



9. Apat. Agathina. 



Papilio Agathina Cramer, Pap. t. l67. f. E.F.; Doubleday, 

 List Lep. Brit. Mus. p. I68. (Chlorippe Ag.) 



Doxocopa Agathina Hiibner, Zntr. pt. iv. p. 36. f. 765, 

 766. 



Nyraphalis Agathis Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 377. n. 9I. 

 Brazil, Surinam. B.M. 



10. Apat. Vacuna. 



Nymphalis Vacuna Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 377. n. QO. ; 

 Doubleday, Westw, S^ Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. pi. 45. 

 f. 3. (Apat. V.) 

 5 Doxocopa Marse Hiibner, Zutr. pt. iv. p. 10. f. 617, 



6I8. 

 $ Heterochroa Marse Doubl. Westw. Sj Hewits. Gen. Diurn. 



Lep. p. 278. n. 6.* 

 Brazil, 



11. Apat. Laura. 



Papilio Laura Drury, III. vol. 11. app. pi. 17. f. 5, 6. 

 Papilio (Nymphalis) Laura Fabricius, Ent. Syst. in. pt. 

 1. p. 134. n. 415. ; Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 376. n. 87. 

 (NymphaUs La.) ; Hiibner, Saniml. exot. Schm. Band 

 ii. pi. — . (Catargyria L.) ; Doubleday, Cat. Lep. Brit. 

 3fus. p. 108. (Chlorijjpe L.) ; Doubl. Westw. S^ Hewit- 

 son. Gen. Diurn. Lep. pi. 42. f. 5. (Apat. L.). 

 Brazil, West Indies, West Coast of South America. B. M. 



12. Apat. Lucasii. 



Apatura Lucasii E. Doubleday MS. ; Doubl, Westw. S; 

 Hcwitson, Gen. Diurn. Lep. pi. 45. f. 2. 



? 



13. Apat. Laubentia. 



Nymphalis Laurentia Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 376. n. 86. ; 



Doubleday, Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus. p. 108. (Chlorippe 



Laurentia). 

 Catargyria Seraphina Hiibner, Samml. exot. Schm. Band 



ii. pi. — . 

 Brazil. B. M. 



14. Apat. Aracynthia. 



Papilio Aracynthia Dalman, Insect, nov. sp. p. 41. n. 8. 

 ? 



15. Apat. Zunilda. 



Nymphalis Zunilda Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 377. n. 92. ; 

 Doubleday, Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus. p. 108. (Chlorippe Z.). 

 Brazil. 



Being now acquainted with the male of this insect, I find it belongs to the genus Apatura, and not to Heterochroa, as indicated in p. 278. n. 6. 



