LOXURA. MYRINA. 



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LOXURA. 



1. Lox. Attmnus. 



Papilio Atymnus Cramer, Pap. t. 331. f. D. E. ; Fiihr. 

 Manl. lux. ii. p. 70. 2S3. (Hesperia A.); Donovan, 

 Ins. China, pi. 3<). f. I.; Horxfidd, Cut. hep. E. I. C. 

 p. 121. pi. 11. f. 6. 6 a — d. ; Gorlart, Enc. M. ix. p. 

 594. ; Boisduval, Sp. grn. Lep. i. pi. 7- f- 3. ; Hiibner, 

 Vers. bck. Schm. n. 828. (Marmessus A.). 

 India, Java, Ceylon. B. M. 



Lox. Pita. 



Loxura Pita Ilorsfield, Cat. Lep. E. I. C. p. 122. ; Doabl. 

 Westw. c\ Uewits. Gen. D. Lep. pi. 7-1'. f. 2. 

 Silhet, Java. B. M. 



Genus VIT. MYRINA. 



Mykina God.., Ilorsfield. 



Body moderately robust ; hind wings generally extended into one or more long slender tails. 

 Head small, obtuse ; clothed, especially on the crown, with fine long hairs. 



Eyes naked. 



Antennw of moderate length, slender, gradually thickened almost from the base ; the club long, cylindrical, not 

 ringed with white, the extremity rather acute and slightly bent, at least one third of the length of the antenna;. 



Labial Palpi very long and compressed, slender, .slightly divergent ; the middle joint elongated, oblong, extending 

 forwards considerably beyond the front of the head, slightly oblique, the tip not higher than the middle of the 

 eyes ; the third joint very slender, cylindrical, and horizontal, finely squamose ; longer in the female than in 

 the male. 



Fore Wings subtrigonate obtuse. Costal margin moderately arched; apical angle subacute. Apical margin 

 straight, or but slightly convex. Veins arranged as in Loxura, except that in some species (]\1. Kavindra and 

 Etolus) the postcostal vein of the fore wings is destitute of the third branch near their extremity.* 



ITi?id Wings elongate, subtrigonate. The anal region extending longitudinally, and transversely truncated from 

 the submedian to the middle branch of the median vein ; the former extending at the anal angle into a short 

 appendage ; and the first, and often the second, branches of tlie median vein extend into long slender tails. 

 Upper disco-cellular vein arising at about the distance of its own length from the origin of the branch of the 

 postcostal vein. The lower disco-cellular vein uniting with the third branch of the median vein at a short 

 distance from its origin. 



Fore Legs of the male slender, clothed with scaly hairs. Femur with longer hairs beneatli. Tibia as long as 

 the fenuir. Tarsus two thirds of the length of the tibia, slender, exarticulate, and subcylindrical, with several 

 fine short spines beneath ; obtuse at the tip, which is armed with several very sliort stiff bristles. For^e Legs of 

 the female rather shorter and thicker than those of the male, scaly. Tarsus with the basal joint nearly as long 

 as the rest conjoined. Three intermediate joints of nearly equal length ; fifth joint small, ovate ; joints armed 

 beneath with fine short bristles. 



Four Hind Legs nearly identical in structure, the middle femora being longer than their tibia;, whilst the hinder 

 tibia) are rather longer than their corresponding femora. Tibial spurs short but distinct. Tarsi identical in 

 structure with those of the fore legs of the female, except that they are comparatively considerably longer. 

 Ungues minute. 

 Abdomen small, acute. 



' Dr. Boisduval's figure of the veins of .M. Kavindra is incorrect in this respect. 



Mareh 1. 18.62. 



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