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72. Atella Phalanta. 



Papilio Phalanta, Drury, Illus. Nat. Hist., I, pi. SI, f. 1, 2. 

 Papilio Phalantha, Fab., Syst. Ent., p. 518, n. 318. 

 Papilio Columbina, Cram., Pap. Exot., pi, 238, f. A, B ; 



[and pi. 337, f. D, E. 



Papilio Phalanta, Fab., Ent. Syst., Ill, 1, p. 149, n. 455. 



Papilio Phalanthus, Herbst., Bek. Ins. Schmett., IX, 



[pi. 256, f. 5, 6 ; and pi. 257, f. 1, 2. 



Argyronome Columbina, Hubn.,Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 32. 

 Argynnis Phalanta, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 259, n. 10. 

 ,, Boisd., Faune Ent. de Mad., p. 41. 



Boisd., App. Voy. de Deleg., p. 592. 



Phalanta Columbina, Horsf., Desc.Cat. Lep. Mus., E.I.C., 



[pi. 7, f. 5. 



Atella Phalanta, Horsf. Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. 9 



[p. 151. 



Var. $ . Atella Eurytis, Doubl. Westw. Hewits., Gen. 

 Atella Eurytis, Chenu, Enc. d'Hist. Nat., f. 191. 

 [Diurn. Lep., pi. 22, f. 3. 

 Expands 2 in. 3 lin. 2 in. 6 lin. 



$ . Warm yellow-ochreous ; spotted with black ; hind-mar- 

 gins festooned with black. Fore-wing : two thin, transverse, 

 black streaks in discoidal cell, that nearer base short, the 

 other indented and almost crossing cell ; at extremity of cell, 

 two transverse, similar streaks, one outwardly, the other in- 

 wardly, bordering the closing nervules ; beyond cell, from 

 costa to first median nervule, an irregular black stripe com- 

 posed of four spots, of which the fourth and lowest spot is 

 always beyond, and generally quite separate from, the others ; 

 immediately below median nervure, and all but touching it, 

 are three spots, one above, and one below second median 

 nervule, the other below third median nervule ; beyond 

 middle, on costa, a dusky-blackish, waved streak to second 

 discoidal nervule ; sometimes continued to first or second 

 median nervules, by one or two small blackish spots ; hind- 

 margin festooned with arched, united black streaks, the tips 

 of which are connected with a series of sub-triangular spots 

 on hind-marginal edge, at extremities of nervules ; a distinct, 

 straight, black line from costa to anal angle, between festoons 

 and spots, cutting their points of junction at right angles ; 

 within the festooned line a row of five small, rounded spots, 

 between nervules, parallel to hind-margin, the lowest spot 

 being larger than, and slightly beyond, the others, and 

 touching the last festoon, near anal angle. Hind-wing : 

 festooned hind-margin similar to that of fore-wing, but the 



