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12. Thyca Belladonna. 



Papilio (P. H.) Belladonna, Fabricius, " alls oblongis, integerrimis> 

 atris ; anticis hyalino punctatis, posticis flavo maculatis : habitat 

 ... . . ." Donovan, Nat. Hep. i. pi. 35 (1823). 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 180. n. 557 (1793). 



The true P. Belladonna is not in the British-Museum collection* 

 Mr. Doubleday, in his MS. notes, observes that it is " identical with 

 P. Horsfieldii." 



According to A. E. llussell, this species affects the " valleys of the 

 lower hills" (see P. Z. S. 1865). 



Genus 3. DAPTOtfOU&A, gen. nov. 



Genus Tliycce, affine nervulis autem duobus ante cellse alarum an- 

 ticarum finem emissis, forma cellaB discoidalis a Tachyride dissimilis ; 

 abdomine maris uncis duobus perlongis terminato. 



This genus will include the South- American group to which P. 

 Lycimnia, P. Salacia, and allies belong. Although the form of the 

 front-wing cell is very like that of Thyca in form, it emits two sub- 

 costal branches before its termination. This group could not be as- 

 sociated with the African P. Severina, since it not only differs 

 entirely in the form of the wings, but in venation ; the male anal 

 hooks, too, in P. tfeverina are scarcely visible, whilst in the P. Lycim- 

 nia males they are most prominent. To those who object to the use 

 of a lens for the determination of generic distinctions, this group has 

 the advantage of being a good genus to the eye. The typical species 

 is the P. Lycimnia of Cramer. 



1 . Daptonoura Lycimnia. 



$ . Papilio (D. C.) Flippantha, Fabricius [P. Lycimnia, Cramer], 

 " alis rotundatis, integris ; anticis albis, macula apiceque nigris, po- 



sticis navis, apice subtus brunneis : habitat " Pap. Exot t ii. 



pi. 105. figs. E, F (1779). 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 202. n, 631 (1793), 



$ , Brazil. (Obtained from Mr. Bullock) B.M. 



According to Mr. Bates, inhabits only the shades of the forest, and 

 is of a slow feeble flight (see Journ. Entom. December 1861). 



The marginal spots upon the upper surface of the hind wings vary 

 much, and in our specimen are very much obscured. Mr. Double- 

 day, in his MS., remarks that the P. Flippantha of Fabricius is the 

 P.Limnoria of Boisduval (Sp. Gen. Lep. p. 488. n. 75). This 

 species is figured in Jones's unpublished ' Icones.' 



Genus 4. TACHYRIS, Wallace, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. iv. s. 3. part 3. p. 361 (1867). 



1. Tachyris Nero. 



Papilio (N.) Nero, Fabricius, " alis integerrimis, sanguineis, mar- 



