PHONO. lOibnia Phono. 

 MAUS^US. -Mechanitis Marsanu. 



ERATO. Helicdnia Erato. 



SPIO. Liptalis Spio. 



In the upper left-hand corner of the engraving on page 505 is another example of this 

 genus. The upper wings of the LYSIMNIA are chestnut at the base, arid thence black to 

 the tip, with the exception of two bold patches of nearly transparent membrane. Tho 

 under wings are chestnut, edged with black, and having a jagged black streak across them, 

 above which is a transparent stripe. The under surface is coloured in nearly the same 

 manner, except that a row of white spots runs round the edge. 



To the same elegant family belong the butterflies of the genus Euplcea, a good 

 example of which is the MIDAMTJS. This insect strongly reminds the British entomologist 

 of the purple emperor, the sober brown of the wings changing to rich shining purple 

 when the light falls at a particular angle. At first sight, the butterfly appears to be quite 

 a dull and inconspicuous insect, its colours being hardly more attractive than the simple 

 black and white of the engraving. But if it be moved so that the light falls diagonally 

 on its wings, the dull brown suddenly changes as if by magic into imperial purple of a 



