iVi A R i U 8 TiK'tys. 



Older Lepidaptera. Siili-orcltr P.^pilionitl; s. 



(Thr\ siinurifbrni Stirps. — Horsl.) 



Generic Character. See Pi. 45. 



Specific Character. 



I1'i}i(js horizontalh/ lengthened, above bri(;'it rufous, fraiisversi h/ 

 banded with blackish st7-ipcs ; beneath men bled with broivn : 

 loioer part of the head, body, abdominal margin of the inferior 

 icings, and feet, cream colonr. 



Papilio Petreiis, Cramer, PL 87, D. E. 



Thetys. Fabricius. Mant. las. 2, p. 47. Ens. Syst. 3, 



1, 77. 



We frequently captured this Butterfly on the skirts of tiie 

 Brazilian forests : its flight is bold and powerful, but it loves 

 to bask on those leafy spots, where the sun, darting- through 

 a small opening of the dense foliage, illuminates a little 

 space with sparkling brightness. 



The poor and somewhat inaccurate figure of this insect 

 in Cramer's work, is the only representation yet published. 

 We have not had leisure to investigate its scientific rela- 

 tions, further than to ascertain its close afliiiity with Marius ; 

 of which group it appears on aberrant species. 



