E U R Y M U S Philodice. 



Family Papilionidae. (Julifurni Stirps. Horsf.) 



Sub Family, Colianaj. 



Sub-genus (?) Eurymus. Nob. Horsf. 



Characters. 



Palpi rather lengthened, cloathed and fringed with unequal, dis- 

 united hairs, the two last joints oliliquely porrect, and scarcely 

 touching the head. Antcimse slender, terminating abruptly in 

 a thick cylindrical club. Wings simple, rounded, entire ; 

 destitute of concealed appendges. 



Specific Character. 



IV ings yell oiv above ; tvith a common border of black. Anterior 

 above ivith a small, linear-oval, black, discoid spot. 



Col. Alis integerrimis, rotundatis, flavis, limbo communi supra 

 nigro : subtus anticis puncto ocellari, posticis sesquialtero 

 argenteo; his sub-rufescentibus ; anticarum limbo supra (fem.) 

 flavo maculato. Ency. Meth. p. 100. 



The Butterflies constituting this group, are nearly restricted 

 in their geographic range to the temperate regions of the 

 old and the new world. Their principal metropolis appears 

 to be in Europe ; about twelve species having been de- 

 scribed as natives of that continent. Of these, five are found 

 in Britain ; one of which, E. Edusa, has a very wide range; 

 we have seen specimens from the mountains of Nepaul, and 

 we possess others, collected by our friend Mr. Burchell, in 

 Southern Africa. C Philodice^ hitherto unfigured, is the 

 only species of a strictly typical character discovered in 

 North America : we have several specimens from New York, 

 where it appears not uncommon : the middle figure represents 

 the female. 



In illustrating this group, we feel called up to notice in a 

 particular manner, the courtesy of Dr. Horsfield in adopt- 

 ing our manuscript name, after it had remained so many 

 ,years unpublished, that the circumstance, on our part, had 

 been totally forgotton. To us the mere credit of having 

 pointed out a group, flattering as it might once have been, 

 is now trifling: but the high principles which prompted the 

 unequivocal thanks of Dr. Horsfield, must ever demand our 

 respect. The passage, indeed, so honourable to its writer, 

 singularly contrasts with the ambiguous acknowledgements, 

 tendered to us from other quarter. 



