AMPHRISIUS Nympalides, 

 Amphrisius Butterfly. 



Family Papilionidae. Sub-Fam. Papilionse. Genus. Amphrisius. Sw. 

 (Typical Sub-Genus). 



Sub-Generic Characters. 



Wings without tails, the anterior externally dentated, the posterior 

 sliort and rounded, the margin scolloped ; Antennae long. Larva 

 covered with spine-like tubercles ; Pupa braced in an inverted 

 position. 



Specific Character. 



Anterior icings black, with longitudinal paler rays; posterior 

 icings yellow, with a black serrated border, and an internal 

 row of black spots. 



Papilio Amphrisius. Godart. Ency. Meth. \. p. 27, No. 7. 

 Papilio Heliacon. Fab. Ent. Sys. 3. 1. p. 19. Don. Ind. Ins.pl. 19. 



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 Papilio Amphrisius. — Horsf. Descrip. Cat. Part 1. pi. 4.f. 13. 



The Butterflies of which we consider the species now figu- 

 red as the typical example, constitute one of the great 

 natural divisions of the modern genus Papilio ; and they 

 are peculiarly distinguished in all their three stages of ex- 

 istence, namely in the caterpillar, the pupa, and in the 

 winged state. Dr. Horsfield has enabled us to illustrate 

 the two former, and we add a figure of the perfect butterfly 

 from specimens in our own cabinet, collected in Java. It 

 seems subject to much variation in point of colour, but we 

 have strong suspicions that some of the varieties are distinct 

 species. The richness of the black resembles Genoa velvet, 

 while that of the yellow may be compared to glossy satin. 

 All the larger species of the group are Oriental, but we 

 suspect America is not without typical examples, although 

 they are of a much smaller size. The species however, 

 even with these additions, are so few, that the sub-types of 

 the group cannot be accurately made out. 



As this seems to be the pre-eminent type of the genus, 

 we preserve to it the generic name. 



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