CO LI AS Statim. 



Gekeric Character. 

 Palpi breves, curtuti, compressi ad lingiuayi, squamis dense tccti. ArtieuUs 

 trihiis ; prima loiigissimo, ad basin curvato, ultra erecto ; sccvmdo erecto, 

 brevi; tertio minimo, proclivi ; apice nudo, obtuso. AntcmKC breves, cy- 

 lindracea, ad apicem midam ct abrupte truncatam sensim incrassata. Ala 

 anteriores trigone. Abdomen maris, ultimo articulo acuta, ct subtiis tenui 

 iinco incurvato ; Dalvis magnis, attenuatis, aduncis. 

 Tj'pus Genericus Colias Ebule. 



Palpi short, curved, compressed on the tongue, thickly covered with scales. 

 Articulations three ; the first very long, curved at the base, erect be- 

 yond ; the second erect, short; the third minute, inclining forward; 

 the tip naked, obtuse. Antennae short, cylindric, gradually thicken- 

 ing to their tip, which is naked aad abruptly truncate. Anterior 

 wings trigonal. Abdomen of the male with the last joint pointed, 

 and a slender incurved hook beneath : the valves large, attenuated 



and hooked. 



Generic Type Colias Ebule. 



Specific Character. 

 C. alis dilittiflavis, velfuhis; ant ids supra, ptaicto medio margineque cxtimo, 

 nigris ; subtiis ferrugineis ; posticis subtiis, singulis duobits niveis punctis 

 incequalibiis ; palpis productis. 



Wings diluted yellow or fulvous ; anterior with a black border and central 

 dot, which beneath is ferrugineous ; posterior beneath, each with two 

 unequal snowy spots; palpi lengthened. — Female. 



Papilio Statira. Cramer, pi. cw.fg. C. D. 



The present insect is selected to illustrate a very elegant family 

 of Butterflies, whose predominant tints are composed of orange, 

 yellow, and white, variously blended and disposed in a greater or 

 less degree throughout all the species. The generic characters 

 above given will distinguish them as peculiar to the tropics, and 

 principally those of South America ; one or two species only 

 being found in Africa, and five or six inhabiting India. 



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