C L I A S G odartiana. 

 Godarfs Colias. 



Generic Chauacteu. — See PI. 5. 



Specuic Ciiaracteu. 



C. (Fam.) (ills/luvt'scente-fulvis, autuis xtipra ima'glne puiuio(jUt' rotunduto 

 7/icilio nigi-'is, suhfus lu-gtnteo riij'o '3-Jisso, posluis subtiis puiicto gcinino ar- 

 genteo margme nigi-o, uno qitadrato; palpis produclis. 



(Female) Wings fulvous-yellow ; anterior above with the outer margin and 

 round central sj)ot black, which beneath is silvery rufous and three- 

 cleft; posterior leneath each with two silvery spots margined with 

 black, one of which is rpiadrangular. Palpi lengthened. 



An inspection of a vast number of insects of this genus, with 

 the possession of nearly all the species noticed by authors, con- 

 vinces me that the insect now figured is perfectly distinct from any 

 other. It is in the cabinet of Mr. Ilawortli, who obligingly lent 

 it me for comparison and description, and is the only indi\ idual 

 I iiave hitherto met with. The prolongation of the palpi, which 

 is even more obvious than in C Statira, is alone a specific di- 

 stinction ; and the forai of the spots both on the upper and under 

 side differs very much in character from that insect, with which it 

 has the most affinity. It may be the Papilio Diya of Fabr. 

 (omitting his references) ; but his description, whether intended 

 for this insect or any other, is so vague that I can see no advan- 

 tage in retaining it. Of the two bright silver spots beneath, one 

 is oval, the other larger and quadrangular. 



1 have named it in honour of M. Godart, tlie intelligent co- 

 adjutor of M. Latrcillc in the entomological part of the E/ici/clo- 

 ptdie Methodiqiie. 

 n. 31. 



