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Nyiiiplialidii?, liave the anterior wings elongated, with the apex 

 often acute, and, what is especially remarkahle, an abrupt bend 

 or shoulder near tlie base of the wing. (See Malcuj Arcliipelayo, 

 Hrd p]d. p. 281, woodcut.) No less than 13 species of Papilio, 10 

 I'ieridw, and 4 or 5 Kymphalidte, are thus distinguished from 

 their nearest allies in the surrounding islands or in India. In 

 size again, a large number of Celebesian butterflies stand pre- 

 eminent over their allies. The fine Papilios — adamantms, blumei, 

 and fjigon—are jierfect giants l)y tlie side of the closely-allied 

 i'orms of Java ; wliile I\ androcJes is the largest and longest-tailed, 

 of all the true swalh)W-tailed group of tlie Old AVorld. Among 

 Nymphalida?, the species of Rliinopdljia and Eurvpus, peculiar to 

 Celebes, are immensely hirger tlian their nearest allies ; and 

 several of the PieridiC are also decidedly larger, though in a less 

 marked degree. In colour, many of the Celebesian butterflies differ 

 from the nearest allied species ; so that they acquire a singu- 

 larity of aspect which marks them off from the rest of the group. 

 The most curious case is that of three butterflies, belonging 

 to three distinct genera {CctJioua myrma, Messaras mccouides, 

 and Atella cekhensis) all having a delicate violet or lilac gloss in 

 lines or patches, which is wholly wanting in every allied species 

 of the surrounding islands. These numerous peculiarities of 

 Celebesian butterflies are very extraordinary ; and im})ly isolation 

 from surrounding lands, almost as nuich as do tlie strange forms 

 of mammals and birds, which more prominently characterise this 

 interesting island. 



(Jf the Coleoptera we know much less, but a few interesting 

 i'acts may be noted. There are a number of flne species of 

 Cicindela, some of peculiar forms ; and one Odontochila, a South 

 American genus; while CoUyris reaches Celebes from the 

 Oriental region. In Carabidro it has one peculiar genus, Dicra- 

 speda ; and a species of the fine Australian genus Catadromus. 

 In Lucauidu' it has tlu; Oriental genus, Odon'.olahris. In Ceton- 

 iidie it has a peculiar <reu\\s, St em op I us, and several fine Cetonice; 

 but the characteristic Malayan genus, Lumapteia, found in every 

 other island of the archipelago from Sumatri' to New Ouinea, 

 is absent — an analogous fi'Ct to the case of Ccy among birds. 



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