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Lately Mr. Fortune has returned to this country, bringing with 

 him many specimens of the same insect in a more perfect state, which 

 enables me to take up the genus and endeavour to define the species 

 and give characters for each. I shoidd state, however, that I think 

 I shall be able to point out that these " two sexes " are, in fact, 

 distinct species of the genus. 



I think it best, first, to give a description of the species figured by 

 Donovan under the name of Papilio Telamon, but which will now 

 stand under that of 



Sericinus Telamon, Westw. 



The fore wings yellowish white, with the anterior and most of the 

 exterior margins rather broadly edged with black ; an abbreviated 

 line in the middle, another at the anterior part of the costal area, 

 and then a cui-ved line of irregular spots, which ends towards the 

 posterior angle, and wdth two small spots at the anterior angle near 

 the outer margin, also one spot on the inner margin, black. The 

 hind wings yellowish white, with the anal angle black, which appa- 

 rently extends towards the anterior margin by two oblong spots of 

 the same colour ; the anal angle is ornamented by a crimson line 

 that reaches to the third nervure from the inner margin ; there are 

 also three pale blue lunes. The under surface of the fore wings is 

 very similar to the upper side, except that the black which surrounds 

 the anterior and part of the exterior margins is not apparent. The 

 under surface of the hind wings is also similar to the upper side, 

 except that the spot of the anterior margin is ornamented by a crim- 

 son centre. 



Donovan informs us that the only specimen brought to Europe 

 was taken near Pekin, by a gentleman in the suite of Earl INIacart- 

 ney, and was at that time, when Donovan figured it, in the possession 

 of Mr. Francillon. 



Having thus recorded the peculiarities of the species which must 

 be considered the type of this genus, I shall now point out how one 

 series of specimens brought by Mr. Fortmie diff"er from it, though 

 in general they are very similar to the one just described. Yet the 

 uniformity of all the specimens of the series, which comes nearest to 

 Donovan's figure, induces nie, provisionally at least, to form it into 

 a separate species, under the name of 



Sericinus Montela*. (Cat. of Lepid. B. M. i. 78. pi. 13. 

 fig. 1, 2.) 



Like the preceding ; but the fore wings have a large subtriangular 

 black spot very near the base, which is divided into three spots by 

 the nervures. The anterior margin is shghtly edged, and the ex- 

 terior margin is, for most part, broadly margined with black. The 

 hind wings have a broad band obliquely across the costal area, and 

 the crimson band at the anal angle appears broader in this species. 



* Sericimcs Telamon, Westw. & Hewits. Gen. Diurnal Lep. p. 530 suppl. pi. 1. 

 fig. 1. 



