Ord. LEPIDOPTERA. Gen. PAPILIO o/Linn. 

 Family PHAL^NOIDES. 



CHARACTER OF THE FAMILY. 



PALPI flattened and hairy, round at the ends, and advanced straight before the eyes. 

 TONGUE spiral, and generally long. 



ANTENNM bent, with, an oblong club terminating in a point, and frequently hooked. 

 They fly by day, and are properly a link between the Moth and Butterfly. 



Phalcenoides Glycinas. PI. 1. 



SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION. 



Phalcenoides with black wings ; on the anterior two bars of straw yellow, and several markings 

 of the same colour on the anterior edge tinged with green : on the posterior wings a margin 

 of the same yellow, waving into the black, and in the male a round spot of the same in the 

 middle. Anus orange, and tufted in the male. The thorax marked with several pale yellow 

 lines. 



The larva feeds generally on the plant here figured, Glycine Bimaculata, 

 but sometimes on the grape vine also. It changes to a pupa in January, spin- 

 ning a slight web on the stem of its food under the leaves, in which state our 

 specimen remained seventy-five days, and was on the wing in April. 



It inhabits low and marshy grounds, and flies by day. The sexes differ in 

 size, and in the males having a spot of yellow on the under wings, as shown at 

 3. The upper side of the female is represented at 4 ; the under side at 5 ; 

 the larva at 1 ; the pupa and its web at 2. 



Obs. We have introduced this new and curious insect into the Linneean system as a family of 

 the genus Papilio of that great naturalist, for whom we entertain the highest respect: and in 

 giving a family name to an evidently natural division of the genus Papilio, we have no other end 

 in view than precision and conciseness of arrangement, which may hereafter enable us to class 

 others of the same character from that country of strange produce, New South Wales. We ap- 

 prehend also, that this appellation and definition of a family will be found useful on a large scale. 

 and comprehend a numerous class of lepidopterous day-flying- insects from other parts of the world, 

 at present not clearly defined ; and are of opinion, that the noble and concise outline of Linnaeus in 

 this branch of natural history being properly filled up by families and sections, will be found by- 

 far the most complete for general and scientific use. 



