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LEPIDOPTERA. 



ANTHOCHARIS DANAE. 



Plate XXVI. fig. 2. 



Genus. Anthocharis, Boisduval, (Pontia p. Ilorsf. Pieria p. Enc. Meth.) 

 Species. Anthocharis Danae : aliis rotundatis albis ; anticis apioe coooineis, margine 

 fasciaque nigris ; singulis subtus striga moniliformi punctorum subferruginea 

 abbreviata. Expans. alar. una 2. 

 Anthocharis : with the wings rounded and white ; the anterior with a large apical 

 spot of red crimson-pink, surrounded with black ; beneath all the wings have 

 a short row of dull moniliform spots. Expanse of the wings, 2 inches. 

 Syn. Papilio (D. C.) Danae, Fab. Ent. Syst. III. p. 203. Syst. Ent. p. 476. Enc. 

 Meth. 9. 124. (Pieris D.) Boisduval Lepld. i. 570. (Anthocharis D.) Horsfield Lep. 

 Jav. p. 141. 

 Papilio Eburia, Cramer Pap. pi. 352. C, D, E, F. 



Habitat. " India orientali," (Fabricius). Bengal, and the Cape of Good Hope, (Boisduval). 

 Mysore, (Donovan). 



GONIAPTERYX MORULA. 



Plate XXVII. fig. 1. 



Family. Papilionim:, Leach. 



Genus. Goniapteryx, Weslwood. Gonepteryx, Leach, Curt. Steph. Colias, Latr. Rhodo- 



cera, Boisduval Dup. 

 Species. Goniapteryx M.erula : alis angulatis flavis ; anticis supra puncto medio atro ; sin- 

 gulis subtus disco macula ocellari oblongo. Expans. alar. unc. 3, lin 4. 

 Goniapteryx : with angulated yellow wings ; the anterior with a central black spot 

 on the upper side ; all the wings beneath with an oblong ocellated discoidal spot. 

 Expanse of the wings, 3 J- inches. 



Syn. Papilio (Dan.) Mserula, Fabricius Ent. Syst. III. I. p. 212. Ent. Syst. p. 479. Bois- 

 duval Hist. Nat. Lepid. 1, p. 600. (Rhodocera M.) Enc. Meth. 9. 89. (Colias M.) 

 Boisdv. et Leconte, Icon. Lep. Am. Sept.pl. 23. 

 Papilio Ecclipsis, Cramer pi. 129,/! A, B. 



Fabricius gave " India" as the habitat of this species, whence Donovan intro- 

 duced it into this work. It is now, however, well ascertained that it, as well as all 

 the other species of the same genus, (except the British G. Rharani,) are inhabitants 



