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 LEPIDOPTERA. 



Syn. Papilio (N.) Octavius, Fair. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 73. (nee P. Octavia, p. 120.) Enc. 

 Meth. 9. 368. (Nymphalis D.) 



Fabricius gave India as the habitat of this species, but in the Encyclopedic 

 Methodique it is said to be from South America, being in that work doubtfully 

 regarded as the female of the Brazilian species Nymphalis Iphis of Humboldt and 

 Bonpland's voyage, which is therein considered as identical with the Papilio (N.) 

 Morvus of Fabricius, by whom also India is given as the habitat of the last-named 

 species. 



NYMPHALIS (CHARAXES) ATHAMAS. 



Plate XXIX. fig. 3. 



Genus. Nymphalis, Lalreitle. Papilio, (Nymphalis p.) Fabricius. (Subgenus : Charaxes, 



Soisduval. Jasia, Swainson.) 

 Species. Nymphalis (Charaxes) Athamas : alis supra nigris, utrinque fascia media lata 

 glauca subhyalina, subtus lurmlis ferrugineis marginata. Expans. alar. unc. 3. 

 Nymphalis : with, the wings above black, on each side with a broad central 

 glaucous subhyaline bar, which on the underside is margined with ferruginous 

 lunules. Expanse of the wings, 3 inches. 

 Syn. Papilio (Equit. Ach.) Athamas, Drury, vol. 1, pi. 2, fig. 4. Cramer Pap. pi. 89, 

 / 0, D. Enc. Meth. 9. 353. (Nymphalis A.) 

 Papilio Pyrrhus, Donovan, 1st edit. (excl. Syn. Linn.) 



MORPHO MENETHO. 



Plate XXX. fig. 1. 

 Genus. Morpho, Fabricius, Latreitte, Godart. 



Species. Moepho Menetho : alis dentatis fuscis, strigis duabus submarginalibus macularum 

 flavarum, subtus flavescentibus, fasciis duabus fuscis. Expans. alar. unc. 3f. 

 Morpho : with brown dentated wings, and with two rows of submarginal yellow 

 spots, beneath yellowish with two' brown faseire. Expanse of the wings, 

 3 1 inches. 



Syn. Papilio (Nymph.) Menetho, Fair. Ent. Syst. III. 1, p. 83. Enc. Meth. 9. 446. 

 This insect is nearly allied to Morpho Tullia, Fabricius. The present figure does 

 not precisely agree with the Fabrician description; but as both were, in all proba- 

 bility, derived from the same source, Mr. Jones's collection of drawings, there can 

 be but little doubt upon their identity. 



