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LEPIDOPTERA. 



Erycina : with the wings entire, above fulvous, beneath yellowish, on each side with six waved 

 stripes, black in the female, but spotted with gold in the male. Expanse of the 

 wings, 1 ! inch. 



Syn. Hesperia (R.) Ovidius, Fair. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 320. Ent. Meth. 9. 571. 



Papilio Fatima, Cramer, pi. 271,/ A, B, g . 0, D, $. 

 Habitat. "In Indiis." (Fabri-ias). East Indies, (Eac. Meth.) 



The seven preceding species are represented upon the Adiantum succulentum. 



LEPTOCIRCUS CURIUS. 



Plate XLVII. fig. 1. 



Family. Papiliontd^e. 



Gexus. Leptocircus, Swainson. (Lamproptera, G. R. Gray. Erycina p. Enc. Meth. 



Iphiclides, Hubner.) 

 Species. Leptocircus Curius : alis concoloribus, nigris, fascia communi glauca ; anticis ante 

 apicem hyalinis. Expans. alar. unc. 1 f . 

 Leptocircus : with the wings concolorous, black, with a common greenish white 

 fascia ; the anterior having a large transparent spot near the apex. Expanse of 

 the wings, If inches. 

 Syn. Papilio (Eq. Ach.) Curius, Fair. Ent. Syst. III. I. p. 28. Enc. Meth. 9. 564, 827, 

 (Erycina C.) 

 Leilus [Urania] (Leptocircus) Curius, Swainson Zoo 1 . Must. 2d. aeries, pi. 106. 

 Leptocircus Curius, Boi&duval Hist. Nat. Lepid. 1. 381, pi. 17, / 3. Naturalist' s 



Library Entomol. vol. 5, pi. 5, Jig. 1. 

 Erycina (Lamproptera) Curius, G. R. Gray in Griff. An. Kingd. Ins. pi. 102,/. 4. 



Haeitat. Siam, (Fabricius). Java, (Boisduval). 



This insect is exceedingly interesting, with reference to the general classification 

 of the diurnal butterflies. It was, by Fabricius, regarded as a true Papilio, and cer- 

 tainly the head, palpi, antennas, legs, &c. clearly prove the correctness of this affinity. 

 In the Encyclopedic Methodique, however, it was considered as an Erycina, doubtless 

 from its small size, and its apparent resemblance to some of the long-tailed species, 

 such as Rhetus and Dorilas of Cramer. Donovan also asserted its greater affinity 

 to the Papiliones Plebeii. Mr. Swainson next proved it to belong to the family 

 Papilionidae, by his figures of the various parts in detail ; but, from too eagerly 



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