64 LEPIDOPTERA. 



ARGYNNIS ERYMANTHIS. 



Plate 35. fig. ]. 



Genus. Argynnis, Fabricius. 



Cii. Sp. A. alis subrotundatis, subdentatis, fulvis, anticis fascia flavescenti transversa media 



nigro-maculata, apice nigris ; posticis serie punctorum duabusque lunularum 



nigraruni. Exp. alar. 2 — 3 unc. 

 A. with the wings rather rounded and indented, fulvous, the anterior with a transverse 



pale yellow fascia, spotted with black, the tips black ; the posterior wings with a 



row of black spots and two rows of narrow spots. Expanse of the wings from 2 



to 3 inches. 



Syn. Papilio (Dan. Fest.) Erymanthis, Drury Exot. Ent. vol. 1. pi. 15. f. 3. 4. Cramer, 



pi. 238. /. 9. Fair. Ent. Syst. 3. \.p. 139. Enc. Meth. IX. p. 257. 

 Papilio Lampetia, Cramer Pap. pi. 148. 7%. E. 



It is the rarity, and not the beauty of this butterfly, which induced Donovan to add it 

 to this selection. It is probably far from common in China, being very seldom sent to 

 Europe among the insects of that country. 



CYNTHIA ORITHYA. 



Plate 35. fig. 2. 



Genus. Cynthia, Fabricius. (Papilio Nymphales gemmati, Linn.) 



Cii. Sp. C. alis denticulatis, supra nigris aut fuscis, singularum ocellis duobus iride fulva ■ 

 anticis costa strigisque apicalibus albis, his subfalcatis ; posticis rotundatis. Ex- 

 pans, alar. 2. unc. 

 C. with the wings dentate, the anterior subfalcate, the posterior rounded • above 

 blacker brown shaded with blue, each having two eyelets with a fulvous circle ■ 

 the anterior margin and several apical fasciee white. Expanse of the wine-s 

 2 inches. 

 Syn. Papilio N. Orithya, Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. p. 770. (nee Abbot and Smith Lep. Georg 



v. 1. t. 8.) Roesel Ins. 4. t. 6. f. 2. Cramer Pap. pi. 19. C. D. 3':. E. F 

 281. E. F. 290. A. B.C. D. 

 Papilio N. Orythia, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 3. I. p. 91. Donovan, \st edit. 



Donovan observes, that " the varieties of Papilio Orythia are numerous, and seem 

 to differ according to climate of the countries of which they are natives. It is common 

 in North America, Jamaica, India, &c. The variety from North America is almost wholly 



