VADE Mr.ruM, 77 



in till- anal anglo, and in otlicvH opijositc tlie exterior margin, 

 and lastly in two large 1)ro\vn jjostcrior spots, and these in a 

 streak consiHting oi' distinct lilack dots. 



Caterpillar. Ulaclc, with a ronspic.uous clear lateral HtrijjO. 

 spines half yellow. 



Chrt/sttlis. 



Observation . This is P. Kuphrusiu of Lewin. 



MELIT^EA TESSELI.ATA, STllAW MAY 

 FlllTILLARY. 



Pctivcr, Pap. Brit. pi. 1, tab. 3./. 11, 12. 



Butterfly. In .size and shape very similar to M. Dicti/ima, 

 which it resemhles also in the upper surface of its wings ; 

 hcneath, the primary pair are more fulvous than in that 

 species ; secondaiy pair, straw-coloured with hlack veins, 

 hut near the hase they have three large square yellowish 

 .spots surrounded with black ; a band in the middle, com- 

 posed of many yellowish spots of a fonn inclining to sqnare, 

 and surrounded with black ; a streak of black crescents ; a 

 marginal band of yellowish spots also encircled with black, 

 each yellow spot having a black crescent ; lastly they are 

 fringed with black and white. 



Caterpillar. Black, with a pale grey lateral stripe ; spines 

 black. 



C/iri/salis. 



MELITvEA DICTYNNA, PEARL-BORDERED 



LIKENESS. 



Lewin, pi. 14, /. 5, 6. 



BtUterfli/. WingK brownish black, s)>otted with tawny 

 orange ; underneath tawny inscribed and spotted with 



