PLATE LIIL 



to, nor any inscribed upon the drawing ; neither was Fabricius au- 

 thorized by any assurance of Mr. Jones to beheve it to be an Indian 

 insect, and it was for this reason, by the advice of our very worthy 

 friend Mr. Jones, that the species, though marked by us for pub- 

 lication, was purposely omitted in the work on Indian Insects, which 

 we produced to the world about twenty years ago. We have no hesi- 

 tation in adding that the figure now submitted is the only one that 

 has appeared of P. Tulliolus, and as it will have been perceived 

 is the only authority for this interesting species that is now extant. 



In point of magnitude Papiho Tulliolus is entitled to consider- 

 ation. It is in this respect inferior to very^ few of the same family. 

 The colours of this insect are not brilliant, they are deeply tinctured 

 with a sombrous aspect, but its general appearance is interesting. 

 The upper wings are dark or blackish fuscous, tinged with blueish, 

 and prettily relieved with a band of white spots and dots, and a spot 

 of the same colour near the middle of the costal rib ; the posterior 

 wings livid and spotless. Beneath, the colour is brown, spotted with 

 white. There is a species described under the name of P. Claudius 

 which resembles P. Tulliolus^ particularly in the under surface, but 

 which may be readily distinguished by having the upper surface of 

 the posterior wings marked with white lines, instead of being plain 

 as in P. Tulliolus. 



This butterfly is represented in the lower part of the annexed 

 plate. 



