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Nymphalid®, have the anterior wings elongated, with the apex 
often acute, and, what is especially remarkable, an abrupt bend 
or shoulder near the base of the wing. (See Malay Archipelago , 
3rd Ed. p. 281, woodcut.) No less than 13 species of Papilio, 10 
Pierid®, and 4 or 5 Nymplmlid®, are thus distinguished from 
their nearest allies in the surrounding islands or in India. In 
size again, a large number of Celebesian butterflies stand pre- 
eminent over their allies. The fine Papilios — adamantiiis, Humei, 
and gigon— are perfect giants by the side of the closely-allied 
forms of Java ; while P. androcles is the largest and longest-tailed, 
of all the true swallow-tailed group of the Old World. Among 
Nymphalid®, the species of Rhinopalpa &nd Euripus , peculiar to 
Celebes, are immensely larger than their nearest allies ; and 
several of the Pierid® are also decidedly larger, though in a less 
marked degree. In colour, many of the Celebesian butterflies differ 
from the nearest allied species ; so that they acquire a singu- 
larity of aspect which marks them off from the rest of the group. 
The most curious case is that of three butterflies, belonging 
to three distinct genera ( Cethosia myrina , Messaras mceonides, 
and Atella celcbensis) all having a delicate violet or lilac gloss in 
lines or patches, which is wholly wanting in every allied species 
of the surrounding islands. These numerous peculiarities of 
Celebesian butterflies are very extraordinary ; and imply isolation 
from surrounding lands, almost as much as do the strange forms 
of mammals and birds, which more prominently characterise this 
interesting island. 
Of the Coleoptera we know much less, but a few interesting 
facts may be noted. There are a number of fine species of 
Cicindela, some of peculiar forms ; and one Odontochila, a South 
American genus; while Coliyris reaches Celebes from the 
Oriental region. In Carabid® it has one peculiar genus, Bier a- 
speda ; and a species of the fine Australian genus Catadromus. 
In Lucanid® it has the Oriental genus, Odoniolabris. In Ceton- 
iidse it has a peculiar genus ,Sternoplm, and several fine Cetonice ; 
but the characteristic Malayan genus, Lomaptera, found in every 
other island of the archipelago from Sumatra to New Guinea, 
is absent — an analogous fact to the case of Ceye among birds. 
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