DUKE OF BURGUNDY FRITILLARY. 
Nemeobius Lucina. 
PLATE. XII. Fir. I. 
Pap. Lucina, Linn. — Lewin, pi. 15— Donovan, ylii. 70. 
pi. 242. f. 2 Duke of Burgundy Fritillary, Harris — 
Hamearis Lucina, Hubner. — Curtis, B. E. vii. 316 Ne- 
meobius Lucina, Stephens Horsf. 
This and several of the following genera may be 
readily distinguished from any of the preceding, by hav- 
ing the anterior legs more or less imperfect, being very 
short, and destitute of tarsal joints, by which they 
are rendered unfit for walking. In the present in- 
stance, this imperfection is found only in the male, 
the fore-leg of the female presenting the ordinary 
structure. Nemeobius (from nu.cc, a grove, and /3ic;, 
life), is further characterised by having the club of 
the antennae rather large and abruptly formed ; palpi 
very short and horizontal, the second joint much the 
longest, and the third, or terminal one, minute and 
oval. The anterior wings are nearly trigonate, and 
the inferior rounded ; the posterior tibiae without 
spurs, and the claws simple. The species above re- 
ferred to, is the only one known to inhabit Britain. 
The expansion of the wings seldom much exceeds four- 
