IIELICOPIS GNIDUS. 
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leaves of the passion-flower, and changes into a 
brown chrysalis, which has a tuft of red hairs at the 
head and tail. 
This species, as well as H. Cupido, is a native 
of Surinam. 
ERYCINA OCTAVIUS. 
PLATE XXIV. Fig. 3. 
Pap. Octavius, Fair. Mant. — Pap. Faunus, Fultr. Species . — - 
Pap. Choriueus, Cramer, PI. 59, fig. A. 
As the above genus at present stands, it contains 
many insects which have but little affinity to each 
other, as may be seen by comparing the present 
figure with that on the following plate, both of which 
have been usually assigned a place in it. If we have 
not altered this arrangement, it is not because we 
do not regard it as improper, but from a reluctance 
to introduce many partial changes, in a place where 
it would be irrelevant to enter at length on the 
general subject of classification. The relation which 
groups bear to each other can be satisfactorily shown 
only by treating of the whole ; and insulated changes 
are the less desirable at present, as a general arrange- 
ment of the whole class will speedily be laid before 
the public by an individual who has long directed 
