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LEPIDOPTERA. 
Erycina: with the wings entire, above fulvous, beneath yellowish, on each side with six waved 
stripes, black in the female, but spotted with gold in the male. Expanse of the 
wings, If inch. 
Syn. Hesperia (R.) Ovidius, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 320. Enc. Meth. 9. 571. 
Papilio Fatima, Cramer , pi. 271, f A, B, $ . C, D, <j>. 
Habitat. “ In Indiis,” ( Fabricius ). East Indies, (Enc. Meth.) 
The seven preceding species are represented upon the Adiantum succulentum. 
LEPTOCIRCUS CURIUS. 
Plate XL VII. fig. 1. 
Family. Papilionid.®. 
Genus. Leptocircus, Swainson. (Lamproptera, G. R. Gray. Erycina p. Enc. Meth. 
Iphiclides, Hubner .) 
Species. Leptocircus Curius : alis concoloribus, nigris, fascia communi glauca; anticis ante 
apicem hyalinis. Expans. alar. unc. If. 
Leptocircus : with the wings concolorous, black, with a common greenish white 
fascia ; the anterior having a large transparent spot near the apex. Expanse of 
the wings, If inches. 
Syn. Papilio (Eq. Ach.) Curius, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 28. Enc. Meth. 9. 564, 827, 
(Erycina C.) 
Leilus [Urania] (Leptocircus) Curius, Swainson Zool. Rlust. 2 d series, pi. 106. 
• Leptocircus Curius, Boisduval Hist. Nat. Lepid. 1. 381, pi. 17, f 3. Naturalist' s 
Library Entomol. vol. 5, pi. 5, fig. 1. 
Erycina (Lamproptera) Curius, G. R. Gray in Griff An. Kingd. Ins. pi. 102, f. 4. 
Habitat. Siam, ( Fabricius ). Java, ( Boisduval ). 
This insect is exceedingly interesting, with reference to the general classification 
of the diurnal butterflies. It was, by Fabricius, regarded as a true Papilio, and cer- 
tainly the head, palpi, antennae, legs, &c. clearly prove the correctness of this affinity. 
In the Encyclop6die Methodique, however, it was considered as an Erycina, doubtless 
from its small size, and its apparent resemblance to some of the long-tailed species, 
such as Rhetus and Dorilas of Cramer. Donovan also asserted its greater affinity to 
the Papiliones Plebeii. Mr. Swainson next proved it to belong to the family Papilio- 
nidae, by his figures of the various parts in detail ; but, from too eagerly following out 
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