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Species I. Epicopeia Polydora (Plate 5, fig. 1). E. alls anticis luteo-griseis nigro-lineatis, 
posticis nigris, fascia media alba maculisque cuneatis submarginalibus rufis in medio nigris. 
Expans, alarum unc. 5. 
Habitat in agris Assamensibus. In Mus. D. Solly. 
Ala; anticae elongato-triangulares, supra et subtus luteo-griseaj, venis lineisque tenuibus inter 
venas nigris. Postiese basi concolores, dimidioque apicali nigrse, fascia media irregulari e 
maculis sex albis, quarum medise majores, macula transversa ad angulum analem, alteris 
4 triangulnribus (medio nigris), aliaquc ad angulum apicalem ovali, sanguineis supra nigro- 
irroratis, subtus vero pallidioribus ; venis etiam fasciam albam dividentibus, subtus san- 
guineo-irroratis. Corpus nigrum, capite, collo tenui, coxis, latcribus apiccque segmentorum 
abdominalium subtus sanguincis. 
Species II. Epicopeia Philenora (Plate 5, fig. 2). E. alis anticis griseis nigro-lineatis, subtus 
ad costam macula sanguinca, posticis nigris chalybeo nitidis, subtus macula parva versus 
angulum externum lineaque tenui brevi ad angulum analem sanguineis. Expans. alar, 
unc. 4i> 
Habitat cum pnecedcnti. In Mus. I). Solly. 
Alee antic® elongata;, multo angustiores, griseo-nigricantes basinigrsc, venis lineisque inter venas 
nigris; subtus ad apicem purpureo-nitidas, macula costali fere ad apicem area; discoidalis 
sanguinca. Alte postiese supra nigra; clialybeo nitida;, subtus cjusdem coloris. Macula 
parva costali propc angulum externum lineaque tenui curvata ad angulum analem san¬ 
guincis. Corpus nigrum, capite,collo tenui, ano coxisque sanguineis, segmenta abdominalia 
ad latera ct margines posticos subtus carneis. An mas prsecedentis? 
I have intended by the specific names applied to these two insects 
to express the relation of analogy which they respectively exhibit 
to Papilio Polydorus, and Philenor. 
As the moths represented in the plate exhibit an instance in 
which one group of insects assumes the appearance of distinct tribes, 
the beautiful moth plant of India and the Indian islands (Phalse- 
nopsis amabilis. Blume ,—Epidendrum amabile, Linn), is also re¬ 
presented : affording an instance of the analogy between plants and 
insects of which the Orchidacese afford such numberless examples. 
I take this opportunity of bringing together the descriptions of 
the several genera of Indian moths alluded to in the preceding 
observations as most nearly allied to Epicopeia, and which are 
scattered in various works. 
Eterusia, Hope, Linn. Trans., vol. 18 (1840), p. 445.—Alse angustre integral, nervo antico 
apicali trifurcato ; nervo medio etiam trifurcato, furcis fere rectis, ala; posticie breviores, 
integrsc, cellula elongata apieeque nervos fere rectos emittente- Antenna; 9 g ra ciles vix 
uniserratre. Lingua spiralis elongata. Palpi breves; abdomen terebra parva exserta 
instructum. 
Eterusia tricolor, Hope, op. cit. tab. 31, fig. 4.—Alis anticis viridibus, variisque maculis albis 
notatis, posticis basi aurantiis, apicibus exteme violaceis et albo maculatis. Caput atro- 
violaceum, antennis nigris, thorax niger antico et postice violaceus. Corpus infra cyaneo- 
violaceum, segmentis abdominis albo nigroqtie altern£ variegatis. 
Long. corp. lin. 10^. Expans. alar. 2 unc. 8 lin. Habitat in agro Assamensi. 
Erasmia, Hope, Linn. Trans, vol. 18 (1840), p. 440.—Antenna; £ bipcctinat®, pectinibus 
mediocribuB ; alac anteriorcs oblongm Etibovales integral, nervis posticis paullo curvatis, cel¬ 
lula discoidali clausa. Also postiese subrotundat®, nervis posticis curvatis. Corpus gracile 
subcyliudricura. Caput parvum, palpis parvis. Lingua spiralis et elongata. Pedes graciles. 
Erasmia pulchella , Hope,op. cit. pi, 31, fig. 5,—Argenteo-viridis, alis anticis nigris maculis 
viridi-cseruleo-argenteo ornatis, fascia irregulari ante medium rufa, maculisque mnjoribus 
albis pone medium positis. Alas postiese stramine® basi apieeque nigris, nervis viridi- 
casrulescentihus. 
Long. corp. unc. 1. Expans. alar. 3 unc. 2 lin. Habitat Assam. 
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