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PLATE IV.
( O R D E R — L E P I D O P T B R A . SE C T I O N — D i u a s A. FAHILT—NYMPHALIDIU. LEACII.)
MORPHO (THAUMANTIS) CAMADEVA. WESTW.
Morphoalisfinticis supra albis plumbeo-cieruleo tiiictis, basi bmnneis, fascia submarginali macularum alteraque
lunularum foscis ; alis posticis fuscis basi brunneis fascia lunulanim plumbeo-albarura pone medium; aiismfra
basi albidis apieibus fulids, fascia lata communi fulva uti-inque liiiea nigra eincta ante medium^ a lamm, oculisque
,5 (in singula ala) rubris iride nigra, pone medium, strigisciue dnabus submarginalibus pallide fuscis.
Morpbo with the fore-wings above of a white colour, tinged with a delicate pm-plish leaden colom-, the base of a rich
brown ; with a row of lozeuge-shaped spots and another of brown continuous luuules near t)ie outer margin ; thelnnd
wings brown, the base of a richer colour ; considerably beyond the middle is a row of large leaden-white lunules, and
a smaller row close to the margin of the wings ; on the imder-side the basal portion of the wings is of a delicate buff
with a shght greenish tinge, and the apical portion fulvous ; a broad u-regidar fulvous fascia runs across all the wmgs
before the middle, edged on each side by a blade line, and beyond the middle, each whig has a row of five red eyes
with black irides, beyond which are two pale-browii contrunous fasciie.
Expansion of the fore wings inches.
Inliabits the Himalayan district of India.
I n the Collections of the British Museum, the East India House, and H. G. Harrington, Escp
D E S C R I P T I O N . — T h e three or four round BROTVN spots preceding the rows of lozenge-shaped marks
near the extremity of the fore wings, occupy the place of the eyes of the underside; and the broad
row of white lunules on the under wings, is the continuation of the pale space between the lozengeshaped
spots and row of lunules of the fore wings; since, in a strong light, the dark groimd-colour of
the hiud wings also exhibits a row of stiH darker-coloiu-ed lozenge-shaped spots, preceding the pale
lunules.
On the underside of the wings the broad fascia is dilated on the anterior half of the wing, so as to
include half of the discoidal cell and the like distance beyond it, inclosing a black lunule which
marks the vein which closes the cell; the eyes are preceded by a longitudinal darker cloud; the larger
eyes bear a slender white central lunule, and the red pupil is separated from the black iris by a
ftilvous ring; the anal angle is marked with a black spot, outwardly edged with white. The upper
side of the body is brown, but the under side, with the palpi, legs, and anal area of the hind wrings,
are fulvous.
O i i S E R V A T i O N S . — A s it is proposcd in a future number to make some observations on the distribution
of the veins of the wings of Lepidopterous insects, I shall here describe the position of those of the
fore wings in the specics before us. The costal vein extends close to the fore margin of the wing for
two-tliirds of its length, where the vein joins the margin. It is closely succeeded by the sub-costal
vciu, wldch emits three branches, the first springing from it at a little distance preceding the extremity
of the discoidal cell, and joining the fore margin just in front of the base of the first eye-shaped spot;
the sccond branch is short, running in front of the first eye; the third branch rises close to it^ and
extends cxactly to the tip of the mng; after throwing off this third branch the sub-costal vein itself
extends to the outer margin of the wing, a httle distance below the apex. Halfway between the two
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