.seum; and one in fine preservation in the collection o f Mr. Francillon. Except these,
and tJie specimens from which the figures in the annexed plate are copied, Donovan had
never seen it in any cabinet whatever. It had been figured only by two authors. Clerk
in liis Icoues insectorum rariorum, and Cramer in his Papillons exotiqucs. The figures
o f Clerk and Cramer do not strictly a g r e e : we observe those o f the first much lighter
coloured, and the white space on the upper wings considerably larger than in any o f tlie
figures in Cramer’s plates.
Fabricius says it is a native o f the East Indies. One specimen figured by Cramer
was brought from the isle o f Amboyna. It seems therefore not peculiar, like some insects,
to China.
N YM PH A L IS (C H A R A X E S ) B E R N A R D U S .
P la te 34.
G e n u s . N ym p h a lis , L a tr e ille . (Pap ilio Nympha lis, F a b r ic iu s .)
S u b - G e n . C i ia r a x e s , B o isduval. (J a s ia , Sw aiiison.)
C n . S p . N . alis fulvis, antic is apice a tris, fascia media flava, posticis c au d a tis s trig a punc torum
ocellatorum. E x p a n s . a la r. 3 | u nc .
N . with fulvous wings, th e an te rio r b la ck a t th e tip s with a b ro a d pa le yellow ban d ,
th e poste rior ta iled, with a row o f b la ck oce lla ted spots. E x p an s e o f th e wings
3 | inches.
SvN. P ap ilio (N ym p h .) Bernarclus, Jone s. F a b r ic iu s E n t . S y s t. 3. 1. 71.
This uncommonly rare Chinese butterfly has not been figured in any other work.
Fabricius described it only from the drawings o f Mr. Jones. I possess a specimen in
which the central fascia is nearly white, and is continued h a lf way across the posterior
wings, and the black spots in the latter are very broad and confluent, without white in
the centre.
The plant represented is the Camellia Japónica (Japan Rose), a native o f Japan and
China, whicli blossoms from January to May. It is a lofty and magnificent plant, rising
to the height o f several f e e t : there is a variety o f it with double flowers, perfectly white :
and another in which the flowers are variegated with white and red.