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it as a native o f China ; and Donovan states that the insect figured in the collection o f
drawings o f Mr. Jones, o f Chelsea, was a native o f China, as well as the specimen in his
own collection. There must, however, have been some, m istake in respect to these sp ecimens,
for not only are all the immediately allied species natives o f South America, but
Stoll observed its transformations in that country, and says, that the caterpillar feeds on
the tamarind; it is green, with two long spines on the head, and numerous other shorter
spines on the body.
N YM PH A L IS SYLLA.
P la te 38.
N. alis d en ta tis , s u p ra nigris viridi-ma cula tis s tria tisq u e ; antic is fasciâ maculari niveà.
E x p a n s . a la r. 3 | u nc .
N . with th e wings d e n ta te , b la c k o n th e u p p e r side, with gre en spots and lines, the
an te rio r with a row o f w hite spots, th e c en tra l fascia o f th e poste rior wings e x te rna
lly rad ia te d . E x p an s e o f th e wings 3 | inches.
P ap ilio S y lla , Crame r P a p . t. 4 3 . / . F .G .
P ap ilio S ylvia , H e rb s t. P a p . t . 2 4 7 . f . 2 . 3.
Pap ilio (N .) Ga rabrisius, F a b r . E n t . S y s t . 3. I . p . 85. Donov. I s i edit.
Nym pha lis S y lvina , E n c . M é th . IX . p . 381.
A specimen o f this very rare Papilio was taken in one o f the small islands on the
eastern coast o f China, and was in the possession o f Mr. Francillon. Sir J. Banks, Bart,
had a specimen o f it from another part o f the East Indies. It also occurs in Java and
Amboyna (E n c . Meth.).