M Y R IN A (LO XUR A) A TYM N US .
P la te 39. fig. i .
F .a m il y . L y c « n id ^ , Sw ainson.
G e n u s . M y iu n a , F a b r . E n c . M e th .
S u b -G e n . L o x u k a , H o r sß e ld L e p . J a v . p . 1 1 9 .
C h . S p . M. a lis su p ra fulvo-testaceis, apic e nigro, posticis longè c au d a tis. E x p an s. alar.
l i _ l | u nc .
M. w ith th e w ings above o ran g e red , with th e tips b la ck , th e posterior with very long
ta ils white a t th e tips. E x p an s e o f th e wings 1 | inches.
S yn . Pap ilio (P le b . R u r a l.) A tym nus, F a b . E n t . S y s t. 3. 1. p . 2 8 3 . Crame r, p i . 331.
ß g . D . E . (pa lpis de te ritis.)
Lo x u ra A tym nus, H o r sß e ld L e p . J a v . p . 119. p i . 2 . / . 6 . B o isd u v a l H is t. N a t.
L e p . 1. p i . I . ß g . 3.
Tliis is also a scarce species. Donovan’s specimen was from the collection o f the late
Duchess Dowager o f Portland, who procured it from China. Another specimen in the
cabinet o f Sir J. Banks, Bart, is from Siam. Dr. Horsfield found it in Java.
The plant represented in the plate is Hemerocailis Japónica, brought from China by
Mr. Slater.
G e n u s .
C h . S p .
TH ECLA MAECENAS.
P la te 3 9 . fig. 2.
T h e c l a , F a h r id u s . (P ap ilio H e sp e ria P leb . ru ra l., F a b r ic iu s olim.)
T h . alis bic au d a tis a tris disco cseruleo, subtus b runneo nebulosis. E x p an s . alar.
1 | u nc .
T h. with th e wings b la c k a n d furnished with two ta ils, th e disc b e ing b lu e ; ben e a th
c louded with brown. E x p a n s e o f th e wings I f inches.
H e sp e ria (R .) Mfficenas, Jone s. F a b . E n t . S y s t. 3. 1. p . 2 7 1 . 4 5 . E n c . M e th .
IX . p . 639.