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Show 294 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS EUPLCEA. [May 8, Division VIII. Alar maris et feminar valde discrepantes. 73. EUPLCEA DIOCLETIA. Amaura diocletia, Hiibner, Samml. exot. Schmett. Bd. ii. pi. ? f. 3, 4(?)(1806). Euplcea megilla, Erichson in Nova Acta Acad. Curios, xvi. p. 282, pi. 40. f. 7 (?) (1834); Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 88. n. 22 (1847). Hab. Philippines. S, ?,B.M. 74. EUPLCEA DUFRESNII. Danais dufresnii, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. Suppl. p. 815. n. 12-13 (1819). Euplcea dufresnii, Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lepid. pp. 87, 88, nos. 3 & 28 (1847). Hab: Philippines. 75. EUPLCEA DRYASIS. Papilio dryasis, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1. p. 39. n. 117 (1793). Danais dryasis, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 179. n. 10 (1819). Euplcea dryasis, Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 88. n. 19(1847). Hab. Indian Islands. 76. EUPLCEA MIDAMUS. Papilio midamus, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ii. p. 765. n. 108 (17C6); Act. Stockh. (1748) t. 6. f. 1, 2. Danais midamus, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 179. n. 12 (1819). Euplcea midamus, Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 87. n. 11 (1847); F. Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. East India Comp. p. 133. n. 265 (1857), pi. 4. f. 10, 10 a (metamorph.). Papilio mulciber, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 127. f. C, D (1776); Guerin, Bonnat. Entom. i. p. 268, pi. 20. f. 7. 2 . Papilio claudius, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1. p. 40. n. 119 (1793). Danais claudia, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 180. Papilio basilissa, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pi. 266. f. C (1780); Guerin, Bonnat. Entom. i. p. 268, pi. 36. f. 2. Hab. Java; Penang; Borneo; Sumatra. B.M. Linnaeus's specimen appears to have been somewhat different to the normal form of E. midamus, <$ . He describes it as follows :- "Alis integerrimis nigris albido punctatis: primoribus supra carru-lescentibus ; posticis punctorum alborum linea. Corpus atrum punctis albis: alar atro-carrulescentes, posticar intra marginem e punctis albis, et alia serie interiore punctis albis. Habitat in Asia." This description agrees with the figure which he quotes (Act. Stock. 1748, t. 6. f. 1, 2). |