Zoological Illustrations Series II/Plate 60
EURYMUS Philodice.
EURYMUS Philodice.
Family Papilionidæ. (Juliform Stirps. Horsf.)
Sub Family, Colianæ.
Sub-genus(?) Eurymus. Nob. Horsf.
Characters.
Palpi rather lengthened, cloathed and fringed with unequal, disunited hairs, the two last joints obliquely porrect, and scarcely touching the head. Antennæ slender, terminating abruptly in a thick cylindrical club. Wings simple, rounded, entire; destitute of concealed appendages.
Specific Character.
Wings yellow above; with a common border of black. Anterior above with a small, linear-oval, black, discoid spot.
Col. Alis integerrimis, rotundatis, flavis, limbo communi suprà nigro: subtùs anticis puncto ocellari, posticis sesquialtero argenteo; his sub-rufescentibus; anticarum limbo suprà (fem.) flavo maculato. Ency. Meth. p. 100.
The Butterflies constituting this group, are nearly restricted in their geographic range to the temperate regions of the old and the new world. Their principal metropolis appears to be in Europe; about twelve species having been described as natives of that continent. Of these, five are found in Britain; one of which, E. Edusa, has a very wide range; we have seen specimens from the mountains of Nepal, and we possess others, collected by our friend Mr. Burchell, in Southern Africa. C. Philodice hitherto unfigured, is the only species of a strictly typical character discovered in North America: we have several specimens from New York, where it appears not uncommon: the middle figure represents the female.
In illustrating this group, we feel called up to notice in a particular manner, the courtesy of Dr. Horsfield in adopting our manuscript name, after it had remained so many years unpublished, that the circumstance, on our part, had been totally forgotten. To us the mere credit of having pointed out a group, flattering as it might once have been, is now trifling: but the high principles which prompted the unequivocal thanks of Dr. Horsfield, must ever demand our respect. The passage, indeed, so honourable to its writer, singularly contrasts with the ambiguous acknowledgements, tendered to us from other quarter.