Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia eBook

Philip Parker King
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 567 pages of information about Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia.

Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia eBook

Philip Parker King
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 567 pages of information about Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia.

Obs.  This species comes between the Danais cora of Godart and his D. coreta.  The underside differs in having the marginal series of white points continued to the very tip of the upper wings, while they have three other points in the disc.  There are also eight or nine similar white points between the base of the lower wings and the band of longitudinal spots.

151.  Nymphalis lassinassa.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 395. 155.

152.  Vanessa itea.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 321. 57.

153.  Vanessa cardui, var.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 323. 62.

154.  Satyrus banksia.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 477, 3.

155.  Satyrus abeona.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 497. 72.

156.  Satyrus merope.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 500. 80.

157.  Satyrus archemor.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 500. 81.

158.  Argynnis niphe.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 261. 17.

159.  Argynnis tephnia.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 262. 18.

160.  Acrea andromacha.  Fab.  Ent.  Syst. 3 182. 564.  A. entoria.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9.

Obs.  The original insect of Fabricius is in the Banksian cabinet, and affords further cause of regret, that the article “Papillon,” of the Encyclopedie Methodique, should have been undertaken by a person who had not studied the classical collections that exist out of Paris.  M. Godart describes this insect as a new species, under the name of Entoria, and makes it an inhabitant of the West Coast of Africa.

161.  Cethosia penthesilea.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 248. 13.

Obs.  This species bas hitherto been described only as a native of Java, but Captain King found several specimens of a variety of it on the North Coast of New Holland.

162.  Hesperia rafflesia, (n.s.) H. atra alis integerrimis; anticis fascia maculari abbreviata sulphurea atomisque apicem versus subviridibus aspersis, posticis rotundatis fascia basali ovali sulphurea abbreviata, caudata corporis fascia media sulphurea ano palpisque vivide rufis.

Obs.  This beautiful species I have named after Sir Stamford Raffles, to whose scientific ardour and indefatigable exertions in Java and Sumatra, every Naturalist must feel himself indebted.

The undersides of the wings are spotted like the upper, the only difference being, that round the whole disc of the four wings there runs a band of ashy-green atoms.  The antennae and feet are black, and the breast whitish.  The vivid colour of the yellow spots on the velvety black of the wings distinguish it at once from every known species.

163.  Urania orontes.  Godart.  Enc.  Meth. 9 710. 4.  Var. alis atro-viridibus, anticis fasciis duabus posticis cupreo-viridibus, unica lata.

Obs.  This beautiful variety of an insect hitherto described as peculiar to Java and Amboyna was found in immense numbers, flitting among a grove of Pandanus trees, growing on the banks of a stream near the extremity of Cape Grafton, upon the North-east Coast of New Holland.  See volume 2.

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