Zoological Illustrations, Second Series, Volume 2 / or, Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals

by William Swainson

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Pl. 69.

PIERIS Nigrina.

PIERIS Nigrina.

Pieris (pars.) Latr: Stev. Pontia (pars.) Fab. Horsf.

Generic Character.

Antennæ with a spatulate, considerably compressed, obovate club. Palpi hairy: the first joint with basal articulations, (Horsf. pl. 4. f. 10) beyond which it is hardly longer than the second, or the third, which are each of equal length. Anterior Wings with the exterior margin manifestly shorter than the posterior.

Type. Pieris Belisama. Lat.