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f. Submarginal spots of the secondaries greenish yellow. 



35. Papilio phaon. (Tab. LXVII. fig. 9, right harpe.) 

 Papilio phaon, Boisd. Sp. Gen. i. p. 319 * ; Lep. Guat. p. 6 2 ; Gray, Cat. Lep. Ins. B. M. p. 69 s . 



Ahs mgricantibus saturate seneo-viridi nitentibus ; anticis fascia submarginali, maculas novem composita (ad 

 angulum apiealem evanescente) pallide sulpburea ; posticis fascia discali venis septem partita ultra 

 cellulam aut finem ejus occupante viridi-sulpburea, maculis ultra earn septem submarginalibus sulphureis, 

 ea ad angulum apiealem maxima, ciliis inter venas sulphureis, squamis paucis interdum ad angulum 

 analem coccineis: subtus f uscescentibus ; anticis maculis quinque submarginalibus ad angulum analem 

 albidis; posticis lunulis sex aut septem submarginalibus et maculis tribus basalibus coccineis, punctis 

 submarginalibus sex aut septem albicantibus : corporis lateribus coccineo punctatis. 

 $ mari similis. 



Hab. Mexico 1 (Hartweg, Mus. Brit. 3 ), Cordova (Edge), Atoyac (H. H. Smith) ; Beitish 

 Hondueas, Corosal (Roe), E. Sarstoon (Blaneaneaux) ; Guatemala, Cubilguitz (Cham- 

 pion), Polochic valley (P. D. G. & 0. S.), La Tinta, Chacoj, Panzos (Champion); 

 Hondueas (Mus. Brit. 3 et Staudinger). — Colombia'? 



Mexican specimens formed the basis of Boisduval's description of this species 1 ; and 

 though we find it by no means rare in the hotter parts of Central Vera Cruz, we have no 

 record of it from any portion of Western Mexico. It is found also in British Honduras, 

 in the forest-region of Northern Vera Paz, and the lower portion of the valley of the 

 Polochic; there are specimens also in the British Museum and in Dr. Staudinger's 

 collection from Honduras. Southward of this, through the rest of Central America, 

 we have no tidings of it until we come to Colombia, where specimens obtained by 

 Dr. Lindig were described by Felder as Papilio therodamas. One of these examples we 

 have before us, and it exactly resembles others from Central America of typical form. 

 Felder's figure, however, shows some subcostal streaks near the apical angle of the 

 primaries, which are barely visible in P. phaon, but more characteristic of P. metaphaon. 



A specimen from Mexico in Dr. Staudinger's collection has a red spot near the anal 

 angle, and three indistinct ones near the apical angle of the secondaries, thus showing 

 a relationship to P. xenarchus, and it may prove that these two forms mingle in Mexico, 

 the only country in which the red-banded forms are found, 



36. Papilio pharax, sp. n. (Tab. LXVII. fig. 8 6 



P. eridamas forsan proximus, sed anticis magis elongatis et posticis faseia discali maculosa a margine externo 

 magis remota et maculis suis omnibus (ea ad angulum analem excepta) viridescenti-albidis. 



Hab. Beitish Hondueas, Corosal (Moe). 



A single male specimen of an apparently distinct species, somewhat intermediate 

 between P. eridamas and P. phaon in coloration, is the only one we have as yet received 

 of this form. The primaries resemble in shape and coloration those of P. phaon, but 

 the spots on the secondaries are small and oval like those of P. eridamas ; the only 

 one, however, that is scarlet is that next the anal angle. 



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