236 EHOPALOCEEA. 



Papilio helleri, Feld. Reise d. Nov., Lep. p. 91, t. 13. ff. c, d 3 . 

 Papilio amphissus, Hopff. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1866, p. 27 \ 



Alis nigricantibus ; antieis fascia submarginali maculosa, altera interiore ad cellulse finem evanescente, ochra- 

 ceis ; posticis fasciis duabus maculosis ochraceis, una lunulata submarginali (lunulis ad angulum analem 

 interdum rubidis), altera discali, inter eas lunulis quibusdam atomosis viridi-ochraceis : subtus fuliginoso- 

 nigris, anticarum apice pallidiore ; antieis fasciis maculosis ut supra, exteriore abbreviata, interiore ad 

 costam extensa, macula bifida ad cellulse finem ochracea ; posticis lunulis submarginalibus rubris nigro 

 limbatis, maculis quoque rubris fere rotundis in serie leviter arcuata ultra cellulam posita, macula ad 

 marginem internum partim ochracea, ciliis inter venas anguste ochraceis. 



2 forma prima, fere omnino mari similis. 



2 forma altera, posticis fascia interna lata viridi-ochracea venis divisa, fasciis alteris exterioribus quoque 

 viridi tinctis. 



Bab. Mexico 3 4 , Jalapa {Edge, Schaus), Cordova (JRumeli), Orizaba (E. J. Elwes), 

 Oaxaca (Fenochio) ; Guatemala, Polochic and Central valleys (F. D. G. & 0. S.) ; 

 Hondukas (mus. Staudinger) ; Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt). 



P. victorinus was described by Doubleday from a female specimen said to have come 

 from the west coast of America \ whence it was brought by Sir Edward Belcher during 

 the voyage of H.M.S. ' Sulphur.' Unfortunately the exact locality where it was obtained 

 was not recorded ; but it was probably found between Nicaragua and Southern Mexico, 

 the limits which we now assign to the range of the species. The figure of the type 

 differs slightly from the females before us in that the intermediate row of spots on the 

 secondaries is absent ; we do not attach much importance to this fact, as their arrange- 

 ment is very variable in females of this species. 



A female from Honduras, sent us by Dr. Staudinger, differs from either of the forms 

 referred to in our description in that the inner and middle row of spots on the secon- 

 daries are fused into one large greenish patch cut by the end of the cell and the 

 nervures radiating therefrom. The spots, too, on the primaries near the anal angle are 

 nearly merged into a single elongated series, and beneath the spots in this region are 

 of a greenish rather than of an ochreous colour. In the absence of other evidence we 

 believe this female to be an extreme form of that sex of P. victorinus. 



In Mexico this species is not uncommon on the slopes of the mountains between 

 Jalapa and Cordova, and we have a single specimen from the State of Oaxaca. In 

 Guatemala we believe it is confined to the eastern side of the mountain-range, occurring 

 sparingly in the Polochic and adjoining valleys. 



72. Papilio vulneratus. 



Papilio vulneratus, Butl. Cist. Ent. i. p. 85 \ 



Pyrrhosticta vulnerata, Butl. Lep. Ex. p. 165, t. 58. f. 3 2 ; Butl. & Druce, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 366 3 . 



P. victorino similis, sed antieis maculis fasciae interioris ochracea? majoribus, iis fasciae submarginalis multo 

 minoribus ; posticis maculis interioribus majoribus et guttiformibus, maculis submarginalibus parvis 

 rotundis, lunulis medianis nullis : subtus antieis fascia interiore multo majore maculis suis omnibus 

 majoribus ; posticis macula ultima ad angulum analem omnino ochracea. 



