242 EHOPALOCEEA. 



A single male specimen obtained by Trujillo on the Cuesta of Misantla, below Jalapa, 

 we believe to be referable to this species, described by Hopifer from a Mexican 

 specimen in the Berlin Museum 1 . It belongs to the same section as P. daunus and 

 P. pilumnus, but is more nearly related to the more northern P. turnus and P. rutulus 

 than to either of the two Mexican species. On the whole we think it is closest to 

 P. turnus ; the outer border of both wings is considerably broader than in any of its 

 allies, and the submarginal band of the primaries and the lunules of the secondaries 

 being nearly obsolete, are other points of distinction. The arrangement of the sub- 

 marginal markings of the secondaries agrees best with P. turnus, but the inner yellow 

 submarginal band is much wider than in that species. 



81. Papilio polyxenes. 



Papilio polygenes, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 444 1 ; Scudder, Butt. E. United States &c. ii. p. 1353 2 ; 



Stand. Ex. Tagf. p. 18, t. 12 3 . 

 Papilio ajax, Clerck (nee Linn.), Icones, t. 33. f. 3*. 

 Papilio troilus, Drury (nee Linn.), 111. Nat. Hist. i. p. 21, t. 11. ff. 2, 3, 5 5 ; Smith, Abb. Lep. Ins. 



Georg. i. p. 1, t. 1 6 . 

 Papilio asterias, Cram. Pap. Ex. t. 385 7 , ff. C, D ; Boisd. Sp. Gen. p. 332 8 ; Men. Cat. Mus. Petr. 



p. 4 9 . 

 Papilio asterioides, Keak. Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phil. 1866, p. 331 10 ; Strecker, Lep. Rhop. et Het. 



p. 47, t. 6. f. 4 11 . 



Alis nigrescenti-brunneis ; anticis fasciis duabus maculosis submarginalibus, maculis exterioribus rotundis 

 interioribus subtriangularibus ochraceis, macula altera subcostali, squamis quibusdam ad cellulae finem, 

 coloris ejusdem ; posticis fascia transversa mediana venis divisa, lunulis submarginalibus et ciliis inter 

 venas ochraceis, maculis quoque discalibus c&ruleis, ea ad angulum analem lunulata, supra macula nigro 

 pupillata introrsum rubida extrorsum ochracea : subtus ut supra sed magis fuliginosis, maculis anticarum 

 interioribus et omnibus posticarum (prater duas ad angulum analem) fulvis, prothorace et abdomine fulvo 

 maculatis. 

 5 mari similis, maculis interioribus mrnoribus ,, aut evaneseentibus, maculis posticarum discalibus cseruleis 

 majoribus. 



Hal. Nokth Ameeica *, United States 8 generally u . — Mexico 8 9 , Ciudad Victoria 

 (Bichardson), Jalapa (Hoge), Coatepec (Brooks), Cordova (Bumeli, Hoge), Atoyac (H. H. 

 Smith), Puebla and Amecameca (P. J). G. & H. J. Elwes), Oaxaca (Fenochio); Beitish 

 Hokdueas, Rio Hondo (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, Polochic valley, Central valleys 

 (P. P. G. & 0. S.), Chiacam, Cahabon, Tamahu, Panima, Purula, San Geronimo 

 (Champion), Duenas (Champion, P. P. G. & 0. 8.) ; Nicaeagua, Chontales (Belt) ; Costa 

 Eica (fide Strecker). — San Domingo ; Cuba. 



In our country this is obviously a very variable species, and so far as we can see it 

 is not possible to separate North- American specimens from those of Mexico and Central 

 America. The chief point of variation is in the inner band of yellow spots which 

 crosses both wings ; in some examples these are very distinct, in others they are much 

 reduced in size, and in others again they entirely disappear. As a rule they are smaller 



