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copanae, especially the upper ones, and the orange-red snbmarginal spots of the 

 hindwing slightly larger. 



? . Greenish band of upperside of hindwing widest in centre, nsnally entering 

 cell, the patches larger than in the following form, especially patches R^ — M-. 



Scent-organ : scales shorter than in the other subspecies. 



Ilah. West Blexico : Jalisco, Guerrero, Blichoacan. 



In the Triug Museum G ^j^j, 5 ? ¥, from : Colima ; Guerrero (0. T. Baron); 

 Patzcnaro, Michoacan. 



In our two females from Patzcnaro the band of the hindwing does not enter 

 the cell ; the spots of the forewing are smaller than in the next form. 



b. P. laodamas copanae Reak. (1863). 



Papiito copanae Reakirt, Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. ii. p. 141. n. 16 (18G3) (J, Copdn, Guatemala) ; 



Kirby, Cut. Diiirii. Lep. p. 521. n. 21 (1871) ; Streck., Lep. Rhop. Net. p. 61. t. 8. fig. 1. ? (1874) 



(fig. of type) ; Kirby, l.'c. p. 809. n. 21 (1877) ; Godm. & Salv., Biul. Centr. Amer., Rhup. ii. 



p. 202. n. 18. t. 66. fig. 4. ? , 5. 6. (J (1890) (Yucatan; Brit. Honduras; Guatemala; Honduras); 



Strecker, I.e., Siippl. iii. p. 17 (1900) (type, ? , in coll. Strecker). 

 Papilio ehri/sodamas Bates, Ent. Mu. Maij. i. p. 1. n. 2 (1864) (Guatemala) ; Feld., Verh. Zool. Bot. 



Ges. Wien xiv. p. 297. n. 122 (1864) (cit. erroneous) ; Kirby, !.e. p. 522. n. 30c (1871) ; Oberth., 



Et. d'Ent. iv. p. 117. n. 307"" (1880) (Mexico). 



c?. Band of hindwing always outside cell ; the first patch narrowed proximally, 



not touching the cell. Forewing with a row of arrowhead-shaped snbmarginal 



spots, spot R^ — R' produced basad ; these spots much more distinct on underside, 

 there being also a spot in cell near lower apical angle. Red snbmarginal spots 

 of underside of hindwing thin ; there are often vestiges of white snbmarginal spots 

 on upperside. 



¥. Forewing as in male, spot R- — R^ occasionally vestigial. Band of 



liindwing placed outside cell, there being no spot in cell or only a very few greenish 

 white scales. 



Scent-organ : scales about two or three times as long as broad, 



Hab. East Mexico southward to Honduras. May be expected to occur in 

 Nicaragua. 



In the Tring Museum 5 c?c?, 4 ? ? , from : Songolica, Espiual, and Jalapa, 

 Vera f'ruz, April l.s'.)0 and June 1899 (W. Schans) : Coazualcos, Vera Cruz, 

 July 19U4 (A. Hall) ; San Pedro Sula, Honduras. 



r. P. laodamas rkipidius subsp. nov. (PI. IV. fig. 4). 



? . Forewing shorter and its distal edge less emarginate than in the two 

 preceding sulfspecios ; vestiges of snbmarginal spots on upperside ; on underside 

 four long creamy spots, the npper one reaching cell, and a spot in lower angle 



of cell. Hindwing, upperside : a large central area of a greenish straw-colour, 



consisting of a patch which occupies about three-fourths of the cell, and six patches 

 around cell, these patches acuminate distally, contiguous proximally, patch M' — M- 

 tbe longest, the tips of the patches almost eqnally distant from outer margin; 

 area between cell and abdominal edge washed with greenish straw-colour ; outside 

 this area two minute dots R- — M' of the same colour situated near the central 

 area ; red snbmarginal spots of underside larger than in the next snbspecies, the 

 first spot distinct. 



cJ. A Costa Rica male in coll. H. Druce agrees with the above-described 



