( 562 ) 



narrower proximally ; no spot in cell of forewing on upperside ; patch SC— R' of 

 forewing entire or with a small siuns only, patch R- — R^ projecting beyond the 

 next as in P. crespkontes, submargiual spot R' — M' being more proximal than in 

 P. tkoas ; genitalia quite iliiferent. 



S. "Wings, upprrgidc : markings chrome-yellow, deeper in tint than in 



P. thoas. Forewing : no spot in cell ; spots before npper angle of cell as 



large as in P. thoas thoas ; a small additional spot at base of subcostal fork ; 

 patch SC* — R' entire or with black spot or sinus, 2)atches R=— SM- contiguous, 

 patch R- — R^ truncate distally, projecting beyond the next one, its outer edge being 

 in a line with that of the preceding patch ; three submarginal spots of almost 



equal size standing in an oblique row. Hindwing rather shorter posteriorly than 



in P. thoas ; tail more evenly s]iatnlate, broader at apex and narrower proximally 

 than in P. thoas. 



Underside deeper yellow than in South American P. thoas, but not so deep as 



in P. thoas oeiedo from Cuba. Forewing : cell striped with black ; submarginal 



spot R' — M' much larger than the others and extending much more proximad. 



Hindwing : cell yellow, except a narrow ajjical crescent ; black discal band narrow, 

 each patch bearing a blue or a yellowish spot; two orange-red si)0ts R- — M' at cell; 

 orange-red anal spot connected with the marginal spot. 



?. Somewhat paler than male, markings of upperside smaller, patch St'-^ — R' 

 of forewing with small black sinus. 



Genitalia: S . Tenth tergite bifurcate, the lobes projecting laterad, being narrow 

 and pointed ; tenth steruite short, on each side with an apically sinuate lobe, the 

 lower one of which is acute and somewhat produced. Harpe a broad concave plate, 

 obtuse at ajiex, which is a little curved inward; ventral edge parallel to edge of 



clasper, distally denticulate. ? . Edge of vaginal orifice slightly elevate all round ; 



from this low ring extends on each side backwards a ridge which borders a large 

 postvaginal depression, the ridge being raised close to the vaginal orifice into a 

 pointed, triangular process ; no strongly chitinised ridge or dej)ression proximally 

 of the orifice. 



Hal). (Jiudad Bolivar, Lower Orinoco, June 1801, 1 S, type; Maripa, 

 ('aura R., October 1903 (S. M. Klages), 1 c? ; Lower Orinoco, November 1897 

 (Cherrie), 1 ? ; Colombia, 3 c?c?. 



In coll. Godman from Colombia ; in coll. Adams from Marguerita L ; in the 

 British Museum from Venezuela and Bogota. 



08. Papilio cresphontes Cram. (1777). 



Aubent., Planch. Eiilum. t. i;;t. $ (1765) ("Guadeloupe" false). 

 Papilh Eques Arhnux tlwas Linnc', Maid. Plant, p. 536 (1771) (partim) ; Fabr., Syst. Ent. p. 454. 



D. 48 (1775) {jmitim) ; id., Spec. Im. ii. p. 19, n. 76 (1781) (partim) ; id., .]f(wl. Ins. ii. p. 10. 



n. 87 (1787) {parlhn) ; id., Ent. Si/st. iii. 1. p. 32. n. 94 (1793) (pni-lhn). 

 Pupiliu Ecpifs .Iclnnix cresphontes Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. p. 106. 107. t. 16,5. fig. A. ? , t. 166. fig. B. 



cJ (1777) (N. York ; Carolina— "Jamaica" alia subsp.) ; Goeze, Ent. Peyti: iii. 1. p. 86. n. 64 



(1779) ; Jabl. c*i Herbst., Natnrs. Sehmett. iii. p. 121. n. 89. t. 39. fig. 1. 3. ? , 2. (J (1788). 

 Papilio E(jues .Ichlriis tlwas fi) Papilio cresphontes, Gms:\m,S:ist. Nat. \. 5. p. 2240. sub n. 321 (1790). 

 Papilio ci-esphontfs, Esper, .'l«.s7. Schmelt. p. 199. subn. 90(1797) ; Doubl.,Westw. & Hew., <,'en. Dinrn. 



Lep. i. p. 17. n. 169 (1846) (partim ; United Sts., Mexico) ; Kirtl., Proc. Ent. Sue. Loml. (2). 



i. p. 101) (1851) (south shore of L. Erie ; recent arrival ; = thoas, Boisd. & Lee.) ; Gray, Cat. 



Lep. Jns. Brit.Mus. i. Pap. p. 39. n. 194 (1852) (jmrlim) ; id., List Lep. Itts. Brit. Mns. i. Pap. 



p. 53. n. 204 (1856) (partim) ■ MeniHr., Enum. Corp. Anim. J/«,s. Petrop., Lip. i. p. 68. n. 1123 



(1857) (Mexico) ; id.,/.f., Lip. Descr. p. lll.n. 1123(1863) (.litliuct from thx,as) : Reak., Proc. 



