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and July 1897 and 1898 (Mrs. Austin); Hoopa Valley, Jnly 1890 (Dotighei-ty) ; Gold 

 Hill, Oregon (Biedermann) ; Ozoyoos, British Columbia (Raynolds) ; Nicoiuiu I., 

 Frazer R., May and June 1900; Kaslo; New Westminster (A. D. Jones); Qii'Appelle, 

 Assiniboia, July 1 9i 1 1 . 



83. Papilio alexiares Hopflf. (18GC). 



PiijilVn ule:rhirc!i Hopffer, Stelt. Ent. Ziil. xxvii. p. 31. n. 12 (ISOO) (Mexico). 



(? ? . In sbape of wings intermediate between P. rutxlHs and /'. gluucus. 

 Forewing : distal margin straight or feebly concave ; snbbasal yellow interspace 

 acutely triangular, more pointed anteriorly than in P. glaitcus ; third band reaching 



to IP or beyond. Hindwing : black abdominal border a little narrower than or 



as broad as the yellow interspace between it and cell at base of M'- ; black median 

 band proximal of SC-. 



Undersidf : costal cs-mark of forewing centred with yellow, the posterior edge 

 or the proximal dilated portion remaining jiure black ; the yellow scaling within 

 this mark continuous with the greyish or huffish yellow band situated on the black 

 jiostdiscal band, the pnre black edges of the latter being sharply defined both 

 prdximally and distally ; yellow submarginal spots linear, forming a continuous (or 



nearly) band which porcej)tibly widens costally. Hindwing with large or small 



orange patches on disc from R' backwards. 



Genitalia : c? . Apex of harpe produced beyond base of ventral process, acuminate, 

 a long, curved, simple, conical tooth at dorsal angle, a few small teeth between it and 

 the apex nf the harpe. ? not dissected. 



Early stages not known. 



Ilab. Eastern Mexico. 



Two subspecies. 



a. P. alexiares garcia subsp. nov. 



(?. Upperside : black bands of both wings much narrower than in P. ale.r. 

 alexiares. Forewing : third black band not extending beyond M" ; yellow apical 

 cell-baud about as wide as the black baud outside it ; black distal border not 

 wider between R- and M^ than the yellow discal band ; a row of eight distinct 

 submarginal spots, which are larger than in P. alex. alexiares ; yellow discal 



spots SC'^R' also larger than in that form. Hindwing : black distal burder 



narrower than in P. alex. alexiares, especially behind, the yellow interuervular 

 patches around apex of cell therefore larger ; submarginal spots and orange anal 

 marginal spot much larger, tail slenderer and less curved than in the next form ; 

 submarginal spot M' — M- orange, small. 



Underside : yellow submarginal line of forewing more or less distinctly 



interrupted at the veins. Hindwing : on disc between R' and SM- large 



elongate-triangular orange patches ; iirst and sixth submarginal spots and anal 

 marginal spot totally or for the greater part orange, the other submarginal spots 

 slightly or not at all touched with orange. 



Hab. Monterrey, San Luis Potosi. 



In the Tring Museum 3 c?c?. 



fj. J', alexiares alexiares HopfF. (18GG). 

 PaijiVw alexiares Hopffer, I.e. ; Kirby, Cat. Dimii. Lep. p. 567. n. 328 (1871) ; Godm. & Salv., 

 Biol. C'enlr. Amer., Lep. Rhop. ii. p. 241. n. 80. t. 72. fig. 6. 7. ^ (1893) (Cuosta de Misantia). 



(? ? . Upperside. — Forewing : the yellow jiortions often more or less shaded 



