( 623 ) 



? . A broad white band from near R' of forewing to abdominal margin of 

 hiiidwing ; tail narrow, not spatnlate ; cell of forewing below with some yellow 

 streaks. 



Ilah. Brazil. 



104. Papilio peleides Esp. (1793). 



Papilio Eqiirs Trojnnus pelaus ?, Jablonsky & Herbst, Naturs. Schmett. ii. p. 205. n. 51. t. 10. fig. 1 



(1784) (^>ari/m). 

 Papilio Eques Trnjanus peleides Esper, Atisl. Schmett. p. 150. n. 70. t. 39. fig. 2 (1703) (copy of 



Jabl.'s figure). 

 Pupil,,, peleiiUs, Boisduval, Spec. Gin. Lip. i. p. 306. n. 200 (1836) (artefact?) ; Doubl., Westw. & 



Hew., Gen. Diurn. Lep. i. p. 16. n. 144 (1846) ; Gray, Cat. Lep. Jim. Brit. Mns. i. Pap. p. 34. 



n. 106 (1852) ; id., Lixt Lep. In,<. Brit. Miis. i. Pap. p. 47. n. 174 (1856) (S. America) ; Felder, 



Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien xiv. p. 310. n. 301 (1864) (bab. ?) ; Kirby, C,it. Diurn. Lep. p. 541. 



n. 154a (1871) (spec. fict. ?) ; Godra. & Salv., Bi(jl. Ceiitr. Amer., Lep. Rhnp. ii. p. 228. sub n, 50 



(1800). 



Besides Jablonsky's figure and description there is no evidence of the existence 

 of this insect. Jablonsky expressly states that the figure was carefully drawn from 

 a specimen. The individual may have been an artefact, as suggested by Boisduval, 

 but the figure does not give us that impression. Considering that of many American 

 I'apilios only very few specimens are known, it is quite conceivalile that P. pdeides 

 has not been rediscovered, as is the case also with F. tasso, which was described 

 from an old pair without precise indication of locality. 



Ilab. Presumably South America. 



Subsection D. 



Palpus with a white (rarely yellow) dot, sometimes quite black. Frons black, 

 or with a yellow central line, never yellow along eyes. Costal margin of forewing 

 somewhat incrassate, more or less dentate, the scaling of the edge easily rnbbed 

 off, with the exception of the Zagreiis Group. 



The Zagreus Group is a mimetic offshoot of this subsection, having acquired 

 several peculiarities which render it difficult to give a general characterisation of the 

 whole Subsection inclusive of the Zagreus Group. Apart from these mimics, the 

 species of the present Subsection are generally strong-winged species with heavy 

 nenration in the forewing. Black is the prevailing colour on the body and wings. 

 The abdominal margin of the hindwing is clothed with long hairs in the males. 



Key to the gronjis : 



A. Costal margin non-serrate ; frons with yellow mesial line ; 



abdomen for the greater part orange-yellow . . . Zagreus Group. 



B. Costal margin almost smooth, the serration being vestigial . Scamander Group- 



C. Costal margin .serrate Ilomerus Group. 



X. Zagreus Group. 



Frons witii yellow mesial line. Antenna long, very slender, with thin club, 

 yellow, except proximally. Breast obliquely striped with yellow ; abdomen orange- 

 bufF, with a black mesial stripe above and below, or only on one side. Distal 

 margin of forewing convex, farthest point about R', costal margin non-serrate ; 

 cell very broad, upper and lower angles obtuse ; SC' usually before angle of cell ; 

 stalk SC'-" very variable in length. Hindwing ovate, longest centrally ; long- 



