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Hah. Loja, Ecuador ; North and North-West Peru : Chachapoyas, Tambillo. 



lu the Tring Museum 1 S from Loja. 



In coll. Oberthiir several males from Tambillo and Chacha2)oyas. 



In coll. Doguin a series from Loja. 



b. P. icarscewiczi mcrcedes subsp. nov. 



Papilio ivarscewirzi, Hopffer {tion id., 18G6, err. det.), Stett. Ent. Zeit. xl. p. 54. n. 30 (1879) 

 (Chanchamayo) ; Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Land. p. 246. n. 20 (1876) (Cosnipata). 



(J. Closely agreeing with the preceding form ; discal spots of forewing abore 

 on the whole larger ; blue spots of hiudwiiig broader ; brown distal marginal border 

 of ((//(/(VAvWe of forewing narrower before middle, and discal spots R-' — M- smaller; 

 brown postdiscal band of hiudwing on the whole broader, especially spot R — M', 

 submarginal spot M' — M^ without orange scales. 



Genitalia: Tenth segment similar to that of the ue.xt form, the second tooth of 

 the sternite standing close to the third ; both prongs of the harpe straight, usually 

 of the same length as the lower one, a little shorter than the upper. 



Hab. Central Eastern Peru : Huanuco. 



In the Tring Mnsenm U SS from: Pozuzo, Hnanuco, 800—1000 m. (W. 

 Hotfmanns), ti/pe ; Chanchamayo (AV. Hoffmanns) ; Cushi, Huanuco, 182U m. 

 (W. Hoffmanns) ; Huancabamba, Junin (Bottger). 



c. P. tvarscewiczi tmrscewiczi Hopfif. (18(56). 



Papilio loarscemczi Hopffer, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxvii. p. 29. n. 11 (1866) (Bolivia) ; Hewits., Exot. 



Butt. IV. Pap. t. 10. fig. 30. (J (1869) (Apolobamba, type of somteiisif) ; Kirby, Cat. Diurii. Lep. 



p. 537. n. 128 (1871). 

 Papilio soratensis Godman & Salvin, Aim. Mag. N.ll. (4). ii. p. 152. n. 26 (1868) (Apolobamba). 

 Papilio wardscevjicsi (!), Weeks, Illuntr. Diurn. Lep. p. 20 (1905) (Chulumani). 



(?. Markings oiupperskh on the whole paler than in the previous forms, less 

 yellow. Discal spots of forewing much smaller than the submarginal ones, often 

 minute and some of them absent. Discal baud of hindwiug broken up into spots, 

 sometimes vestigial. 



Discal band of hindwing below usually entering cell, in many specimens this 

 band and the submarginal spots washed with brown. 



Genitalia : Apex of tenth tergite more strongly curved downwards than in the 

 other forms ; sternite as in mercedes, dentition individually variable. Upper prong 

 of harpe strongly curved, often several minute teeth on and in between the 

 two prongs. 



Hab. Bolivia and South-East Peru. 



In the Tring Museum 22 S S from: R. Inambari, S.E. Peru, lOOO m., 

 July 1900 (Simons); Chirimayo, 1000 ft., July 1901, R. Slncnri, June 1901, 

 2500 ft., S. Domingo, 0000 ft., January 1001, and Limbani, April 1904, Carabaya, 

 S.E. Peru (G. Ockenden) ; Charuplaya, Bolivia, 1300 m., May 1901 (Simons); 

 S. Antonio, Bolivia, 1800 m., March— June 1896 (Garlepp) ; R. Tanampaya 

 (Garlepp) ; R. Songo, Prov. Yungas (Garlc])p) ; Bneyes. 



120. Papilio cacicus Lucas (1852). 



Papilio cacicus Lucas, in Guerin, Reo. Zool. (2). iv. p. 132 (1852) (Colombia). 



(J. Closely allied to P. tvarsceivkzi ; forewing with three bands on upperside : 

 a creamy yellow median band interrupted at lower angle of cell, the posterior 



