( 710 ) 



affl. of R. Palcazn, 320 m. (W. Hoffmanns); Rio Cachyaco, affl. of R. Hnallaga 

 (Stuart) ; R. Ucayali (Stnart) : Iqnitos (Stnart) ; Chancliamayo (Sclmnlce) ; Pereii(5 ll., 

 4000 ft., Angust— September 1002 (Watldus & Tomlinson) ; Villa Blaria to 

 Diamantino, Matto Grosso, January IsOT (Andeer). 



150. Papilio molops spec. uov. (I'l. IX. fig. On. 01. 02). 



As in P. (/huicnlaus there are also in the present species no striking characters 

 in the pattern by which one could recognise P. molops with absolute certainty, except 

 the molops form from the coast of Ecuador and Colombia and the form from 

 Brasilia, which differ very conspicuously from the forms of P. protesilaus occurring 

 in the same districts. However, as the genitalia of mo/ojJS (of the male, the 

 female being unknown) are constantly different from those of the various South 

 American subspecies of protesilaus, it is not very difficult to distinguish also the 

 molops specimens from Surinam, the Amazons and the Andes from protesilaus 

 as well as from glaucolaus. 



S. Frons always greyish white at the sides, inclusive of tl\e Brazilian form 

 with black antenna. Both the first and second black bands of the forewing 

 extending to hinder margin, or the second slightly abbreviated, or the first 

 abbreviated ; in the last case the postdiscal band very broad, being at lower angle 

 of cell as broad as the transparent submarginal band ; fourth band reaching 



nearly across cell, seldom stopping at third cell-fold.^ Hindwiug less strongly 



dentate than in P. protesilaus archesilmis, but more strongly than in P.glaxeolrois; 

 black admarginal bar R^-R^ as slender as in P. protesilaus, while the admarginal 

 bars R3— M- are usually broader than in that species. 



On the underside, the snbbasal and median bands of the hindwing on the 

 whole closer together than in P. protesilaus, the interspace less widening costad 

 and that portion which lies behind the cell longer, the black patch M'— M- 

 which connects posteriorly the subbasal and median bands being smaller ; red 

 anal bar usually quite close to the black anal marginal spot, the white spot 

 separating them from one anotiier being reduced to a small dot in nearly every 

 specimen. 



Scent-organ as in P. protesilaus. 



Genitalia : Dorso-apical deflexed ridge of harpe rounded-dilated, denticulate, 

 but not produced into a prominent triangular tooth (Fig. 2, p. 708). 



Early stages not known. 



Jlab. South America. 



Three subspecies. 



a. P. molops molojis subsj). nov. (PL IX. fig. G2). 



c?. Antenna tawny, club black, at least on niiperside ; black lateral streak 

 of abdomen as broad as the bnffish white streak situated above "it. 



Wings. — Upperside : first band of forewing stopping at SM^ second band 

 strongly tapering, reaching hinder margin, broad in cell, third and fifth bands 

 also broad, interspace between fifth and sixth bands not wider than the sixth 

 band, which is broader than in all the other forms of the species allied to 

 P. protesilaus, the white costal dot of tliis interspace minnte, the sixth band 

 very close to lower angle of cell, therefore differing consideralily in jiosition from 



