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be considered " published." In the Appendix to the "Genera" (1852) Westwood 

 says that hippodamus is the same as scrviUe, and that also colitmhts Kollar is a 

 synonym of the same. This is the first published statement of what hippodanius 

 is like, though the statement is in so far erroneous, as hippodamus cannot be 

 identical with sercille as well as with colambus, these two names applying to 

 two different species. The first description of hippodamus was given by Felder in 

 1864, Kirby, in his Catalogue, enumerating for this reason the insect as hippodamus 

 Felder. As the nomen nudum of 1845 and 184G {hippodamus) cannot supersede the 

 name columbus of 1850, we have to employ the latter name for the present insect. 

 Kirby, I.e., ajipears to have sunk colum'ius Kollar as a synonym of hippodamus not 

 because hippodamus had in his opinion a claim to priority, but because there is 

 another Papilio called columbus by Hewitson, which name Kirby dates also 1850. 

 However, Hewitson's name was published in 1851 — i.e. after Kollar's columbus. 



This sjjecies has a very restricted range, being found only in Colombia and 

 North west Ecuador. Kollar, and after him Felder, ll.cc, gave Venezuelix as 

 habitat. However, the type came from the llio Meta, eastern side of the Cordillera 

 of Bogota, no specimens from Venezuela proper being known. 



The black distal area of the hiudwing is nsnally separated from the cell, but 

 occasionally touches it, though it never enters it, as the band so often does in 

 P. sercille. The size of the small greenish costal band of the forewing and of 

 the subapical cell-patch is very variable. In one of our specimens the anal spot 

 of the hindwing is not red, but nearly as pale as the ground-colour of the wing. 

 Oberthi'ir, I.e., mentions a similar colour-aberration as ah.J'ulva. 



The female resembles the male, the black bands being a little less extended. 



Bab. Colombia : Cordillera of Bogota to west coast ; North-west Ecuador. 



In the Tring Museum 140 Jc? from : R. Dagua (Rosenberg) ; Cauca (Child) ; 

 Pereira, Cauca; "Bogota"; Muzo, December 1S9G ; Lita, W. Ecuador, 3000 ft. 

 (Flemming & Miketta) ; Paramba, W. Ecuador, 3500 ft., March 1897 (Rosenberg) ; 

 Paramba, January — May 1898 (Flemming & Miketta). 



A female in coll. Adams from the Cauca valley, the only one which we 

 have seen. 



In coll. Godman from : Muzo ; Llanos de Rio Meta ; Froutiuo, Autioquia. 



165. Papilio orabilis Butl. (1872). 



PtipiVo orahiVs Butler, Cht. Ent. i. p. 84 (1872) (Costa Rica). 



c?. Similar in appearance to P. serville and columbus Kollar (1850, non Hew. 

 1851), but easily recognised by the club of the antenna being black, seldom slightly 

 tawny, by the black median band of the forewing stopping short at or before M", 

 not joining the distal black border, the cell of the forewing being proportionately 

 longer, the red spot W — M^ of the hindwing being well marked above and 

 below, etc. 



Genitalia: i. Ventral process of clasper much larger than in P. seniUc and 

 columbus, central ridge of harpe wider, proximal ventral edge of harpe not 

 produced basad. 



? and early stages not known. 



Ilab. Guatemala to West, Colombia. 



The occurrence in Guatemala requires confirmation. 



Two subspecies. 



