MOVITATES KOOLOOICAE SXII. 1915. 193 



closer to the cell and fonr of the eight ? ? have a white spot in the cell ; the margin 

 is mnch more deeply scalloped. 



Below. On the hindwing the dark spot.s in the light patches are very much 

 larger. 



1 cJ, S ? ? , Manns, Admiralty Islands. 



3. Papilio helena papuensis (Wall.) 



Ornithoptera helena local form papuensis Wallace, Trans, Linn. Soc. Land. xxv. p. 38. Rub. No. 7 

 (1865) (New Guinea, Salwatty). 



Indistingnishable from specimens from mainland of New Gninea. 



5 (?(? and 6 ? ? (9 -f. papuensis), Vnlcan Island ; 1 S, Dampier Island. 



4. Papilio polydorus dampierensis Hag. 



Papilio pnli/dnrus dampierensis Hagen, Jahrb. Nnss. Ver. Nal. L. p. 50. No. 6 (1897) (Dampier 

 Island). 



5 (Jc?, 6 ? ¥, Dampier Island. 



5. Papilio polydorus vulcanicus snbsp. nov. 



(??. Above. Differ in the white patches l)e3'ond cell, and the white spot in 

 the cell being larger and less snfi'nsed with black scales. 



Below. The band of red spots on hindwing is generally smaller, and the red 

 smear below vein 2 is much reduced. On the forewing the white is more 

 extended. 



5 (J cJ, 8 ??, Vnlcan Island. 



6. Papilio polydorus utuanensis Ribbe 



Papilio pnlydoms utuanensis Eibbe, Iris, 1898. p. C8 (New Ireland and Duke of York Island). 



I cannot separate the Admiralty specimens from utuanensis. 

 T c?c?, ? ?, Manus, Admiralty Islands. 



7. Papilio euchenor euchenor GnSr. 



Papilio euchenor Gui?rin, Voy. Coquille, t. 13. f. 3 (1829) (New Guinea). 

 4 (?c?,4 ? ?, Vulcan Island. 



8. Papilio euchenor subcoerulea snbsp. nov. 



c? ?. Differ from P. e. ffoda/ii on the underside by the longer streaks emitted 

 by the uppermost of the snbapical spots on the forewing, and in the much greater 

 extent of the blue subterminal markings on the hindwings. 



7 S(S,4 ? ?, Dampier Island. 



9. Papilio phestus reductus subsp. nov. 



(?. Abozv. Nearest to P. ph. parhiiisoni, bnt differs from all the three 

 described races in having no indication whatever of any light spot in cell of 

 hindwing. 



Beloiv. It resembles most P. ph. phestus. 



?. Above. At once distinguishable from all three described races on the 



