1864.] 4S9 



being in the marginal yellow border of both wings, and in the presence 

 of" two or three faint red spots behind the discoidal cell of the posterior 

 wings, and another upon their outer angle; the blue luniiles of the 

 upper surface are much narrower ; nervules are all broadly black ; and 

 the general color is lighter. 



A broad black dorsal band upon the body, the rest of which is mostly 

 yellow, with the exception of four short narrow ventral black lines near 

 the anus. 



Hab. — Europe. Himalayas. (In my collection.) 

 Europe. N. India. (Coll. Brit. Mus.) 

 Europe, Siberia, Syria, Egypt, Coast of Barbary, Nepaul, 



Cashmere. (Coll. Boisd.) 

 Himalaya, N. India. Kumaon, Bootan. (Coll. E. I. Co.) 

 " California." (Rev. J. G. Morris.) 

 The above description was taken from an European insect ; my Hima- 

 layan specimen 9 diifers in the following respects : — it is much less, 

 expanse being but 3 inches. On the upper surface, the black veins are 

 more dilate ; the marginal black band of the fore wings narrows to- 

 wards the apex, whilst in the European specimens it is of equal width 

 throughout, and the yellow marks contained within are oblong dashes, 

 instead of semicircular spots. On the secondaries, the black band, sinu- 

 ate only within, is separated from the black discal arc by but a very 

 small yellow dot. 



Underneath, the chief difference is. that the submarginal yellow bor- 

 der on the hind wings, is not continuous, but divided into lunate spots 

 as above. 



The body is totally destitute of any black ventral lines. 



Var. a. Pap. Machaon. G. R. Gray, Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus. pt. I. p. 37. n. 180. (1852). 

 Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. Co. I. p. Ill n. 224. (1857). 

 Fap. Sphyrus. Hubn. Europ. Schmett. f. 776. 777. (1805—1824). 

 Boisd. Sp. Gen. I. p. 329. n. 171. (1836). 

 Boisduval says, '• this is simply a smaller insect, in which the black 

 is more predominant." 



Mab. — " Europe." — Hiibner, 

 Var. (i. 9 . Pap. Machaon. G.R. Gray. Cat. Lep. Br. Mus. pt. L p. 37. n. 180. (1852). 



DeHaan. Verb. NaturL Gesch. p. 42. t. 5. f. 2. (1839). 

 Cat. Lep. Mus. E. L Co. L p. 111. n 224. (1857). 

 Hab. — •' Japan." — DeHaan. 



