1864.] . 497 



SERIGINUS. 

 32. Sericinus Montela. Gray. 



% Sericinus Monte/a. G. R. Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 71. (1852). 



Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus. Pt. I. p. 78 n. 361. t. XIII. 



f. 1,2. (1852). 

 List. Lep. Brit. Mus. Pt. I. p. 9.3. (1856). 

 Sericinus Telemon. Diurnal Lepidopt. p. 530. Suppl. PI. f. 1. (1852). 



31alc. — Upper surface, yellowish-white. Primary wings have a large 

 sub-triangular black spot at the base, which is divided into three spots 

 by the nervures ; a large black sub-costal patch in the middle of the cell ; 

 two interrupted transverse lines, on the disc ; a marginal black band, 

 obsolete, towards the inner angle ; costA faintly lined with black, and 

 some black atoms near the apex. 



Hind wings have a broad areolar transverse black band ; a broad 

 band obliquely across the costal area ; and a large black anal patch, 

 extending inwardly as far as the discal nervure, and being connected 

 with the costal band, by a narrow black line ; this anal patch contains 

 anteriorly, a crimson band, posterior to which there are two lunes, com- 

 posed of blue atoms ; head and thorax black, with a red collar ; abdo- 

 men yellow, having a black dorsal band, a lateral row of large black 

 dots, and some ventral longitudinal rays ; tail long, linear, yellow at 

 base and extremity, and black in the middle ; expanse of wing 8.13 

 inches; length from head to tip of tail 2.5 inches. 



Below the only perceptible difference, though, as usual the markings 

 are much paler, is in the presence of a red spot, in the black costal 

 patch of the posterior wings. 



Hab. — China. (In my collection.) 



Northern China. (Coll. Brit Mus.) 



" This species was brought by Mr. Fortune, who says that they are 

 found in the valleys among the hills." — G. R. Gray. 



Gray's figures differ somewhat from the specimens. Expanse % , 2.75 

 inches — 3.10 inches. Markings vary in size and number, the largest 

 being the darkest, and also having the crimson band much brighter. 

 In my % , there is an indistinct black lune, near the inner angle of the 

 anterior wings, observable in neither of his figures; also, the blue 

 marks on the posterior wings are distinctly lunate, instead of being- 

 dots, as he represents. 



