( 233 ) 



cJ. Rather constant; the hindwings have on both sides, when viewed from 

 behind with the eye between light and insect, a strong opalescent gloss. 



$ . Felder's type-specimen is ratlier pale on the forewings, the white adnervular 

 stripes are broader, and the yellow spot before the cell of the hindwings is longer than 

 in other examples. The yellow area has aliove a distinct trace of the opalescent gloss 

 of the other sex. 



Hah. Philippine Islands: Babuyanes (1 S), Luzon (1 $), I'olillo (1 S,\ ? ). 

 K. ^Mindanao. 



Genus PAPILIO L., .%»<. Nat. ed. x. p. 459 (1758). 



I. HECTOR-GROUP. 



Miden devoid of anal valves. Legs similar in structure to those of Eurtjcas 

 Boisd. 



27. Papilio hector L. [cJ,?, metam.]. 



Rajus, Hist. Ins. p. 1.34. 137 (1710); Gronovius, Zvoph. p. 189. n. 729 (17G4) (India); Seba, 



Thes. lY. p. 35. t. 28. f. 23. 24 (1765) (■' capeiisis est" ex err.). 

 Pajnlio Eques Trojaniis lierlor Liiind, Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 459, n. 2 (1758) (Indiae) ; Clerck, Irm. 



Ins. 11. t. 33. f. 1 (17l'.4) ; Linn(5, Mii.i. Lud. Ulr. p. 183. n. 2 (17G4| ; Houtt., N^iturl Hist. 



I. 11. n. 190. n. 2 (1767) ; Linne, Syst. Nat. ed. xii. p. 745. n. 2 (1767) ; Mtill., Nalnrs. V. 1. 

 p. 566. n. 2 (1774); Fabr., Syst. Ent. p. 443. n. 4 (1775); Sulz., Gesch. Ins. p. 141. t. 12. f. 1 

 (1776) (India) ; Cram., Pap. E.cot. II. p. 67. t. 141. f. A (1777) (Cororaandel ; Bengal ; 

 " Amboina" lor. err.) ; Goeze, Ent. Beytr. III. 1. p. 29. n. 2 (1779) ; Fabr., .S/wc. Ins. II. p. 2. 

 n. 5 (1781) {I'.p.) ; Barbut, Genera /us. Linyie p. 161. t. 10. f. 2 (1781) ; Meusch., lade.r Gronur. 

 Zouphijl. (1781) ; Esper, Ausl. Schmett. p. 15. n. 2. t. 1. f. 2 (1784) [synon. e.r p.) ; Jablonsky, 

 Naturs. Hclunrlt. II. p. 137. n. 34. t. 13. f. 2 (1784) [synnn. e.r p.) ; Fabr., Mant. Jus. II. p. 1. 



II. 6 (1787) ; Gmelin, Syst. Xat. I. 5. p. 2225. u. 2 (1790) {synon. e.e p.) ; Fabr., Ent. Syst. III. 

 1. p. 3. n. 7 (1793) ; Esper, Ansl. Schmett. p. 246. t. 40. f. 2 (l). 3 (yi.) (17!IS) (Trantiuebar). 



Princeps heroieus hector, Hnbner, Samml. E.rot. Sclinietl. I. t. HO. f. 1. 2 (1806-lli). 



Meiieliddes hector, Hubner, Ver:. hek. Schmett. p. 84. n. H64 (1816) ; Moore, Leji. of Ceylmi I. p. 152. 

 t. 58. f. 2 (1881) (Ceylon ; low country) ; Swinhoe, P. Z S. p. 145. n. 142 (1885) (Poona, 

 Belgaum, Bombay : March to October). 



Fupilio hector. Godart, Enc. .Ileth. IX. p. 70. n. 124 (1819) ; Charpent, Ziisiitse zu Esper's An.tl. 

 Schm. p. 3 (1830) (Ceylon) : Lucas, Lej>. E.vot. p. 8. t. 4. f. 2 (1835) (Bengal ; Coromandel ; 

 '•Amboina" loc. err.) ; Boisd., Spec. Ge.n. Up. I. p. 269. n. 93 (1836) (Coromandel ; Ceylon ; 

 " Pegu." Burma, Im;. err.) ; De Haan, Verh. Not. Geseli. Ned. overz. hez. p. 39 (1840) (p.p. ; Ceylon ; 

 Coromandel ; "Amboina" he. err.) ;. Westw., Arc. Ent. I. p. 9. t. 3. f. 1-4 (/., p.) (1845); 

 Doubl. Westw. & Hew., Gen. Diurn. Lep. I. p. 9. n. 25 (184(5) (N. India ; Ceylon ; " Pegu " he. err.) ; 

 Gray, Cm. Lrp. Ins. B. M. I. p. 11. n. 41 (18.52) (India ; Ceylon) ; id., List Lep. Ins. B. M. I- 

 p. 13. n. 45 (1856) (Calcutta : N. India ; Ceylon) ; Lucas, in Chenu's Enc. d'llisf. Not. t 5. f. 1 

 1851-53) ; Horsf. & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. E. I. C. I. p. 93. n. 189. t. 2. f. 4. 4.a. 4b 

 (/.,y<.) (1857) (Calcutta : N. India ; Madras : Ceylon) ; Vollenhov., Tijdschr. v. Ent. III. p. 79. 

 n. 77(1860)(Pondicherry : " Amboina" et "New Holland" he. err.) : Feld., Verh. z. b. Gcs.Wien 

 p. ,326. n. 493. & p. 375. n. 290 (1864) (Ceylon ; Ind, sept. ; "Pegu," "Amboina," "Australia'' 

 he. err.); Moore, P. Z. S. p. 756 (1865) (Bengal); Kocb, Indn-Anslral. Lep. Eiiuna p. 63 

 (1865) (Slid & Nord Indien : Ceylon ; "Java," "Amboina," "Australia" he. err.) ; Alexander, 

 Ent. Mo. .Matj. p. 20,S (18ii5) (Sanger); Butl.. Cat. Diurn. Lrp. de.^cr. Fabric, p. 258. n. HO 

 (1869) (Madras); Eaton, Entoniol p. 276 (1879) (roosting in flocks) ; Oberth., Et. d' Ent. IV. 

 p. 44. n. 61 (1879) ("Inde"; ah. with some of the red spots on liindwings obliterated); 

 Aurivill., Konijl. Sr. Vet. Ak. Handl. XIX. 5. p. 9. n. 2 (1882); Stauding. & Schatz, E.rot. 

 Schmett. I. p. 6. t. 3 (cJ)(1884) ; 'Watson, Journ. As. Soc. Bene/, p. 268 (1890) (Madras ; common, 

 .lune to September) ; id., Jonrn. Bombay N. II. Soc. p. 37. n. lli; (1890) (Mysore ; common) ; 

 lietham. ibid. p. 330. n. 115 (1891) (Central Provinces); Haase, Vntersnch. lib. .Vim. p. 24 

 (1893). 



