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lu 0. MoUer's collection I found two \eiv remarkable naile specimens from Sikkira 

 (October 1886, and October 1887), which I propose to name : — 



(a') : (?-ab. rufatus ab. nov. 



The white jiatch of the hindwings is much reduced ; above, it consists of three 

 spots; the first is very nanow and lunate, the second a little longer than broad, the 

 third narrowest behind, notched outwardly, a little longer anteriorlj' than broad ; 

 beneath, there are only two small lunulate spots left, the anterior one being obliterated. 

 The submarginal spots of the hindwings below are transverse, much less arched than 

 in typical P. helenus ; the rufous anal mark is about twice as long as broad, and in 

 the cellule h(>tween the lower median nervules the subanal and the submargiuid 

 rufous markings are entirely merged together, the interspace between them being 

 completely filled up with rufous ; one of the specimens has a rather large discal rufous 

 sjjot before the upper median nervule. 



These specimens on the upperside are almost identical wit h I', is^vara arta- 

 phernes Honr, 



Hab. India; Sikkim (9cJ); Khasia Hills (2 6); Burma; Shan States (6 J); 

 Malacca (1 6) ; China (5 c?, 1 ?) ; South Japan (Kiu-Shiu) (2 d). 



I have two specimens fi-om Kiu-Shiu, South Japan, which belong to the typical 

 race of helenus, not to nicconicolens Butler, thougli they approach t lie latter a little 

 in the form of the white patch to the hindwings. 



(6): P. helenus daksha Hamps. [c?, ?, larva, pupa]. 



Papilio helenus, Horsf. & Moore (n«c Linno, 1758), Cat. Lep. Tns. Miis. E. 1. C. I. t. 3. f. 2. 2a 



(/.,;;.) (1857) (Canara). 

 Papilio (CImrus) daksha Hampson, Ji.nrn. As. Sm: Beng. p. 3G?.. n. A>2 (1888) (Nilgiris ; 1000 to 



7000 feet, common : mentions larva). 

 Papilio (Charus) helenus, Ferguson, ./mirn. linmhan -V. H. Sue. p. 447. n. l.'>7 (1891) (Travancore ; 



common in the hills). 



Large. The grey intemervular streak.s in the outer region of the underside of the 

 hindwings are much shorter than in P. helenus, a character which sometimes appears 

 again in P. helenus palawanicus Standing. ; the wliite area of tlie hindwings is larger 

 than in helenus, scarcely smaller below than above, but not larger than in F. helenus 

 biserialtis subsp. nov. ; below, there are mostly, not always, two additional rufous 

 spots between the white patch and the subanal rufous mark, as in many examples 

 of other local forms of P. heUmis. 



Ihih. South India: Nilgiris, Malabar (36 (?, 16 9), Travancore. 



(c): P. helenus mooreanus subsp. nov. \_S, ?]. 



Charus helenus, Moore (mz-c Linn.>, 17.'i8), [,,/,. .,/ C, i/hm I. p. 149. t. .58. f. 3 (1881) (Ceylon). 

 Papilio helenus, Staudingcr, Iris VIII. p. 348 (1895) (Ceylon). 



Grey streaks on the underside of the forewings as short as in P. helenus daksha 

 Hamps. ; the Naples-yellow scales of the upperside of the forewings form conspicuous 

 intemervular streaks in the outer region ; the white area of the hindwings smaller 

 ((?) beneath than above; on the underside of the hindwings there is a complete 

 series of seven subdiscal blue lunules, of which the three anterior stand at the outer 

 edge of the white discal marks, and of which the two posterior are situated within 

 the anal and subanal rufous spots. 



Hab. Ceylon (4 c?, 3 ?). 



It is very curious that .Mr. V. .Moore does not either describe or figure the 

 underside which exhibits the distinguishing characters. 



