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(d): P. helenus nicconicolens Butler [J, ?]. 



PapiH,, hrlmus, Orza {nee Linne, 175H), Lrp. Jap. p. 'J. n. 2 (1869) (Japan) : Pryer, HI,,,/,. Xihm. 



p. 4. n. 7. t. 2. f. 2 ( ? ) (1886) (Nagasaki ; Tosa) ; Leech, P. Z. S. p. 208. n. 7 (1«87) (Japan) : 



id., Butt. vfC/ilna, etc. p. 548 (1S9.S) (/t.ji.). 

 Papiliu uiccoiiimleiK Butler, Ann. JJmj. A'. U. (5). VII. p. I:i9 (1881) (Nikko). 



Besides the two specimens said to be fi-om Kiu-Shiu, mentioned above (p. 286), 

 I have not had tlip opportunity to examine autlientic individuals from Japan proper. 

 Mr. Butler's type agrees perfectly with my specimens from the Loo C'hoo Islands, 

 and disagrees with the Chinese individuals of helenus. 



Large; discal creamy white area on the hindwings narrow, in most examples 

 extended beyond the second discoidal nervule, the two median spots of that area 

 about half as long again as broad on upperside, scarcely longer than broad on 

 underside; submarginal lunules slender and arched, anal and subanal mark larger 

 than in P. helenus; lowest, cellule but one usually with complete submarginal orange 

 red ring; between the second discoidal and second median veins there are often two 

 red discal spots. 



ffnb. Loo Choo Islands (7 cT, 1 y); (and South .Japan?). 



(«): P. helenus palawanicus iStauding. [S, ?]. 



Papil/ii lielenus, Zinken {nee Linrn-, 1758), Nor. A<i. Ac Nut. Cm-. XV. p. 143. n. 2 (1831) (Java ; sijn. 

 ex p.)  Boisd., Spec. Gen. Lip. I. p. 211. n. 25 (1836) {p.p.) ; De Haan, Verh. Nat. Gescli. Ned. 

 ni-erz. hes. p. .SO (1840) {p.p.) ; Doubl. Westw. & Hew., (?c«. Dhirn. Lep. I. p. 11. n. 57 (1846) 

 (yV'O ; Horsf. & Moore, Cat. Lep. Im. Mus. E. I. C. I. p. 101. n. 205 (1857) {p.p.) ; VoUenhov., 

 rijihrh: r. Ent. III. p. 74. n. 28 (1860) (p.p.) : Feld., VerJi. t. h. Ges. Wien p. 320. D. 404 (1864) 

 (/<./;.) : Reak., Pr. Ent. Sor. Phil. p. 464. n. 13(1864) {p./,.) : Druce, P. ^. .S. p. .3.57. n. 13 (1873): 

 Oberth., Et. d' Ent. IV. p. 45. n. 68 (1879) (Java) : Snell., Midden-Snma.tra. Lep. p. 25. n. 7 

 (188(1) ; Kheil, Hhap. Nias p. 37. n. 141) (1884) (Nias I.) ; Dist. & Pryer, Ann. .Mar/. N. II. (5). 

 XIX. p. 273. u. 170 (1887) (Sandakau) ; Hagen, L-is VII. p. 21. n. 16 (1894) (Sumatra). 



Papit'm helenus local form /), Wallace, 7V. Lhin. Sor. Land. XXV. p. 50. sub n. 56 (1865) (Java ; 

 Sumatra). 



CO PaiJiUn hi/staspe.^, Distant {nee Felder, 1S62), Piuir. Ent. fine. Lnnd. p. 30 (1879). 



Pap'dii, lielenus \a.r. jiaUucanieus Staudinger, Iris I. p. 278 (1888) (P.alawan): id.. Lis JI. p. 12 

 (1889) (Palawan ; "scarcely different from P. helenus L."). 



Pvpilin {Cliarus) helenus var. engatiius Doberty, .fiumi. As. Soe. Benij. p. 31. n. 50 (1891) (Engano). 



Papiliii {Chai-us) lielenus var. paliiwanieus, Semper, Pliiliji/i.. Taeifalt. p. 27.'i. n. 402 (1K92) 

 (Domaran ; Paragua). 



Differs from P. helenus ciiictly in the submarginal si)Ots of the hindwings 

 below being partly (or entirely) obliterated; most specimens are of comiiaratively 

 small size. The white patch is smallest in Palawan siiecimens ; the Sumatra and 

 Java examples lead over to the next sub.species. 



Huh. Palawan (4 d', 1 ;); Balabac (It?, 1 ?); Borneo (7 J. 1 ?); Sumatra 

 (2 i); Java (6 <S,2 ?); Nias (12 6); Engano (2 cJ, 1 ?). 



Unfortunately the name of jxdriwanicus must stand for this IMalayan form of 

 P. helenus. Doherty's P. var. enganius (I.e.) is not different from /'. helenus 

 jjalawaniciis Standing. 



(/) : P. helenus biseriatus subsp. nov. [? ; (?) cJ]. 



Pcqjilio hrlenus, De Haan {nee Liuni', 1758), Veeli. Nat. Gcseh. Ned. nvei-. lies. p. 30 (1840) (p.p. ; 



Timor). 

 Papilio helenus var., Vollenboven. Tijdsehr. v. Ent. III. p. 74. sub n. 28 (1860) (Timor-Kocpang). 

 Papilio {Charus) lielenus. Doherty, ./ouni. As. Sue. Beni/. p. 192. n. 110 (1891) (Sumba, Sambawa 



mountains). 



? . The white patch on the hindwings above is continued beyond t lie upper median 

 vein an<l reache.s the middle median vein by means of somewhat dispersed white 



