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from Cramer's figures (I.e., t. 265. f. a. b) in those points in which many Indian 

 individuals differ from the Chinese race, which latter Cramer's figures represent. It 

 is therefore certainly right to apply the name of polytes to the Indian race. 



Felder separated two local forms from P. pohjtes L., namely P. pulytes var. 

 ■nikoharvs Feld. (J.c.) and P. polijtes var. ceylanicus Feld. (I.e.). Though I have 

 not seen a very large series of P. polytes fi-om the Andaman Islands, and only a few- 

 specimens from the Nicobar Islands, I am convinced that nikoharus cannot stand as 

 a subspecies; the characters by which Felder separates it are foimd only in some of 

 the specimens and appear also in Indian examples. On the whole the Andaman 

 specimens seem to be a little larger tlian the average .specimens from India, though 

 certain Indian specimens are larger than the largest from the Andaman Islands. 

 Felder's ceylanicus is certainly identical with P. polytes L. 



S. Tails slightly variable, always spatulate ; hindwings sometimes with a 

 reddish mark on the upperside at the anal angle. ^Marginal spots of the forewings 

 variable in size and shape. Costal spot of the median band of the hindwings often 

 linear on the underside. The submarginal spots of the hindwings appear seldom on 

 the upperside. 



? . Tails spatulate, mostly longer than in the rivile. 



(ii'): ?-f cyrtis Fabr., I.e. [figs.: Moore, Lep. Ceylon, I.e.; Distant, Rhup. 



Mai., Lcl 

 Similar to the male. 



(fe'): ?-f. polytes L., I.e. [figs. : .Aloore, I.e. ; Dist., I.e.]. 



Hindwings with a white discal patch, which consists of four circumcellular and 

 one intracellular spot. 



(«^) : ?-ab. s^icMws Hiibn. 



I'lipilio Equpn Trojiniiis jmli/tp.i, Cramer (iifc Linm', 17.08), /.'•. p. 129. t. 2C5. f. c (1782). 

 Princeps hevoicii.^ .^lirli/iis Hiibner, Snmml. Ex. Srlim. I. t. 112 (180(j-lG). 

 Meneltiides iilphennr, Huhner, V'erz. bek. Srliin. p. K). n. 870 (1811!) (p.p.). 



Ptipilio polylfs L. 5 , form.i .s^V7i(U.<. Aurivilliu?. Kmnjl. f^r. ]^et. Al.-. Ifiiinll. XIX. fi. p. 12. sub n. 5 

 (1882). 



Differs from the typical ?-f polytes in the white area of the hindwings nut 

 extending into the cell, t^ometimes the number and size of the white spots is much 

 reduced; the spots are often partly replaced by red, but the white does not disappear 

 entirely. 



(c'j : ?-f. loc. Tomulus Cram., I.e. t. 43. f .\ [fig. : Moore, /.c.]. 



Mimics Papllio hectc/r L. and inhabits the same area as that species. 1 found 

 two specimens in the MOller collection from Sikkiin, one of wiiich has the white of 

 the forewings much less conspicuously marked and comes in the colour of these wings 

 indeed close to certain specimens of ? -f. polytes; in the same example the red spot 

 in the cell of the hindwings is tinged with orange. 



Found in Ceylon, South India, Bengal, and occasionally in Sikkiui. 



Hah. India (including South Cashmere; 19 J, 34 ?); Burma (12 J, 9 ?); 

 Shan States (1 c?, 1 ? ) ; Tenasserim ; Siam ; Lower Tonkin (3 J', 7 ? ) ; Malay Peninsula 

 (5 i, 7 ?); Sumatra (Deli); Ceylon (2 J, 10 ?); Andaman Islands (3 J, 1 S); 

 Nicobar Islands (2 J , 1 ? ). 



Paj/llio astyaiuix Fabr., I.e., is certainly basi-d on a specimm of ? -f. loc. romulns 

 with the tails broken off. 



