colour and shape of the hindwiiigs ; and it will lie much betti-i- lo unite the Assam, 

 Sikkim, and Eastern Xepaul Papilio under the name of ar/estor (ira}-, and to treat 

 the Papilio from Western Xepaul and Cashmere as a second Indian subspecies, than 

 to split up the species into three North Indian local races, besides the Chinese race. 

 We must, however, keep in mind that the Assam and Sikkim ayestor is not typical, 

 and that the tnie agestor approaches to a certain extent P. agestor govindra Moore. 

 T.arva and chrysalis arc unknown. 



(") : P. agestor <-iray, forma lyp. [J,?]- 



!^ome mules from the ]:5urmese frontier of Siam and a fondle from Perak are 

 slightly different from Assam and Sikkim examjiles. The black bar crossing the 

 apex of the cell on the npperside of the forewings, and the longitudinal streak within 

 the cell behind the costal margin of the same wing below, are broader; the ochreous 

 tawny lines (two) in the cell of the hindwings are short on both sides, especially in 

 the ? . The apex of the forewings below is much darker brown. 



I think it is better not to name this form, as most probably a more distinct race 

 will be found in Sumatra or Lower Slam, to which these Perak and Upper Siam 

 specimens lead over. 



Hub. East Nepaul; Sikkim (15 J, 1 ?); Assam (12 J, 2 ?); Burma (4(?); 

 Shan States (4 6); Perak (W. Doherty, January to February 1890) (1 ¥). 



(h): P. ag^estor govindra Moore [d.?]- 



Piqiilio utjeM'ii; Westwood, .I,v. ICd. I. p. o'J. t. IG. f . 2 ( ? ) (1848) (" India ") ; KoUar, Hilgel's 



RcUe II. Kmdnnir IV. 2. p. 406. t. 3. f. 1. 2 (1848) (Mussuree) ; Hutton, Ti: Eul. So,:. Loud. V. 



p. 50. 11. 11 (1847) (Mus.suree); Feld., V<rh. z. h. Gen. Wini p. 308. n. 278 (1SG4) (i<.p.)\ 



Elwes, Tr. Ent. So,: Loud. p. 431. sub n. 422 (18.88). 

 (J. PiijmVo ijociudni Moore, Enl. .)/». M,nj. I. p. 101. note (1864) ; id., P. Z. S. p. 486. ii. 2 (1865) ; 



Butler, Ann. .V„y. N. II. (G). I. p. 206 (1888) (N.W. India). 

 J . Cnduyoiclcii y(jpc(la Moore, I.,:, p. 260 (1882). 

 j. Cadiiijoides govindra Moore, P. Z. S. p. 261 (1882). 



Smaller than agestor Gray. Hindwings blackish towards the outer margin, 

 especially anteriorly, more so in the S than in the ?; disc with a complete series 

 of grey spots ; this series is evidently always incomplete in agestor. 



Hah. Xorth-West India and Cashmere [8 J, 3 ?]. 



(c)i P. agestor restrictus Leech [c?,?]. 



J ?. P,ipiU,i aijtstoi- var. i-iMi-i,:!,, Leech, Ihilt. jnun Chimi, etc. p. 5.')7. t. 3.j. f. a ( ? ) (1893) 

 (Chang- Yang, China). 



Of the size of F. agestor Gray, ^'eins of the forewings more heavily bordered 

 with black. Hindwings black, with a large, triangular, bright reddish brown patch 

 in the anal region. 



Ilalj. China: Chang- Yang (coll. Leech), Ichang (.Mus. Uothschild, 4 J). 



133. Papilio epycides Hew. [cJ,?]. 



J. P,i/iili„ rptjckks Uewitson, E.,;,l. linn. Ill, P^q,. t. 6. f. 16 (J) (ISiW) (N. India): Feld., 



Wrli. z. b. Ges. Wien p. 308. n. 27',i (I8G4) ; Moore, P. Z. S. p. 756 (1865) : Oberth., Et. d'Enl. 



IV. p. 100. n. 319 (1879) (Darjecling). 

 (^ ? . Pajidi,! epij,:kl,H, Elwes, Tr. Enl. Six: Loud. p. 432. n. 423 (1888) (Sikkim ; fird ,k.icr. -// ? ; 



Sikkim ; not uncommonly in some seasons at 2000 to 3000 feet, in April and May). 

 Ciiduyoidi'S epijcide.i, Swinhoe, Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 315. n. 408 (1893) (Khasia Hills). 

 l',,liil',o {.Venanwpsii) rpijridi:i, Niceville, Ga:ellr,T <;/' Sil./.-iui p. 173. n. 484 (1894) (Sikkim ; 



single-brooded, at low elevations, .\pril and May). 



