4 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERPLIES. 



tion were looked upon as evidence of specific rank, and the butterflies 

 possessing them were considered distinct species. None of them, how- 

 ever, indicate even the presagement of a species, excepting perhaps 

 abbotii, as noted below. 



Walshii Edw, is a winter form of medium size, with light areas 

 as described, but the red spots on posterior angle of secondaries are 

 fused together, and the tails are of moderate length, white tipped only, 

 Fig. 5, d. 



la. Papilio ajax abboth Edw., which appears to be a valid sub- 

 species, owing its parentage alwaj^s, however, to walshii, is similar to it 

 in form but has a crimson streak on the secondaries above, outside of the 

 lower portion of the outer of the two black bands that cross both wings. 



Telamonides Feld. is similar in bandings to walshii, but the size 

 is a little larger, the dark areas are more extended, the red spots are 

 usually either partly or wholly separated, the tails are long with the 

 white tipping extending up on the sides, Fig. 5, a. This is also a winter 

 form and stands intermediate between walshii and the next. 



Marcellus Bd. is the summer form, derived from both the others, 

 walshii and telamonides, hence ought to be, perhaps, regarded as typi- 

 cal ajax. It is larger and darker than the others, the marginal banding 

 on the secondaries being so extended as to nearly obscure the upper and 

 lower greenish crescent. The red spots have either become reduced to 

 one, or the outer is represented by a mere point, and the tails are greatly 

 elongated with the whitish margin extending their entire length. Fig o, b. 



Walshii appears in March and disappears about the first of June. 

 Telamonides appears in April and disappears the last of June. About 

 June first marcellus appears, remaining until the last of October. Al- 

 though as far south as Florida, the main broods appear about the same 

 time, some specimens are found a little earlier and fly a little later. 



2. PAPILIO PHILENOR Linn. 



Orange-banded Swallow-tail. 



Size, medium. Tails, short, not enlarged terminally, Fig. 5, e. Above 

 brownish black, with a greenish metallic luster. Sub-marginal row of 

 spots on hind wing and sometimes on primaries, yellowish. Beneath, 

 these markings are repeated but enlarged greatly on the hind wings, 

 and there is an additional spot on the upper and lower margins, while 

 all are partly orange. The body has a line of yellow spots along sides. 

 There is also a marginal line of yellow spots on the hind wing, and the 

 outer two-thirds is metallic greenish. Expanse, 3.55 to 3.80. 



