riiopaloceha .i/.i/..n'.i.v.i. iii 



and (U'ossing the second mcdiiin ner\ule iiciir its base extends to near th(.' outer uuiryin hetweeii the 

 second and third median nervules, after whieli it is again directed inwardly and is concavely sinuated 

 to near apex of inner margin ; an oblique subapical series of four sulphureous spots, the first near costa, 

 the second between the fourth and fifth subcostal nervules, the third above and the fourth beneath 

 the upper discoidal nervule ; a somewhat obsolete i)ale ajiieal spot and a very small bright spot on the 

 second median nervule. Posterior wings vi'ry pale bluisli, with a, bi'oad shining fuscous outer margin, 

 which is widest at apex and narrowly terminates at anal angle ; two linear pale greyish marginal spots 

 near apex and apical margin of caudate appendage of the same colour ; the costal disk of the wing 

 is somewhat suffused with sulphureous and the abdominal margin is suffused with very pale brownish. 

 Anterior wings l)eneath dull greyish, beautifully suffused and spotted with bright red and with the 

 following spots and markings : — four spots on costal area above cell, which contains a basal spot, two 

 placed a little before the middle, followed by an irregular macular fascia, and another and somewhat 

 similar one at apex ; immediately beyond I'ell is a broad curved fascia commencing at costa and 

 terminating at apex of median nervure ; a triple series of nuudi broken and irregular fasci;e, the outer 

 margin being also fuscous ; beneath the second median nervule the colour is sulphur-yellow, becoming 

 paler towards inner margin, with a large irregular fuscous spot near outer angle. Posterior wings 

 of similar hue and shadings, with the following fuscous spots and markings : — a small rounded spot 

 at base, and another near apex of precostal nervure ; a short broad curved transverse fascia commencing 

 near base and terminating on basal edge of abdominal margin ; a linear streak above and near base 

 of costal nervure ; a subquadrate spot, followed by a larger and curved spot beneath the costal nervure ; 

 three spots in cell, a small rounded one near base, a similar one near origin of third median nervule, 

 and a transverse spot near its termination ; a sinuated row of discal spots, consisting of a small one above 

 and a large one beneath the first subcostal nervule, three in obliijue series divided by the discoidal 

 and first median nervules ; a conical spot between the second and third median nervules, and an obconical 

 one before the submedian nervure, from which to edge of abdominal margin is a broad fascia ; the apical 

 area of wings, which is preceded by a transverse pale fascia, is darker and shaded with greenish, 

 and contains some much-waved and somewhat disjointed series of transverse fuscous fascis ; outer 

 margin sulphureous, with its extreme border fuscous, a large fuscous patch on the caudate appendage, 

 and a small red spot near anal angle.* Body above pale bluish grey; thorax beneath more or less 

 coucolorous with wings ; legs brownish, tibii^i and tarsi more or less pale ochraceous ; antennfe fuscous 

 above, castaucous beneath. 



Exp. wings. (? 103 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula; Malacca (Wallace, and coll. Piolforts). — Borneo (coll. Hewits.) — Laluian 

 (coll. Godm. & Salv.) 



This beautiful species almost merits the enthusiastic eulogy of its describer, " This glorious 

 butterfly is beyond description."! It was originally discovered by Mr. Wallace, who thus 

 records its capture at Ayer-panas : — "I was one afternoon walking along a favourite road 

 through the forest, with my gun, wdien I saw a butterfly on the ground. It was large, 

 handsome, and quite new to me, and I got close to it before it flew away. I then observed 

 that it had been settling on the dung of some carnivorous animal. I Thinking it might return 



* These are the most promiuent markings on the posterior wings, it being impossible to describe alf that the hgure 

 faithfully pourtrays. 



f Hewitson, ' Exotic Butterflies,' i. p. 80. 



I Similar substances are attractive to some of the most handsome butterflies. The beautiful Apatura iris in this 

 country has bee)i observed by Mr. Hewitson to frequent the droppings of swine, and by Mr. Sturgess to be partial to dead 

 stoats and weasels, &c. (see Newman's 'British Butterflies,' p. 7;')!. At St. I'aulo on the Upper Amazons, Mr. Bates found 

 a species of the handsome genus Batcsia {I'andora) to be attracted by ■•offal" (I'roc. Ent. Soc. 1858-9, ]). 22). 



