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Katal through Kaffraria into the eastern districts of Cape Colony ; 

 Lyaus and Ccnca descend as far southward and westward as the 

 Knysna district ; and Demolcus alone penetrates to the Cape peninsula 

 itself. The Transvaal has not hitherto been much worked by collec- 

 tors, but the following seven species have been received by me from 

 that great tract of country, viz. : Gorinneus, Constantimis, Ophidicepha- 

 his, Demolcus, Evphranor, Li/ccus, and Uchcrioidcs. 



The borders of woods are the chief resort of this genus, and it is 

 there that all the South-African species arc to be found, — the 

 widely-spread P. Demolcus, however, occurring freely also in open 

 country. The $ s are strong fliers ; P. Li/rcus often soars over lofty 

 trees ; and the rare Euphrmior appears to have habitually rather a high 

 flight, roliccnes, like the rest of the true " Swallow-Tails," is remark- 

 ably swift, but is fond of settling to drink at muddy places. F. Ccnca 

 and Ojjhidicephalus} and probably others, have the habit of following 

 for hours in the forenoon a set course through the woods, apparently 

 in rivalry and in search of the females, the latter being comparatively 

 slow and inactive, and more commonly taking wing in the afternoon. On 

 their frequent visits to flowers, the species of Papilio keep their wings 

 in rapid vibration, not closing them while feeding, but appearing to be 

 constantly on the alert to be off again. When basking in the sun on 

 leaves, they have, however, the habit of holding the wings horizontally 

 or slightly deflected, M'ith the hind-wings half hidden by the over- 

 lapping fore-wings. This posture is a specially favourite one with the 

 African P. Demolcus. 



300. (1.) Papilio Policenes, Cramer. 



Papilio Policenes, Cram., Pap. Exot., i. pi. xxxvii., ff. A, B (1779). _ 

 Papilio Pompilius, Herbst. and Jabl., Ins. Natursyst., Schmeti., iii. t. xlix. 



ff. 5, 6(1788). 

 Papilio Agapenor, Fab., Ent. Syst., iii. i, p. 26, n. 76 (1793). 

 Paj)ilio Polixenus, Godt., Enc. jNIeth., ix. p. 52, n. 77 (1819). 

 Papilio Policenes, Boisd., Sp. Gen. Lep., i. p. 261, n. 84 (1836). 

 Papilio Agapenor, Westw., Arc. Ent., i. p. 149 (1845). 

 Papilio Policenes, Trim., Rliop. Afr. Aust., i. p. 14, n. 4 (1862). 

 $ Papilio Policenes, Staud., Exot. Schmett., i. pi. 7 (1884). 



Exp. al, {$) 2 in. 9 lin.— 3 in. 3 lin. ; ($) 3 in. — 3 in. 6 lin. 



^ Brownish-black, transversely striped and spotted ivith pale-green ; 

 common to both wings — a rather obscure basal stripe ; a moderately ivide 

 sub-basal stripe ; a discal band of variously-shap)cd, partly-connected spots ; 

 and a submarginal series of smaller, narrow (in hind-iving thin and lunu- 

 Inlc) spots. Fore-wing : basal stripe and costal origin of sub-basal stripe 

 tinged with yellow ; latter stripe from close to costal edge to inner- 



^ This is the largest of the South-African butterflies, the i attaining an expanse of s| 

 inches, and the 9 one of rather over 5^ inches. 



