PARNASSIUS 1. 



PARNASSIUS CLARIUS. 



Parnassivs Clarius, Eversiuann, Bull, de Mosc. XVI, p. 9. Bois. Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr. 1852. 

 Clodius, Bois. Lcp. de la Cal. 18C9. 



Male. Expands 2.2 to 2.4 inches. 



Upi^er side sordid white ; the outer half of jirimaries semi-transj^arent, 

 crossed to first median nervule by a subniargiual row of white lunules ; a second 

 abbreviated row of four siiuihir hinides from the costa, separated from the white 

 ground by a narroAV semi-transparent space ; base densely jwwdered with black 

 atoms which extend for some distance along costal margin and cover nearly half 

 the cell ; on the arc a pale black bar, another across cell ; sometimes a black patch 

 in submedian interspace. Secondaries have the base and upper part of abdominal 

 margin densely jiowdered with black, which rarely reaches the extremity of the cell ; 

 on costal margin a small, rather angular than round, sj)()t, either reddish yellow or 

 bright red, within black ring, and occasionally with a white pupil ; in upper discal 

 mterspace a second similar spot, smaller, but often represented by a black point 

 only ; in some individuals a ])ale l)laek narrow bar near anal angle. 



Under side vitreous ; the black markings of upj^er side faintly reproduced ; 

 both red spots conspicuous and usually with white jiupils ; at base of secondaries oc- 

 casionally traces of three or four red spots, but u.?ually tliese are wholly wanting ; 

 where on upper side there is an anal bar, beneath is a jiale red bar with blackish 

 edges. 



Body above covered with grey hairs ; thorax brownish yellow above and beneath 

 as is also the abdomen beneath ; palpi a deeper shade of yellow ; antenniie black. 



Female. Expands 2.4 to 2.6 inches. 



Nearly the whole of jirimarics semi-transparent, crossed by a submarginal and 

 discal row of white lunules or spots ; a third row borders the extremity of the cell ; 

 the cellular bars larger than in male and the black atoms at base much extended, 

 filling a large part of the cell. 



Secondaries sordid white bordered by a row of large concolored lunules edged 

 anteriorly by narrow semi-transparent crenations ; the red spots much larger 

 than in male, the one on disc accomjianied by a small black spot on its inner 

 side ; anal patch large, red, edged by black ; on the under side this patch has a 

 white centre and the spots white pu])ils; the basal red s^iots distinct ; abdomen fur- 

 nished with a large, white, corneous pouch. 



