PAPILIONID.E. 15 



5. Papilio Nireus. 



Papilio Nireus, Linn., Syst. Nat., II, p, 750, n. 28. 



„ „ „ Mus. Lud. Ulr. Reg., p. 217, n. 36. 



„ „ Drury, III. Nat. Hist., 11, pi. 4, f. 1, 2. 



„ „ Fah., Syst. Ent., p. 457, n. ^%. 



„ „ Cram., Pap. Exot., pi. 187, f. A, B ; and 



[pi. 378, f. F, G. 

 „ „ Herhst. 8f Jahl., Nat. Bek. his., — Schnett. 



[Ill, pi. 37, f. 1,2. 

 „ „ Fah., Ent. Syst., Ill, 1, p. m, n. 106. 



Idaides Nireus, Hiihn., Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 85. 

 Papilio Nireus, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 48, n. 67. 

 „ „ Swains., Zoolog. Illustr., Ill, pi. 125. 



„ „ Boisd., Faune Ent. de Mad. Bourh. et 



[Alaur., p. 16. 

 „ „ „ Sp. Gen. Lep., I, p. 224, n. 42. 



,, ,, „ Jpp. Voy. de Deleg., p. 586. 



„ „ Westw., Arc, Ent., I, p. 147. 



Var. -Papilio Lyaeus, Douhl., Westw. Heivits., Gen. Diurn. 



[Lep., p. 13, n. 98. 

 „ „ Douhl., App. List. Lep. Brit. Mus., p. 2. 



Var.-Papilio Charopus, Boisd. MS. (coll. Brit. Mus.) 

 Var.-Papilio Erinus, G. R. Gray^ Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus., 



[I, p. 26, n. 120. 

 Expands 3 in. 6 lin. — 4 in. 3 lin. 



$ . Rich velvety-hlacJc, with metallic hluish-green stripes 

 and spots. Fore-imng : three spots on costa beyond middle, 

 forming one irregular marking ; and a little below them, just 

 above second discoidal nervule, a rather broad stripe com- 

 mences, divided into seven by the nervures and extending to 

 about middle of inner-margin ; near apex 2 spots, the outer 

 and upper one the smaller ; sometimes two or three small 

 dots about centre of hind-margin. Hind-wing : a broad stripe, 

 continuous of that in fore-wing, divided into eight by nervures, 

 extends to anal angle ; on hind-margin, a row of from eight 

 to ten spots, mostly arranged in pairs; wing produced near 

 anal angle, especially at extremity of first median nervule ; 

 a minute white crescent at anal angle. Under-side. — Fore- 

 wing : deep purplish-brown, paler towards apex ; three to 

 six minute, pale-gold spots on hind-margin, near anal angle. 

 Hind-wing : three longitudinal black streaks in cell ; general 

 colour a redder brown than fore-wing ; a shining greyish fascia 

 across centre of wing ; a broad, waved, pale-golden stripe, 

 divided into six by the crossing nervures, near and parallel to 

 hind-margin, from apex to just above third median nervule : a 



