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front of tlie segment, and a pale pinkish spot above, 

 margined with darker. On the fifth segment are two 

 more ocelli. Seg^ments 6 to 11 have each four blue dots 

 margined with black, and there is a yellow line along 

 the sides of the body edged with black below. 



The chrysalis is 1.3 inches long, shaped in general 

 as the allied species, the two prominences on the head 

 projecting forward and outward, and from each of these 

 extends a ridge along the side to the anal extremity con- 

 taining a slight projection opposite the dorsal pronotal 

 elevation. Color above the ridge pinkish orange clouded 

 and spotted with blackish brown, there being a dorsal 

 line, and on the abdomen four round spots to each 

 joint. Below the color is mostly brown, veined and 

 clouded with yellowish. 



This species feeds on the leaves of spice-bush and 

 sassafras. 



Atlantic, Southern, and Western States. 



5. Papilio Palamedes, Drury. 



Expanse of wings from 3.5 to 4 inches. 



Upper surface olive-black ; the fore wings crossed by 

 two rows of prominent yellow spots, the costal three of the 

 inner row nearer the margin than the others, and having 

 another spot standing before them ; a bar at the end of 

 the discal cell. Hind wings with an outer row of yellow 

 lunules and a band corresponding to the inner row of 

 the fore wings. Between these thei-e is a more or less 

 complete row of blue clouds, this space somewhat washed 

 with yellow : the more yellow the less blue. Anal ocellus 

 orange, partly bordered with yellow, not pupilled ; some 

 orange in the band near the internal margin. Tail .4 



