PAPILIONID^-PAPILIONIN^. 



PAPILIO. XYII. 



XXVIIL— PAPILIO QUADEATUS var, SPOLIATUS. 

 $ . Fig. 1 ; ? . Fig. 2. 



PapiUo Qiiadratus var. Sjioliatus, Staudinger, "Iris," Vol. XL, p. 138. 



Exp. i 3|; $ 3^ inches. 



Dr. Staudiuger's description of this variety, which is somewhat lengthy, 

 may be summarised by stating that in the variety " SpoUatus " the male differs 

 from the typical form of the same sex of P. Quadrahts (" Iris," Vol. III., 

 PI. III., Fig. 1, p. 337, 1890, and " Iris," Vol. IV., p. Gl), in the absence of the 

 large square yellowish spot on the upperside of the disc of the anterior wings. 



On the underside of the posterior wings the sub-anal pink spot is larger 

 than in the figure of P. Quadratus, but I)r. Staudinger states that this spot varies 

 in size in different specimens of the variety " SpoUatus." 



I do not find that the female of the typical form " Quadratus" has been 

 described, and I am unable to make any comparison between it and the 

 female specimen of the variety figured in the Plate. 



The wings of the female are browner than in the male, especially the 

 anterior wings, which are slightly translucent, broader, and rounder at the apex. 

 On the posterior wings the pale tawny spot at the end of the cell of the male is 

 absent ; the outer margin of these wings is deeply indented between the veins, the 

 middle and lowest median nervules and submedian nervure being elongated 

 almost into tails. 



Hab. Pebas, Upper Amazons. 



In the Collections of Dr. Staudinger and Mr. Grose-Smith. 



The species is allied to P. Triojjas, Gudm., P. Chabrias, Hew. and P. Pizarro, Staudinger. 



VOL. III., JANUARY, 1899. 



