2 HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD ON LEPIDOPTERA 



RHOPALOCERA 



There are 210 species of Rliopalocera in the collection, of which 40 species and 16 

 subspecies are new. 



PAPILIONIDAB 



There are 42 species of this family, of which 4 species and 3 subspecies are new. 



Papilioninae 



In the Pafilioninae there is nothing very noteworthy to record. There are 13 species, 

 of which only 2 call for special reference. Pafilio weiskei weiskei, originally discovered 

 by Weiske on the Aroa River, is now known to occur all over New Guinea, and P. tiilionus 

 tithonus, which certainly differs from Kapaur specimens ; but a single ? is insufficient 

 to separate the Snow Mountain insect as a distinct race. 



1. Pafilio tithonus tithonus (De Haan). 



• Ornithoptera tithonus De Haan, Vcrh. Xat. Gesch. Ned. overz. bcz., p. 18, 1. 1, f. 1 (1840) (New Guiuea). 



I $ Base Camp, Nov. 1912. 



2. Pafilio folydorus asinus Fruhst. 



Pafilio folydoms asinus Fruhstorfer, Ent. Medd., p. 305 (1904) (Waigiou). 



3 ?? Base Camp, Dec. 1912 ; 1 <J 4 ?? Utakwa River, 3000 ft., Jan. 1913. 



3. Pafilio euchenor euohenor Guer. 



Pafilio euchenor Guerin, Vo)]. Coquille, t. 13, f. 3 (1829) (New Guinea). 

 7 (J (J Base Camp, Utakwa River, sea level, Nov. —Dec. 1912. 



4. Pafilio ambrax Boisd. 



Papilio ambrax Boisduval, Voy. Astrolabe, Ent., p. 40, No. 5 (1832) (New Guinea). 



Of the 16 ocJ, 3 are ab. ambracius Wall., having the apical white patch on forewing. 

 Of the 5 ??, 4 are ab. ambraciiis, having the white subtornal patch on the forewing ; 

 while the 5th is intermediate between amh'acius and true ambrax. 



II c?(J 3 ?? Base Camp, Nov.-Dec. 1912 ; 3 c?^? 1 ? Canoe Camp, Nov. 1912 ; 2 o^^ 

 1 ? Utakwa River, 2500-3000 ft., Feb. 1913. 



5. Pafilio aegeus ormenus Guer. 



Papilio ormenus Guerin, Voy. Coquille, t. 14, f. 3 (1829) (New Guinea). 



The 4 cJcj are typical ormenus, the $ is $ f. onesimm Hew. 



3 36 1 ?, Base Camp, Nov. 1912 ; 1 s Utakwa River, 2500-3000 ft., Feb. 1913, 



