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Jung- a large flap, rounded, asymmetrical, bearing distally se- 

 fräuliehe$veral carinae, the two flaps inclining towards each other; 

 from the slit between them, which widens distally, there 

 projects a curved process pointing anad; these organs 

 are distinct without dissection, projecting free not being 

 covered by the scaling, on dissection the central process 

 is found to be situated immediately behind the vaginal 

 orifice, being convex ventrally, and channelled on the 

 posterior or dorsal side; the apex of the process is slightly 

 incrassate giving the process a feebly ladle-shaped outline 

 in lateral aspect. The lateral flaps are continuous proxi- 

 mally of the vaginal orifice, being the lateral portions of 

 a ridge which is almost entirely separated into two halves 

 Sphragis by a deep mesial sinus. In a female, which has copulated 

 the central process is enveloped by a hardened substance 

 which forms a large irregulär cone effectually blocking 

 up the vaginal orifice, the lateral flaps remaining free, 

 at least distally, the hardened substance covering the 

 flaps only proximally." 



Papilio perrhebus Boisd. (p. 441): ,,?. Behind vaginal 

 orifice a curved, ladle-shaped process, convex ventrally, 

 excavate on upper or distal side; curved anad; proxi- 

 mally of orifice e low folded ridge extending on each side 

 beyond the central process, forming a ring which opens 

 behind; this ridge widest behind; at each side of the 

 ridge the membrane densley plicate and further laterad 

 again raised into a smooth, somewhat rounded ridge." 

 Papilio montezuma Westw. (p. 445): ,,?. Behind the 

 vaginal orifice a short, broad process about half as long 

 again as it is broad in middle, slightly sinuate^at apex, 

 convex on proximal, concave on distal side; a large lobe 

 proximally of orifice, emarginate in middle rounded, finely 

 Sphragis hairy, its distal surface concave; in non-virgin females 

 these Organs concealed under a hardened coital substance.'» 

 [*78] 1906. Stichel, in: Berl. Ent. Zeit.', Vol. 21, p. 81: 

 M roho- "^^^ ^^^ Begründung derselben" (= Aufteilung d. Gat- 

 logT d!' t^"g Parnassius) ,, benutzte Morphologie der Abdominal- 

 Sphragis (Lege-) Taschen der ? kann als generisches Charakteristi- 

 cum ebensowenig anerkannt werden, wie Geschlechtseigen- 

 tümlichkeiten (Duftorgane etc.) im allgemeinen und führt 

 hier wie in anderen Fällen zu dem Umstand, daß für eine 

 einzige Collectiv-Art mit ihrem Formenkreis ein besonderes 

 Genus in Funktion tritt {Koramius, Kailasius). Überdies 

 sind hier Arten unter der Gattung Parnassius s. s. mit- 

 einander vereinigt, die nichts weniger als Übereinstim- 

 mung in der Legetasche haben." 



p. 83: ,,Rhodius Honr. und mercurius Gr. Gr. sind aus 

 dem Formenkreis von epaphus auszuscheiden und ver- 



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