48 Mr. Gervase F. Mathew's descriptions of 



angle ; an indistinct whitish spot on inner margin of band below 

 subcostal nervule. Under side : — Fore wings, costal and marginal 

 band as above, but black on costa extends into upper part of cell ; 

 spots at apex large and bright canary-yellow ; base of wings yellow. 

 Hind wings bright canary-yellow ; hind-marginal band irregular, 

 blackish-brown, with two yellow spots, the first between second 

 subcostal and upper discoidal nervule, the second between first 

 and second median nervules. 



? . Upper side pale canary-yellow ; marginal bands broader, 

 and apical spots rather larger than in male. Under side : — Fore 

 wings pale lemon-yellow, base brighter ; marginal band the same 

 as above, but apical spots much larger, and bright orange. Hind 

 wings orange ; marginal band irregular, blackish-brown, and 

 scarcely extending to anal angle ; spots larger than in male ; 

 neuration across orange part of wings white. Exp. 65 mm. 



Hab. Ugi, Solomon Islands. 



Obs. A distinct species, but somewhat allied to 

 P. quadricolor, Salv. and Godm. It is, however, con- 

 siderably larger, differs in colour, and the marginal 

 bands of the wings below are spotted. 



PAPILIONIN.E. 



Papilio polydcemon, n. s. 

 $ . Upper side black. Fore wings : — Three short and indistinct 

 greyish streaks in cell, and duplex greyish streaks between the 

 nervules. Hind wings : — A large white spot in cell near the end, 

 and a series of large spots beyond, the first situated above the dis- 

 coidal nervule, and the fifth, which has its lower part crimson, 

 between lower median nervule and submedian nervure ; a sub- 

 marginal row of clouded crimson spots placed between the nervules, 

 of which the upper three are almost obsolete, and the other three 

 more or less irrorated with minute black dots, the one at anal 

 angle being the brightest. Under side : — Fore wings same as above, 

 but grey streaks broader and more distinct. Hind wings : — The 

 submarginal row of crimson spots much larger and clear and 

 unspotted ; head and thorax above and below black ; last three 

 segments of abdonien scarlet beneath, the remainder black. Exp. 

 110 mm. 



Hab. Ugi, Solomon Islands. 



Obs. Allied to P. polydorus, L., but differs in the 

 absence of the red collar and the red on thorax beneath, 



