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March 22. — 2 mimetic females (polytes). 



,, 23. — 1 male-like female {cyrus), 4 males. 

 ,, 24. — 3 males. 



,, 25. — 1 mimetic female (polytes), 3 males. 

 „ 26.-2 males. 



The numbers were quite insufficient to warrant any con- 

 clusion, but they suggested the possibility that the cyrus 

 females were rarer on the mainland than on the island. Prof. 

 Poulton very much hoped that Dr. Hanitsch would be able 

 to send a series sufficiently long to test this suggestion 

 thoroughl5^ 



Papilio polytes romulus, Cr., at Singapore. 



* The form stichius with no white in the hind-wing cell. 



