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  Mr. 
  VV. 
  C. 
  Hevvitson's 
  Descriptions. 
  

  

  eluding 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  tlie 
  cell), 
  the 
  margins 
  excepted, 
  of 
  a 
  dull 
  vinous 
  

   crimson, 
  with 
  four 
  briglit 
  clear 
  crimson 
  spots 
  near 
  its 
  lower 
  margin. 
  

   A 
  spot 
  of 
  crimson 
  on 
  the 
  anal 
  fold. 
  

  

  Underside 
  black, 
  with 
  the 
  four 
  bright 
  spots 
  only 
  of 
  the 
  upper- 
  

   side, 
  and 
  a 
  fifth 
  at 
  the 
  anal 
  angle. 
  

  

  Exp. 
  S^-Q 
  inch. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  River 
  Amazon. 
  

  

  The 
  only 
  specimen 
  of 
  this 
  very 
  distinct 
  species 
  which 
  I 
  have 
  

   seen 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  private 
  collection 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Bates, 
  at 
  whose 
  suggestion 
  

   I 
  have 
  named 
  it 
  after 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  explorers 
  of 
  the 
  Amazon. 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Bates 
  (who 
  has 
  kindly 
  sent 
  me 
  some 
  interesting 
  notes 
  on 
  

   the 
  diurnal 
  Lepidoptera), 
  in 
  speaking 
  of 
  that 
  section 
  of 
  the 
  genus 
  

   Papiiio 
  to 
  which 
  this 
  species 
  belongs, 
  says, 
  " 
  that 
  they 
  are 
  seen 
  

   only 
  in 
  the 
  shades 
  of 
  the 
  forest, 
  most 
  frequently 
  in 
  the 
  moister 
  

   portions 
  of 
  it. 
  They 
  are 
  generally 
  of 
  slow 
  flight. 
  Whilst 
  the 
  males 
  

   are 
  rather 
  bolder 
  and 
  aspire 
  to 
  the 
  flowers 
  of 
  the 
  lower 
  trees, 
  the 
  

   females 
  wander 
  about 
  ^ireadingr 
  the 
  mazes 
  of 
  the 
  forest 
  and 
  

   settling 
  on 
  leaves 
  of 
  low 
  plants, 
  on 
  which 
  I 
  have 
  frequently 
  seen 
  

   them 
  depositing 
  tLj^r 
  ova. 
  The 
  boldest 
  flier 
  of 
  the 
  beautiful 
  

   creatures 
  is 
  the 
  male 
  of 
  P. 
  Sesostris, 
  which 
  sweeps 
  grandly 
  at 
  

   times 
  from 
  near 
  the 
  ground 
  to 
  the 
  summit 
  of 
  the 
  lofty 
  forest." 
  

  

  Popilio 
  Sakontala. 
  (PI. 
  V. 
  fig. 
  1.) 
  

  

  Upperside 
  black. 
  Anterior 
  wing 
  pointed, 
  with 
  numerous 
  in- 
  

   distinct 
  rays 
  of 
  a 
  lighter 
  colour 
  between 
  the 
  median 
  nervure 
  and 
  

   the 
  outer 
  margin, 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  cell. 
  Posterior 
  wing 
  oval, 
  dentated, 
  

   one 
  of 
  the 
  teeth 
  produced 
  into 
  a 
  short 
  tail 
  ; 
  crossed 
  near 
  the 
  

   middle 
  by 
  a 
  curved 
  band 
  of 
  indistinct 
  unequal 
  white 
  spots, 
  the 
  

   three 
  between 
  the 
  median 
  nervules 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  rest, 
  and 
  oval. 
  

   A 
  very 
  small 
  lunule 
  of 
  scarlet 
  at 
  the 
  anal 
  angle. 
  

  

  Underside. 
  Anterior 
  wing 
  as 
  above, 
  but 
  lighter. 
  Posterior 
  

   wing 
  with 
  the 
  central 
  band 
  more 
  distinct 
  and 
  formed 
  of 
  seven 
  

   spots, 
  decreasing 
  in 
  size 
  towards 
  each 
  margin. 
  The 
  first 
  four 
  

   spots 
  of 
  this 
  band 
  (counting 
  from 
  the 
  upper 
  margin) 
  followed 
  be- 
  

   tween 
  them 
  and 
  the 
  outer 
  margin 
  by 
  yellow 
  lunulcs; 
  the 
  sixth 
  by 
  

   two 
  lunules, 
  one 
  near 
  the 
  band 
  obverse 
  and 
  lilac, 
  the 
  other 
  

   near 
  the 
  margin, 
  scarlet 
  ; 
  the 
  seventh 
  (at 
  the 
  anal 
  angle) 
  by 
  a 
  

   large 
  oblong 
  spot 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  colour, 
  with 
  a 
  black 
  centre. 
  

  

  Exp. 
  3^Q 
  inch. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Sylhet. 
  

  

  The 
  only 
  specimen 
  I 
  have 
  seen 
  is 
  in 
  "iiiy 
  own 
  cabijiet. 
  It 
  is 
  

   most 
  nearly 
  allied 
  to 
  P. 
  Polytcs 
  of 
  Cramer, 
  which 
  is 
  said 
  by. 
  some 
  

   to 
  be 
  the 
  female 
  of 
  ['.Pninmon. 
  

  

  