and a new genus of Diurnal Lepidoptera. 433 



beyond cell on disc ; a large black spot at end of cell • a 

 st.^ak endxng ma black spot on Jt median interspa'ce! 

 and the mterno-discal area smoky-brown ; secondaries with 

 a black spot at end of cell; a dusky subcostal spot and 

 several others on disc beyond cell: body sulphur yeUow: 

 expanse 2 mches, 1 1 lines. ^ 



i/a3.— Thibet. 



Genus Belenois, Hiibner. 

 Belenois solilucis, n. sp. 



$ Above very like B. lanthe, but the dark-brown 

 border more regular and of only about half the width, 

 below slightly paler yellow than above ; margin black 

 spotted on veins ; costal edge of primaries black ; base 

 broadly orange-tinted ; secondaries with basi-costal area 

 orange : body pale yellow : expanse 2 inches, 8 lines. 



Hab. — Angola. 



At once distinguished from B. lanthe by the simjile 

 character of the under surface. 



Subfam. PAPILIONIN.E. 

 Genus Papilio, Linnaeus. 



1. Papilio incandescens, n. sp. (PL YI. fig. 1.) 



$ Wings above black ; fringe white-spotted ; primaries 

 with a postmedian oval green patch (cut by the first and 

 second median branches), upon which externally, at its 

 upper extremity, is an oblique pale yellow spot ; secon- 

 daries crossed by an interrupted scarlet band, changing in 

 some lights to bright pearly lilacine, composed of a broad 

 quadrifid patch cut by the median nervules, and two 

 unequal circular spots, between nervures beyond ; abdo- 

 minal margin clothed with long Avhite hairs ; body above 

 black ; wings below altogether paler, especially the apical 

 area of primaries; an irregular, partly ill-defined, pale 

 yellow, oljlique band crossing the cell at origin of third 

 median branch ; secondaries with a curved discal band of 

 six rosy spots,, smallest towards costa : body dark brown ; 

 thorax spotted with scarlet : expanse 3 inches, 2 lines. 



Hah. — Para (Beske). 



Allied to F. Lycimenes ; primaries more like P. 

 Nephalion. 



