434 Mr. A. G. Butler's descriptions of some new species 



2. Papilio Drucei, n. sp. (PI. VI. fig. 2.) 



$ Wings above black, paler towards apex of primaries; 

 fringe white-varied ; primaries with a broad diJl green 

 discal band from just beyond second median branch to 

 inner margin ; secondaries with a large quadrifid sub- 

 triangular scarlet patch, cut by the median nervures, in 

 certain lights changing to brilliant pearly lilacine, and 

 smTOunded by a vivid blue halo ; abdominal fold bearing a 

 long streak of brown hairs : body black, collar spotted 

 with crimson at the sides : wings below paler than above ; 

 primaries greyish, excepting interno-basal area, Avhich is 

 blue-black ; band of upper surface wanting ; secondaries 

 rich brown ; disc crossed by six rosy spots, the first a mere 

 dot, the second, third and fourth largest, paler internally, 

 the fifth semicircular, placed obliquely to the others, the 

 sixth small, at anal angle : body black ; thorax spotted 

 -with scarlet ; antepenultimate segment of abdomen with a 

 scarlet fringe : expanse 4 inches. 



Hah. — Ecuador. 



Most nearly allied to P. Vertunmus, noticeably different, 

 from the band of primaries being considerably nearer to 

 outer margin and much longer. 



3. Papilio Metaphaon, n. sp. 



Allied to P. P/iaon ; primaries almost identical ; secon- 

 daries with a large greenish-grey patch from basal third of 

 cell to centre of disc, arched and dentate, sinuate ex- 

 ternally ; costa brown ; a large suboval spot at apex, six 

 submarginal dots, and the fringes creamy whitish ; inner 

 margin and base brown : body brown ; head black, streaked 

 with grey ; pterygodes black, spotted with greenish-grey ; 

 wings below shining brown ; primaries with four distinct 

 diffused whitish spots near outer margin from first median 

 interspace to external angle ; secondaries with an oval 

 white spot at apex ; six submarginal dots and the fringes 

 white, five increasing, irregular, lake-red spots or strioles 

 from second subcostal interspace to anal angle ; two large 

 basal scarlet spots, one on the costal lobe, the other on 

 interno-median interspace : body brown ; thorax and anal 

 segments spotted with scarlet : expanse 3 inches, 10 lines. 



Hah. — Mexico ( Coll. Kaden). 



Somewhat like P. Ulopos of Gray, but quite distinct. 



