150 jNIr. II. Grose Smitli on new 



black mark, the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth smaller, the 

 spot next the anal angle bright carmine ; the three submar- 

 ginal lunular spots also larger, the two lowest bright carmine, 

 the third briglitly tinged with the same colom*. Palpi and 

 body carmine, the latter broadly striped with black. 



Expanse 4^ inches. 



Habitat. Burmah, on the Siamese frontier, near the Sal- 

 ween river. Taken by Capt. Adamson, R.E. Nearest to 

 P. Aristolochice, but very distinct. 



In the collection of Mr. Adamson. 



Papilio mehala. 



TJ'pjperslde. Male dark brown, irrorated with ferruginous 

 scales. Anterior wings with a minute white spot at the end 

 of the cell, also on the margin at the ends of the discoidal and 

 median nervules. Posterior wings irrorated in the region of 

 the anal angle ; beyond the middle is a band of seven spots, 

 the spot on the costal margin creamy wliite^ nearly square ; the 

 second, third, fourth and fiftli the same colour, elongated, the 

 third being the longest, the second, third, and fourth lunulated 

 externally, the fiftli smaller, and the sixth and seventh still 

 smaller and pale brown ; six small submarginal lunular spots 

 and a small spot on the outer margin, the four nearest the anal 

 angle pale brown, the others white, the margin between the 

 nervures white. 



Underside. Anterior wings irrorated, as above, towards the 

 apex, paler, the spot at the end of the cell larger, and a 

 double row of minute white spots on the margin. Posterior 

 wings, the spots are whiter, the band smaller, and the sub- 

 marginal row larger. 



This butterfly belongs to the " Castor " group. 



Expanse 4 inches. 



Habitat. Toungoo, Burmah. 



In the collection of H. Grose Smith. 



Nympkalis Nicholii. 



Anterior wings slightly falcate. 



Ui^perside. Blue-black, dark brown towards the base, and 

 nervures also brown, crossed beyond the middle by a double 

 row of white spots, hastate inwardly, the two lowest of each 

 row being confluent and tinged witii yellow ; below the spots 

 at the inner angle is a yellowish-white longitudinal band 

 extending nearly . halfway along the inner margin; white 

 marks on the margin between the veins, liardly visible towards 



