Nee- Lepidoptera from the Schouten Islands. 67 



except in the woods, where it is always possible to come 

 across some females drinking. The female of euphemia 

 is quite rare and very conspicuous; mavdei is very rare 

 indeed, and bosnikiana is yet rarer. 



" Papilio felixi is found hovering over the mud near the 

 shore. It is not at all common, but its habits are probably 

 much the same as the other thule forms." 



It would appear, from what Mr. Pratt says, that Biak 

 is mostly of coral formation and has not been connected 

 with the New Guinea mainland. The highest part of the 

 island may, however, represent land which had some 

 connection with a New 'luinea and Molucca]] land area 

 when lese specialised forms of Lepidoptera than are found 

 at present inhabited the entire region. 



(G. T.). 



Papilionidae. 



1. Papilio (Troides) priamus teucrus, subsp. no v. 



Knowing the wide variation exhibited by the poseidon 



v New Guinea and adjacent islands, 



hould have hesitated to separate the Biak specimens 



if our series had been smaller. Thie of 1 35 $ <$ and 



110 £$ shows a certain constancy of form. 



(J. Upperside of hind-wing with spots reduced in size and spot 

 in cellule 4 absent or minute; a golden costal spot varying in size. 

 Underside of fore-wiwj with cell-spot al and other spots 



well developed. 



$. Fort-wing with cell-spot large and extending basad to vein li 

 and generally beyond it; all spots enlarged. Hind-wing with 

 .' spots in cellule 6; band close to cell, especially in 3 and 4; a .-put 

 at end of cell, varying in size. 



Variation — 



<J. Typical specimens, 104, including 31 with spots on hmd- 

 wing absent = ab. cronius, Feld. 



Ab. cronius with gold costal spot absent or minute, 8 speci- 

 mens. Typical form without gold spot, 9. Hind-wim: with 

 more than 3 spots, 3. 



Hind-wing with gold spot-, 11. 



$. Typical specimens, 95. 



Hind-wing with '1 spots in 7, 1. Hind-wing with second spot 

 in G minute or absent, 14. 



