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A Family of Papilio dardanus. Brown. — This series was 

 bred in 1914 by Mr. G. F. Leigh of Durban, Natal, from the 

 ova laid by a single $. The parent was, unfortunately, not 

 included in the series. All the specimens are in the Hill 

 Museum, Witley. 



The family consists of 26 $ $ and 36 $ $. The ? ? comprise 

 17 cenea, 11 hippocoonoides, and 8 trophonius. The following 

 variation is found — 



<J <J. A. Typical examples of the S. African race with the 

 band of hind- wing of fairly uniform width and not interrupted. 

 5 specimens. 



B. Hind-wing with an irregular band which is reduced in 

 parts ; spot in cellule 3 reduced and in one specimen isolated ; 

 spot in 5 also reduced in four specimens ; variable amount of 

 black on the tails. 7 specimens. 



C. Band of hind-wing with the spot in 5 smaller than the 

 others ; variable amount of black on the tails. 6 specimens. 



D. Band of hind-wing interrupted in cellule 5 in one speci- 

 men, in cellule 3 in two specimens, and in 3 and 5 in two 

 specimens; tail only yellow at tip except in one example. 

 5 specimens. 



E. Similar to West African examples. Band of hind-wing 

 more reduced and interrupted; tails of two specimens uni- 

 formly yellow, of another margined with black. 3 specimens. 



$ $. Form cenea, Stoll. — A. The fore'-wing with two indis- 

 tinct white spots in cellule 5 between the two post-cellular 

 spots. 1 specimen. 



B. Fore-wing with apical spot absent. One individual 

 with a double costal spot, the other with an additional spot 

 in the angle of cellule 7. 2 specimens. 



C. Small size with reduced spots and darker band on hind- 

 wing, this band being much obscured at the base in one 

 specimen. 2 specimens. 



D. Band of hind-wing with a sharply-defined outer edge. 

 9 specimens. 



Form hippocoonoides, Haase. — A. The discal spot in 2 on 

 fore-wing reduced in one specimen and in another represented 

 by some white scaling above vein 2. 2 specimens. 



B. A vestigial tail at vein 5 of the hind-wing. 1 specimen. 



