PAPILIONID,E. 15 



5. Papilio Nireus. 



Papilio Nireus, Linn., Syst. Nat., II, p, 750, n. 28. 



Mus. Lud. Ulr. Reg., p. 217, n. 36. 



Drury, III. Nat. Hist., II, pi. 4, f. 1, 2. 

 Fab., Syst. Ent., p. 457, n. 58. 



Cram., Pap. Exot., pi. 187, f. A, B ; and 



[pi. 378, f. F, G-. 



Herbst. fy Jabl., Nat. Bek. Ins., Schmett. 



[Ill, pi. 37, f. 1,2. 

 Fab., Ent. Syst., Ill, 1, p. 36, n. 106. 

 Idaides Nireus, Hubn., Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 85. 

 Papilio Nireus, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 48, n. 67. 

 Swains., Zoolog. Illustr., Ill, pi. 125. 



Boisd., Faune Ent. de Mad. Bourb. et 



[Maur., p. 16. 



Sp. Gen. Lep., I, p. 224, n. 42. 



App. Voy. de Deleg., p. 586. 



Westw., Arc. Ent., I, p. 147. 



Var.-Papilio Lyaeus, Doubl., Westw. Hewits., Gen. Diurn. 



[Lep., p. 13, n. 98. 



,, Doubl., App. List. Lep. Brit. Mus., ip.%. 



Var.-Papilio Charopus, Boisd. MS. (coll. Brit. Mus.) 

 Var.-Papilio Erinus, G. R. Gray, Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus., 



[I, p. 26, n. 120. 



Expands 3 in. 6 lin. 4 in. 3 lin. 



$ . Rich velvety-black, with metallic bluish-green stripes 

 and spots. Fore-wing : three spots on costa beyond middle, 

 forming one irregular marking ; and a little below them, just 

 above second discoidal nervule, a rather broad stripe com- 

 mences, divided into seven by the nervures and extending to 

 about middle of inner-margin ; near apex 2 spots, the outer 

 and upper one the smaller ; sometimes two or three small 

 dots about centre of hind-margin. Hind-wing : a broad stripe, 

 continuous of that in fore-wing, divided into eight by nervures, 

 extends to anal angle ; on hind-margin, a row of from eight 

 to ten spots, mostly arranged in pairs ; wing produced near 

 anal angle, especially at extremity of first median nervule ; 

 a minute white crescent at anal angle. UNDER-SIDE. Fore- 

 wing : deep purplish-brown, paler towards apex ; three to 

 six minute, pale-gold spots on hind-margin, near anal angle. 

 Hind-wing : three longitudinal black streaks in cell ; general 

 colour a redder brown than fore-wing ; a shining greyish fascia 

 across centre of wing ; a broad, waved, pale-golden stripe, 

 divided into six by the crossing nervures, near and parallel to 

 hind-margin, from apex to just above third median nervule : a 



