Papilio minereus, Gray, Zool. Misc. 1831, p. 32; Moore, Cat. Lep. 

 Mus. E. I. C. i, 1857, p. 97. 



d" . Upperside dull brownish black. Fore wing with streaks 

 in cell, the interuervular streaks and the veins velvety black. 

 Hind wing : ground-colour more uniform to apex of cell, beyond 

 this interspaces 2, 3 and 4 with broad elongate white spots, the 

 spot in interspace 2 slightly tinged outwardly with crimson ; 

 sometimes a white crimson-tinted spot also in interspace 1 ; a 

 subterminal series of crimson lunules in interspaces 2 to 5, that in 



5 generally more or less white ; 

 lastly, a crimson spot at apex of 

 vein 3 and on apex of tail. 

 Underside similar, ground-colour 

 much paler ; markings of the 

 hind wing as on the upperside, 

 but slightly larger, the crimson 

 spots brighter ; in many speci- 

 mens a small discal adnervular 

 spot in interspace 5, and a sub- 

 terminal small white lunule in 

 interspace 6 also present ; the 

 crimson-tinted discal spot in 

 interspace 1 always present. 

 Antennae dark brownish black, 

 head and front of the prothorax 

 crimson, the rest of the body 

 above black ; beneath, the palpi, 

 thorax and abdomen crimson, 

 the middle of the thorax and of 

 the abdomen with black mark- 

 ings. 5 . Similar, slightly paler; 



Fig. 5. . Papilio latreillei, f. 

 o. Venation of anterior portion 

 of hind wing. 



the white and crimson markings 

 on the hind wing on both upper 

 and undersides similar but larger; 

 there is generally also a discal adnervular spot in interspace 5. 

 Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen a.s in the 3 . 

 Exp. rf $ 120-130 mm. (473-5-13"). 

 Hob. Nepal ; Sikhim ; Assam. 



This form apparently keeps to a higher elevation than its close 

 ally, P. pliihxenus. Mr. Elwes says it is not uncommon between 

 7000 and 9000 feet in Sikhim, and there is no record of its occur- 

 rence at a lower elevation than 7000 feet. 



498. Papilio adamsoni, Grose-Smith, A. M. N. H. (5) xviii, 1880, 

 p. 149, J; id. $ Kirby, Shop. Exot. i, 1888, Pap. p. 11, pi. 5, 

 figs. 3 & 4 ; Rothsch. Nov. Zool. ii, 1895, p. 262 ; Moore (Byasa), 

 Lep. Ind. v, 1901-1903, p. 167, pi. 431, tigs. 1, 1 a, 1 b, <J $ . 

 Papilio (Byasa) minereoides, Elwes $ de N. J. A. S. B. 1887, 



p. 435, pi. 20, figs. 2, 2 



$. 



