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thorax posteriorly and abdomen black ; head and thorax in front red : 

 beneath : the palpi, thorax and abdomen red, the latter two with 

 black markings. $ . Similar. Upperside : ground-colour brownish 

 black ; fore wing with the internervular pale streaks broader and 

 more prominent, a small spot of red at base of wing; hind wing 

 with an additional oval white spot in the interspace below the 

 white spots in interspaces 3 and 4, and postdiscal lunular markings 

 in interspaces 1 to 4. Of these the lunules in 1 and 2 are red, 

 in 3 white irrorated with a few red scales, and in 4 pure white. 

 Underside similar to that in the c? , the red at base of wings more 

 extended, the white discal spot in interspace 2 very small, irrorated 

 with red scales ; the postdiscal, lunular and admargiual spots larger, 

 with a white postdiscal lunule in interspace 4. Antennae, head, 

 thorax and abdomen similar to those of the d 1 , but the red of a 

 paler tint. 



Evp. 6 2 118-133 mm. (4-28-5-25*). 



Hob. Eecorded only from Assam. 



A race, P. bootes niyricans, Bothsehild, is recorded from "Western 

 China. It is easily recognized, as the white spots on the tail are 

 always absent. 



518. Papilio janaka, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i, 1857, p. 97 : 

 Ehues, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1888, p. 426; Rothsch. Nov. Zool. ii, 

 1895, p. 336; Moore (Byasa), Lep. 2nd. v, 1901-1903, p. 169, 

 pi. 433, fijrs. 1, 1 a, 1 b, J <? . 



Papilio sikkiinensis, Wood-Mason, A. M. N. H. (o) ix, 1882, 

 p. 103, rf. 



c? $ . Closely resembles P. bootes, differs as follows : tf * 

 Upperside : ground-colour a duller more greyish-black, the outer 

 half of the hind wing darker ; the elongate discal white series of 

 spots extended into interspace 2, sometimes also into interspace 5 ; 

 beyond these the dark red markings are as in P. booties, but there 

 is in addition a postdiscal series of red luuules, that at the torual 

 angle coalesces with the admarginal spot. Underside -. similar to 

 that of P. bootes, but with the additional white spots as on the 

 upperside, these however in many specimens are much irrorated 

 with red scales ; the red at the base of the wings more extended 

 than in P. bootes and continued along the dorsal margin of the 

 hind wing in a long streak. $ . Similar to the J , but the ground- 

 colour oil the upperside paler, a spot of red at the base of the 

 fore wing ; the postdiscal markings on the hind wing white, only 

 tinged with red. Underside similar to the upperside ; the red at the 

 base of the wings continued along the dorsal margin as in the rf 



Exp. <S $ 116-125 mm. (4-6-4-93"). 



Hab, The Himalayas from Mussoorie to Sikhim. 



" A rather rare species in Sikhim, where it is found from 3000 

 to 5000 ft. elevation in May and June/' (Elwes.) 



I saw it frequently at Eungarun near Darjeeliug, 5000-6000 ft., 

 in April 1900, but only managed to secure one on two specimens iu 

 bad condition. 



