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follows: Upperside: the white markings larger, more neatly 

 defined, the tornal spot with an ocbraceous line above it. Under- 

 side : the subterminal series of lunules are complete, well defined, 

 and vary from white to deep ochraceous-red. Certain specimens 

 from the Nicobars have a subterminal baud of white lunules on 

 the upperside also. 



$ . Cyrus form. Similar to the rf , the subterminal series of 

 lunules on the underside ochraceous. 



$ . Polytes form. Upperside fuliginous-black on fore, somewhat 

 darker and velvety on the hind wing. Fore wing with the base, 

 the internervular. streaks that extend into the cell, and terminal 

 margin darker. Hind wing : apex of cell and elongate marks 

 from base of interspaces 2, 3, 4, and 5 white ; lower half of 

 interspace 1 dark red irrorated with blue scales and with a super- 

 posed black tornal spot : the red extends into interspace 2, below 

 the elongate white mark ; finally, a complete subterminal transverse 

 curved series of red lunules, and admarginal paler red spots in the 

 posterior interspaces. Underside similar ; a complete series of 

 admarginal spots along the termen of the hind wing, the anterior 

 spots white. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen black ; beneath, 

 the abdomen with lateral rows of white specks. The specimen 

 described above is typical, and agrees with Linnaeus' diagnosis, 

 and also with the figures in Cramer's Pap. Exot. iii, pi. 265, 

 figs. A, B, but this insect varies a good deal. Ordinarily the cell 

 of the hind wing is uniform black to the apex, and the number of 

 elongate white markings in the interspaces beyond varv from 2 to 6. 



J. Romulus form. Eesembles the ordinary polytes 5 form, but 

 differs as follows : Fore wing crossed from the middle of the cell 

 obliquely to the tornal angle by a broad white baud somewhat as 

 in P. hector, the margins of the band ill-defined ; this is followed 

 by an ill-defined white patch beyond the apex of the cell. Hind 

 wing with all the discal as well as the subterminal and terminal 

 markings red, including a round red spot at apex of cell. 



Exp. 6 $ 92-114 mm. (3-64-4-12"). 



Uab. Almost throughout our limits, including the Andamans 

 and Nicobars ; extending to Siarn and the Malayan subregion to 

 Sumatra. 



Larva and pupa. " The larva of this is not easy to distinguish 

 from that of the last (P. demoleus}, though of course it grows to a 

 larger size. The pupa also is similar, bnt can be recognized at 

 once, being proportionally much broader. This species also feeds 

 on various species of orange and lime. We have never got it on 

 rue." (Davidson $ Aitken.) 



I have seen two remarkable aberrations of the d 1 of this form. 

 One (PI. XVI, fig. 105), now in the Zoological Museum, Tring, 

 differs from typical specimens as follows : Upperside, fore wing : 

 the admarginal white spots along the termen much larger and 

 extended into interspace 8. Hind wing : the transverse discal 

 series of elongate white spots replaced by a series of velvety-black 

 spots darker than the ground-colour of the wing, bordered on the 



