72 PAPILIONIDJE. 



white markings that resemble in their disposition the markings 

 in P. agestor. Fore wing : cell with two streaks from base that 

 diverge outwardly and reach the apex, three shorter streaks 

 between and above them at apex ; 

 interspace 1 with an elongate streak 

 that does not reach the termen; two- 

 streaks in interspace 1 divided by a 

 black line as in agestor ; a series of 

 more or less rectangular broad streaks 

 in interspaces 2 to 6 with elongate 

 spots in 7 and 8 ; a very slender 

 costal streak from base ; finally a 

 series of subterrninal spots in inter- 

 spaces 1 to 5 succeeded above in 

 interspaces 6 and 7 by ill-defined 

 subterminal streaks. Hind wing : 

 cell white traversed longitudinally by 

 Fig. 1". two short black lines, the upper one 



Papilio epyddes, rf. forked near apex ; a discal series of 



broad white streaks from the dorsal 



margin in the interspaces 1 to 7, the streaks in interspaces 2 to 6- 

 short and more or less rectangular; transverse series of postdiscal 

 and subterminal white spots beyond, the postdiscal spots in inter- 

 spaces 6 and 7 coalescent with the discal streaks in those 

 interspaces ; finally, a tornal prominent ochraceous-yellow spot. 

 Underside similar, the ground-colour outwardly on the fore wing 

 and over the whole of the hind wing more or less of a chestnut- 

 tint ; markings similar to those on the upperside but broader and 

 on the fore wing diffuse towards the apex ; on the hind wing the 

 discal streak in interspace 7 is absent and there is an edging of 

 white anteriorly in the yellow spot at the tornal angle. Antennae, 

 head, thorax and abdomen black ; the head and thorax spotted 

 with white ; the abdomen with three rows of white spots along 

 the sides. " has the markings larger than the c? and mostly 

 of a much paler colour; the submarginal spots of the hind wing 

 are specially enlarged. The fore wings have often some minute 

 linear spots between the outer margin and the submarginal series 

 of rounded markings in both sexes. The yellow anal spot is 

 slightly variable in size." (Rothschild.) 

 Exp. c? 2 80-84 mm. (3-14-3-3"). 

 Hob. Sikhim ; Nepal ; Bhutan ; Assam ; Upper Burma. 



531. Papilio slateri, Hewitson, Exot. Butt, ii, 1859, pi. 4; Elwes, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. 1888, p. 429, rf $; Rotlisch. Nov. Zool. ii, 1895, 

 p. 362 ; Moore (Menamopsis). Lep. 2nd. vi, 1903, p. 106, pi. 513, 

 ngs.l,la-lrf,rf$. 



Race tavoyanus. 



Papilio tavoyanus, Butler, A. M. N. H. (5) x, Novr. 1882, p. 373 ; 

 Moore (Menamopsis), Lep. Lid. vi, 1903, p. 107, pi. 514, figs. 1, 



Irt-lrf, cf. 



