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cell-streaks and the upper of the two spots at apex of cell, also 

 the upper and lower of the four spots beyond the cell, obsolete 

 or very faintly indicated; on the hiud wing the streaks are very 

 much narrower and there is a very small ochraceous-yellow tornal 

 spot. Third form (indicus $ , Eothschild) : " Pore wings devoid 

 of all markings except the submarginal ones ; the hind wings pro- 

 vided with all the markings of the c? , though these markings are 

 shorter and less well-defined than in that sex." (Rothschild.) 



Exp. <s $ 83-101 mm. (3-26-4"). 



Hob. Sikhim ; Assam ; Burma ; Tenasserim ; extending through 

 the Shan States to Siam. 



Polynices, de Niceville, was separated from P. macareus indicus, 

 Eothschild, on one sex ( $ ) only. The females of P. macareus race 

 indicus seem to be exceedingly rare, and it seems to me probable 

 that polynices, de Niceville, will prove to be the normal form of 

 the $ , while the other two described above will turn out to be 

 aberrations. 



560. Papilio megarus, Westwood, Arc. Ent. ii, 1845, p. 98, pi. 72, fig. 2 ; 

 Moore, Cat. Lep. Mm. E. I. C. i, 1857, p. 90 ; Elwes, Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. 1888, p. 430 ; Rothsch. Nov. Zool. ii, 1895, p. 460 ; Moore 

 (Paranticopsis), Lep. Ind. vi, 1904, p. 114, pi. 517, figs. 2, 

 2 a, <?$. 



c? . Upperside: black with the following white streaks and spots 

 Fore wing : cell with a small spot at base followed by three 

 obliquely transverse streaks in middle, none extended to either the 

 subcostal or median veins, and 

 two spots near apex ; single slender 

 narrow streaks in interspaces 1 a 

 and 2, and two streaks in inter- 

 space 1 ; above these a spot at 

 base followed by a streak in each 

 of the interspaces 3, 4, 6 and 8, 

 an outer spot only in interspace 5, 

 and a basal spot in interspace 7 ; 

 finally, a complete series of small 

 subterminal spots. Hind wing : a 

 streak in cell with a spot above its 

 outer apex ; a streak followed by a 

 spot in each of the interspaces 1, 

 6 and 7 ; three elongate spots in 

 interspaces 2 and 3 and two in 

 interspaces 4 and 5 ; finally, a series 

 of four slender subterminal lunules 

 in interspaces 2 to 5. Underside 



similar, with similar but slightly broader markings. 5 . Similar, 

 ground-colour duller, more fuliginous black ; markings similar, on 

 the fore wing slightly broader, on the hind wing slightly narrower, 

 than in the d 1 . 



Exp. <$ $ 58-88 mm. (2-28-3-5"). 



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Fig. 30. Papilio megarus. 



