92 CATALOGUE OF DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



$ . Papilio (S.) Mardania, Fabricius, " alis dentatis fulvis ; an- 

 ticis apice nigris, fascia alba ; posticis punctis quatuor ocellaribus 

 flavis : habitat in Indiis." 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. pp. 249, 250, n. 776, 777 (1793). 

 Ashanti, rf $ . (Obtained 1842) B.M. 



The Fabrician description of P. Cocalia is not very characteristic. 



2. Euryphene Sophus. 



cT . Papilio (F.) Sophus, Fabricius, " alis integerrimis ; anticis 

 nigris, disco fulvo nigro maculato ; posticis fuscis, punctis strigaque 

 nigris : habitat . . . ." 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 46. n. 141 (1793). 



Sierra Leone, tf $ . (Presented by the Eev. D. F. Morgan) B.M. 



3. Euryphene Arcadius. 



Papilio (N.) Arcadius, Fabricius, " alis integerrimis, anticis ni- 

 gris, cseruleo alboque maculatis, posticis fuscis ; subtus brunneis : 

 habitat in Africa." Donovan, Nat. Repos. v. pi. 155 (1827). 

 Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 151. n. 463 (1793). 



Ashanti. (Obtained 1844) B.M. 



The Fabrician description, being taken from Jones's drawing 

 (copied by Donovan), is not very characteristic of the species. 



Genus 48. ROMALEOSOMA, Blanchard, 

 Hist. Nat. Ins. iii. p. 448 (1840-41). 



1. Romaleosoma Ferseis. 



Papilio (N.) Persea (sic), Fabricius [Perseis, Drury], " alis den- 

 tatis oblongis atris flavo maculatis discoque communi rubro : habitat 

 in Indiis/' HI. ii. pi. 21. figs. 3, 4 (1773). 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 137. n. 423- (1793). 



Ashanti, J $ . (Obtained 1844) B.M. 



2. Romaleosoma Eleus. 



Papilio (F.) Eleus, Drury, " alis integerrimis fulvis, margine 

 atro ; anticarum fascia, posticarum punctis albis : habitat in Ame- 

 rica." Ill iii. pi. 12. figs. 1,2 (1782); Donovan, Nat. Rep. iv. 

 pi. 113 (1826). 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 51. n. 156 (1793). 



J , Congo (presented 1843, by Dr. Richardson ; collected by A. 

 Curror, Esq., Surgeon, R.N.) ; $ , Ashanti (obtained 1844.) B.M. 



Our females from Congo agree best with Drury's figure ; his type 

 was from Sierra Leone : the male from Congo agrees with the 

 R. Ruspina of Hewitson, Exot. Butterf. iii. pi. 2, Romaleosoma, 

 figs. 6,7(1865). 



