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The type and a second specimen of P. Nhexia, and the type of P. 

 Pirithous, are in the Banksian Collection of the British Museum. 

 This insect, of which the P. Leudppe of Herbst and Jablonsky is a 

 slight variety, came in great numbers from Nepal in 1867, and seems 

 a good and well-established species ; the male is readily distinguish- 

 able from the other Thestiades by having the under surface of the 

 wings destitute of dark irrorations ; both sexes are remarkable for 

 their great size, this being the largest species in the genus. The 

 description given by Fabricius of P. Pirithous would apply equally 

 well to the Elymnias Bammalcoo of Westwood. 



4. Thestias Sesia. 



3 . Papilio (D. C.) Sesia, Fabricius, " ala3 anticae flavissimae, apiee 

 nigra3, macula media fulva ; posticae rotundatas flavissimae, margine 

 nigro : habitat in America." Donovan, Ins. China, pi. 31. fig. 2 

 (1798). 



Fabricius, Gen. Ins. p. 257. n. 144, 145 (1776) ; Sp. Ins. p. 47. 

 n. 206 (1781); Ent. Syst. iii. p. 203. n. 637 (1793). 



, Bhotan (from Dr. Pemberton, presented by the Hon. East- 

 India Comp.); var. <y , Almora, Bengal Presidency (obtained 1848, 

 from Capt. Boys' s collection) ; $ , Mussowrah, Bengal Presidency 

 (obtained 1856, from Mr. Leadbeater). B.M. 



T. Sesia is figured by Cramer (Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 125. figs. A, B) 

 as P. Pyrene ; and in his ' Entomologia Systematica ' Fabricius con- 

 siders it identical with that species ; it seems, however, to be abun- 

 dantly distinct. It is allied to P. Anexibia of Hiibner. Jones figures 

 P. Sesia $ as " P. ^Enippe." 



Genus 10. IDMA1S, Boisduval, 

 Suit. Buff. i. p. 584 (1836). 



1. Idmais Amata. 



Papilio (D. C.) Amata, Fabricius, " alis rotundatis, fulvis, limbo 

 nigro, subtus virescentibus : habitat in India orientali." 



Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 476. n. 143 (1775) ; Sp. Ins. p. 47. 

 n. 204 (1781) ; Mant. Ins. p. 22. n. 231 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. 

 iii. p. 202. n. 633 (1793). 



Coromandel. (Obtained from Mr. Sowerby) B.M. 



Local var. Papilio (D. C.) Cypraea, Fabricius [P. Calais, Cramer], 

 " alis integerrimis, fulvis, margine nigro fulvo maculato ; subtus 

 virescentibus puncto strigaque moniliformi fulva : habitat in India." 

 Pap. Exot. i. ph 30. fig. C, D (1775). 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 203. n. 634 (1793). 



Congo. (Presented 1843, by Dr. Eichardson, collected by Andrew 



Curror, Esq., Surgeon, R.N.) B.M. 



