GOO MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GKNUS ADOLIAS. [NoV. 2G, 



Genus Adolias (Boisduval), Westwood. 



Typical species A. aconthea, Cramer. 



Sexes differing in form and pattern ; the males resembling Apa-] 

 turas or Paphias, the palpi always blunt and cuneiform ; the middle 

 discocellular of front wing acutely recurved ; the first branch of the 

 subcostal in hind wing emitted close to the base, the second some 

 distance beyond. 



LtTBENTINA grOUp. 



1. Adolias adonia. 



$ . Papilio adonia, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. p. 109, pi. 2.55. figs. 

 CD (1782). 



cJ . Adolias lubentiiia, Horsfield, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. t. 5. 

 fig. 5 (1828-29). 



North-east of Java (Crawj^r). Java, c? $,B.M. 



2. Adolias lubentina. 



5 . Papilio lubentina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. p. 92, pi. 155. figs. 

 C, D(1779). 



cJ. P. lubentina, Donovan, Ins. China, tab. 36. fig. E (1798). 

 China {Cramer). North and South India, c? ?, B.M. 



3. Adolias amanda. 



S 2 . Adolias amanda, Hewitson, Exot. Butterf. ii. p, 70, 

 pi. 35. figs. 3, 4 (1861). 



CeXehes (Hewitson). Celebes, c? $,B.M. 



4. Adolias evelina. 



(J. Papilio evelina, Stoll, Pap. Exot. pi. 28. figs. 2,2b (1791). 

 (?,_ Bengal {Stoll). d', Tranquebar, Coll. Banks. 



This insect, as represented by Stoll, is of a brilliant bronzy-green 

 colour. 



Race A. derma, Kollar, Hiigel's Kaschmir, iv. pt, 2. p. 436 

 (1844). 



d 2 . ^. eva, Felder, Reise der Novara, iii. p. 432. n. 692 (1867). 



India, Celebes, 6 $ , B.M. 



5. Adolias soma. 



$. Adolias soma, Felder, Reise der Novara, p. 432. n. 692 

 (1867). 



North India (i^e/e?er). Java, c?, B.M. 



May be only a race of evelina, which also occurs as derma in both 

 the above localities; it scarcely differs except in the differently 

 formed discoidal spots without scarlet centres. 



6. Adolias sikandi. 



$ . Adolias sikandi, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 75 , 

 pi. 7. fig. 4 (1859). 



Java {Moore). (Horsfield collection) B.M. 



This species is allied to Felder's A. soma. 



