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PAPILIO ASCANIUS. 

 PLATE III. Fig. 1. 



Fabr. Drury^s Exot. Insects, iii. PI. ix. fig. 1 ; Cramer, PI. xiv. 

 fig. A. 



This insect may be regarded as the type of another 

 South American group, somewhat allied to the pre- 

 ceding in general appearance, and in the distribution 

 of colours, but presenting at the same time consider- 

 able differences. The length of the hinder wings is 

 proportionally much greater, and each of them has a 

 pretty long spatula-shaped tail. In the species 

 figured, the wings are deep-black above, inclining to 

 brown on the under side ; the superior pair with a 

 broad transverse white band, crossed by black ner- 

 vures, and surmounted by a white arch, or two or 

 three small white spots at the extremity of the dis- 

 coidal cell. The hinder wings are likewise traversed 

 by a wide band, frequently deeply notched or pal- 

 mate, white anteriorly, and tinged with carmine 

 behind ; beyond which there is a series of narrow, 

 slightly lunate, red spots parallel with the margin ; 

 tail of moderate length, black : body black, with red 

 spots on the sides of the breast and abdomen. 



This beautiful butterfly is not uncommon in the 

 northern regions of Brazil, but it becomes scarce in 

 the south. 



