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PAPILIO PARIS. 



PLATE III. Fig. 2. 



Linn. Fabr. Drury's Ins. PI. xii. fig. 1 ; Cramer, PI. 103, A, B ; 

 Boisd. Spec. gen. p. 208. 



P. Ulysses, Perianthus, Bianor, Polyctor (Boisd.), 

 Blumer (Boisd.), Crino, Palinurus, Paris, and 

 Arjuna, form a very natural group of butterflies, 

 distributed over the eastern parts of the continent of 

 Asia, and the islands of the Indian Archipelago. 

 The great breadth of the wings and tail, combined 

 with the general darkness of their colours, give them 

 a somewhat heavy appearance, but this is often in 

 some degree relieved by great richness of decoration. 

 They are occasionally ornamented with patches of 

 very brilliant azure-blue, and nearly all of them are 

 sprinkled with shining points of golden-green, making 

 the surface appear as if powdered with gold-dust. 

 The species figured as an example is a native of 

 China, and is often received in collections from that 

 country, although it does not appear to be very 

 common. In many cabinets a closely allied species 

 stands for this, which is so similar that the two may 

 easily be confounded. The species alluded to is 

 Pap. Arjima, a native of Java, accurately described 

 by Dr. Horsfield ; but although now regarded as 



