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The male only differs from Seitz's figure of impediens in having only one 

 small red spot at the tornal angle on upper hindwing instead of four large 

 spots. The female is very pale brown with all the spots complete as in 

 Seitz's figure of the male but larger and pink in colour. It is quite distinct 

 from P. i^eriihertoni, Moore. 



Expanse : S S 4-32— 4-98" ; $ $ 6-3— 5- 6". 



Papilio slatbki, Hewitson, 



Occurs commonly at Nichuguard in the Naga Hills in March and April. 

 Many males were taken on the Irang River, Western Manipur Hills, in 

 March and a few in April. A few males and a female were also taken near 

 Sebong on the Burma border in March. These latter specimens differ 

 slightly from the forms taken on the Irang River and at Nichuguard 

 in having on the underside of the hindwing a terminal and a subterminal 

 TOW of linear spots, the latter well removed from the termen and quite 

 separate from the terminal row. In the Irang River and Nichuguard 

 .specimens there is only a terminal row of spots sometimes very distinct 

 and often completely absent. 



Papilio paradoxus telearchus, Hewitson. 



A single specimen of the rare $ mimicking the 5 of B. mulciber and 

 several S S were obtained on the Irang River, "Western Manipur Hills, in 

 March and May. 



Papilio janaka, Moore. 



Two males were taken by Captain Porter on the Dihang River, Abor 

 Hills, and kindly presented by him to me. This is an interesting capture 

 as it has not previously been recorded further east than Sikkim. Rothschild 

 thought that this form and P. bootes would probably mix with one another 

 in Bhutan, Nov. Zool. ii, 1895, p. 336. The Abor Hills form is however un- 

 doubtedly typical and so specimens from intermediate localities will also 

 probably be typical. 



Papilio mixta, n. sp. 



Under this name I record a form closely allied to P. bootes and P. janaka. 

 The male agrees with P. janaka in having four white discal spots on the 

 hindwing and in the tornal red spot being conspicuous ; it agrees with P. 

 ■bootes in lacking the subterminal series of red lunules in interspaces 3, 4 

 and 5, in one specimen there is a trace of a lunule in interspace 4, on the 

 upper hindwing ; and on the underside in the basal red area not being 

 <;ontinued along the dorsum of the hindwing. The female is like the male 

 but has the discal white spots larger and has additional red lunules in in- 

 terspaces 3 and 4. 



Three males were taken at Yakama, Naga Hills, at about 6,000' in May 

 :and two females on Kabru Peak, Manipur, 8,400' in June. 



Typical P. janaka occurs in the Eastern Himalayas from Sikkim to the 

 Abor Hills. Typical P. bootes occurs in the Khasia Hills. P. mixta, Mihi, 

 occurs in the Naga and Manipur Hills. 



As far as is known these three forms do not intergrade in the above 

 given localities. Typical P. Janata and typical P. bootes however are also 

 said to occur and fly together in the Western Himalayas and are recorded 

 by Mackinnon and de Niceville from Tehri Garhwal "3. B. N. H. S., vol. 

 xi, p. 593." Mr. Hannyngton records P. janaka from Loharkhetin Kumaon 

 "J. B. N. H. S., vol. XX, p. 361," but does not mention whether it is txjiiical 

 •or not. 



