1893.] british central africa. 667- 



123. Papilio leonidas. 



Papilio leonidas, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 35, n. 103 (1793). 

 Zomba, December 1892. 



124. Papiiio coRiNirEirs. 



Papilio corinneus, Bertoloni, Mem. Ace. Bologna, 1849, p. 9, 

 pi. 1. figs. 1-3. 

 Zomba, July 1892. 



125. Papixio nitinox, sp. n. 



Black-brown, with semitransparent snow-white markings above ; 

 general character of markings similar to those of P. corinneus, 

 excepting that the large spot near the end of the cell and the small 

 one beyond it are so much enlarged that an obUque black line alone 

 divides them, that the oval spot above the third median branch is 

 lengthened and widened so as to form an obhque belt with the 

 above-mentioned discoidal spots, from which it is only separated by 

 the black median vein ; that the large patch in the lower (first) 

 median interspace is represented by a large or small oval patch 

 occupying the centre af the interspace ; the two subapical spots 

 are rounded and well separated, and, as already mentioned, all tlie 

 white markings are snow-white, whereas in P. corinneus they are 

 greenish white : on ths under surface the crimson in the cell is deeper 

 and only occupies the basal balf, the outer half of the cell being jet- 

 black ; the apical area is deep ruf ous-browTi ; the abdominal area 

 of the secondaries is deep crimson to the first median branch ; 

 the ochreous spot is obliquely ti-uncated internally ; the external 

 area extends inwards so as to fill the second median interspace, 

 and within the cell it extends upwards along the base of the second 

 subcostal branch ; instead of being ochreous with a reddish clay- 

 colom-ed band from the oclireous anal spot, it is reddish clay-coloured 

 with a black band ; as above also the markings are snow-white 

 instead of greenish. Expanse of wings 85 miUim. 



Two examples. Lake Mweru. 



This is a far more beautiful species than P. corinneus, the con- 

 trasts of colouring on both surfaces being much more defined and 

 tasteful ; in point of form it differs in the slightly less inarched 

 outer margin of the primaries and more regularly rounded outer 

 margin of the secondaries. 



126. Papilio demoleus. 



Papilio demoleus, Linnaeus, Mus. Lud. Ulr. p. 214 (1764). 

 Lake Mweru ; Zomba, December 1892. 



127. Papilio ophimcephalus. 



Papilio opJiidicephalus, Oberthiir, Etudes, iii. p. 13 (1878). 

 Lake Mweru. 



