1890.] LEPIDOPTERA FROM BRAZIL. 555 



distance finally descended it to Para. My only chance of collecting 

 on the homeward voyage was during the short time that we landed 

 for meals, as my friend was very ill with fever, and evt ry day's delaj', 

 without proper nourishment and medicines, lessened his chance of 

 getting out of the country alive. 



"The greater portion of the specimens I collected on the way 

 back I lost by the upsetting of our canoe in the rapids ; but I 

 managed to get out, after about six months and a journey of some 

 4000 miles, with some 1300 specimens, amongst which I am glad to 

 find several new ones. In addition to my Butterflies and Indian 

 curiosities, two panther-skins were all we brought out, though at 

 different parts of our journey we had collected all sorts of skins. As 

 I have said before, my journey was an exploring one, and it would 

 be unfair to judge of the country as a field for a naturalist from the 

 results of my collecting ; but I am sure that if any naturalist, who 

 could afford the time and money, and could endure the thought of 

 his body furnishing food during many months for every imaginable 

 species of insect, would make the expedition properly, he would 

 be amply rewarded." 



Fam. Papilionid^e. 



[Cf. Bates, H. W., " Contributions to an Insect Fauna of the Amazon 

 Valley — PapUionidce," Journ. Ent. vol. i. (I8(il^.] 



1. Papilio polydamas. 



Papilio polydamas, Linn. ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 521 ; 

 Bates, Journ. Ent. vol. i. (18(31), p. 224. 

 Province of Goyaz. 



2. Papilio sesostris. 



Papilio sesostris, Cram. ; Kirby, t. c. p. 525 ; Bates, t. c. p. 225, 

 Province of Goyaz. 



3. Papilio parsodes. 



Papilio par sodes, Gray ; Kirby, t. c. p. 529. 



Province of Goyaz. 



The type is in the British Museum, from Para (cf. Gray, Cat. Lepid, 

 pt. i. p. 54, pi. viii. fig. 3). 



4. Papilio thoas. 



Papilio thoas, Linn. ; Kirby, t. c. p. 541 ; Bates, t. c. p, 228. 

 River Araguaya. 



5. Papilio protesilaus. 



Papilio protesilaus, Linn. ; Kirby, t. c. p. 555 ; Bates, t. c, p. 229. 

 River Araguaya. 



6. Papilio agesilaxjs. 



Papilio agesilaus, Boisd. ; Kirby, t. c, p. 555. 

 River Araguaya. 



