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221. Papilio Patros. 



Papilio Patros, G. B. Gr. 



Female. PI. VII. f. 7. — The primary wings brownisli black, clearer at tlie summits. The secondary wings 

 strongly dentated and tailed ; brownish black, with three lengthened and longituduial spots of crimson between 

 the discoidal and the third median nervules ; two spots at the anal angle and another spot near the outer margin 

 between the second subcostal and the discoidal nervules of a deep crimson ; the margins between the dentations 

 are crimson and white, but entirely white at the anterior angle. 



The under surface of the primary wings is of a pale brownish black, clearer at the summits, and with a slender 

 yellow streak along the costal nervure. The under surface of the secondary wings is dark brownish black, with 

 the narrow border between the dentations white, which is sometimes margined inwardly with crimson ; the 

 lengthened longitudinal spots are similarly placed to those of the upper side, but the one between the discoidal 

 and the first median nervule is divided into two by brownish black ; these spots are white in their middle, white 

 anteriorly, and posteriorly they are pale crimson ; three rather small spots run even with the outer margin 

 towards the anterior angle ; these are crimson, with the anterior side white ; the two crimson spots at the anal 

 angle are larger than those on the upper side, the lower one is bordered mwardly with white. 

 In Collection (Brit. Mus.) from Ega, Amazon River. 



Variety a. PI. VII. f. 8. Female. 



The primary wings brownish black, clearer at the summits ; with a subquadrate buff spot near the 

 middle of the wing and close at the apex of the median nervure, divided into two by the base of the second 

 median nervule ; below and near the middle of the third median nervule are some scattered buff scales. 

 The secondary wings brownish black, with three longitudinal spots of crimson between the third median 

 and discoidal nervules ; but between the discoidal and second subcostal nervules are two crimson spots ; at the 

 apex of the discoidal cell and between the second and first subcostal nei-vules are a few scattered crimson scales ; 

 a small spot of white at the anterior angle having a few scattered crimson scales, and two spots of crimson at 

 the anal angle ; the margms between the dentations are white and crimson, but entirely white at the anterior 

 angle. 



The under surface of the primary wings is brovraish black, with a streak of buff along the costal nervure, and 

 with two buff spots in the middle of the wing as on the upper side. The under surface of the secondary wings 

 is deep brownish black, vrith two longitudinal spots of whitish crimson, having the anterior and posterior part of 

 each deep crimson ; two crimson spots, having a patch of black between them, are placed in the spaces between 

 the second subcostal and first median nervules ; then two spots, even with the outer margin at the anterior angle, 

 of crimson margined with white on one side, and with a large patch of deep black above each ; at the anal angle 

 there are two crimson spots, the lower one margined on two sides with white ; the margin between the denta- 

 tions white, the two at the anal angle are margined interiorly with crimson. 

 In Collection (Brit. Mus.) from Ega, Amazon River. 



Variety b. PI. VII. f. 5. Female. 



The primary wings brownish black, with the base and the anterior and posterior margins more obscure, and 

 in the space between the second and third median nervules is some scattered yellow scales. The secondary wings 

 brownish black, with the margins between the dentations white, some of which have a mixture of red scales ; two 

 longitudinal spots of buff are placed between the first and third median nervules ; while at the base between the 

 discoidal and first median nervules is a small spot of buff, and on the outer margin runs a series of four sub- 

 lunate spots of buff; all the buff markings have some scattered black scales over them ; at the anal angle there 

 are two spots ; the upper one is of a rosy red, of a tear-shape form, while the lower one is narrow and transverse, 

 partly buff and partly rosy red. 



The imder surface of the primary wings pale brownish black, with two spots of scattered buff scales at the 

 bases of the two spaces between the first and third median nervules, and there is a streak of huff along the costal 

 nervure. The under surface of the secondaiy wings brownish black, with the outer margin and the large buff 



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