PA PILIOXIN.^. 197 



Female (fig. lb, c). Upperside black, the basal ai*ea darkest ; basal cell- 

 patcli and a small streak below ifc scai-let ; cell-streaks and anterior vein-borders 

 fuligiuous-grey or blackisli-grey, the lower vein borders more or less, or entirely, 

 white ; more rarely the anterior vein borders are wh:'tish and then form a subapical 

 patch. Hindioing tailless. Purpurescent-black or bluish-black ; with greyish-Ijlue 

 scaled-streaks between the outer veins, as in the male ; a scarlet-bordered black spot 

 at the anal angle, with the submediau interspace above it sometimes white. Under- 

 side. Foreunng paler than the upperside ; base of cell scarlet. Hindiving purpures- 

 cent or bluish-black; basal intersected patch scai'let; the borders of the more or 

 less slightly-defined black marginal and submarginal spots palei', and the black anal 

 and the two spots in the next interspace scarlet-bordered, the submedian-iuterspace 

 above the former being white, and sometimes also the adjoining median-interspace 

 is white and slightly black-scaled, the upper borders of the inner series of black 

 spots, when defined, are more or less lunularly sprinkled with blue scales. 



Expanse, g 4|- to 6, ? 4|- to 5^ inches. 



"We possess males of this form {Aiulrogco-^) from Sikkira ; Jaintia Hills ; Chitta- 

 gong Hills, taken in October; Thoungeen and Tounghoo, Burma; and Mergui, 

 Lower Tenasserim ; and of the female (Butlcrianus) from Bhamo, Burma, taken in 

 November by Signer L. Fea. Males, taken in Heeling, Upper Tenasserim, in March 

 and April, by Capt. E. Y. Watson, are in the British Museum. 



Of our illustrations on Plate 447, fig. 1 is from a Jaintia Hill male, fig. la from 

 an E. Bengal male ; fig. lb, a Darjiling female, and fig. Ic fi'oni a Jainta Hill 

 female. 



Form 3 (Plate 448, fig. 1, J, fig. 2, 2a, ? ). 



Pajnlio Phcenix, Distant, Rhop. Malay, p. 310, pi. 27, B, fij;. 7 (1885) ? . 

 Pap. Memnon Aijenor aber. Pli(enix, Eothschikl, Xov. Zool. ii. p. 319 (1895) ? . 

 Papilio Cilix, Distant, I.e. p. 340, pi. i'9, fig. 5, ? . 

 Pap. Mem. Agenor aber. primigenms, RotbscliilJ, I.e. p. 319 (189.5) ^ . 



Male {primigenius — fig. 1). Upperside rich dark blue-black. Foreiciug v^ith the 

 scarlet streak at base of cell slender ; outer vein-streaks blue-gi'ey scaled, cell 

 streaks less apparent. Ilindwing with very prominent pale bluish-grey vein-streaks, 

 the intervening black streak sharply defined ; four lower outer-marginal ovate black 

 spots encircled with bluish-white, the first spot anal. Underside. Forewing rich 

 blue-black ; the vein and cell streaks dark grey ; basal cell-patch scarlet. Eindiving 

 intense black ; basal patch scarlet ; with au anal, two lower submarginal, and three 

 corresponding marginal completely grey-bordered black spots, the border of the 

 anal and next spot being also slightly speckled with scarlet scales ; the upper 

 marginal spots incipient and partly grey-bordered, the upper submarginals lunularly 



