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Papilio Pnhjies, vnr. Ceylaiiicus:, Fulder, Verb. Z. 15. Ges. Wieii. 1S64, pp. 319, 367, S ? • 

 Laertias Pomulus, Moors, Lep. Cejlon, i. p. 150, pi. 59, lig. 1, li, J" ? , (1881). 



Papilio Puli//es, Distant, Rhop. Malay, p. 347, pi. 33, fig. 7, 8, 9, c? ? (1885), 7iec fi-. 10. Auri- 

 vmiup, Koii-1. Sv. Vet. AkaJ. liamll. 1882, p. 13, ^. 



I.MAGO. — ]\Iale and female similar. Male. Upperside fuliginous-Iil ick. Foreivimj 

 with very sligbtlj-defiued golden-yellow scaled slender longitudinal cell streaks and 

 similar wider outer-vein streaks; an outer marginal series of small creamy-wliite 

 spots, including the cilia, placed between the veins, and decreasing in size upward 

 to the apex. IliiiJiviiig with a transverse discal I'ecurved series of seven variable 

 short cream-white spots, divided by the veins, the lowest spot generally having a few 

 outer-bordering blue scales, and occasionally an incipient small sul)aual red lunule ; 

 cilia alternated with white. Underside paler. Furewing with the cell and outer vein 

 scaled-streaks as above, the latter restricted to the apical area ; marginal spots as 

 above. Bindwing with the basal area very sparsely irrorated with greyish-white 

 scales ; the transverse discal series of white spots as above, these hitter sometimes 

 with a few scattered outer bordering blue-grey scales, or, the two lower spots only 

 with a luuular cluster of these scales ; followed by a submarginal series of small 

 more or less ochreotis lunulate spots, and a brighter ochreous lunule al)ove the anal 

 angle; and then a marginal series of white cilial lunulcs. Body, legs, and antenna} 

 black ; front of thorax and head white spotted ; abdomen with a lateral slender 

 longitudinal white streak, and dots beneath ; fore femora wliitish beneath. 



Female. Similar to male. Upperside paler. Foiririug with similar scaled 

 streaks and marginal spots, the latter being creamy-yellow. Hindiving with the 

 transverse discal cream-white band generally composed of somewhat longer spots, 

 the lowest outwardly boixlered by scattered blue scales and a distinct red subanal 

 lunule, which latter is sometimes ocellate ; beyond, generally, is a submarginal series 

 of narrow reddish more or less defined lunides. Underside paler. Forewing similar 

 to the male. Hiridtdvg with the discal band as on the upperside, the subanal and 

 the submarginal lunules all prominent and red, the marginal white cilial lunules 

 also present. 



Expanse, c? 3|- to 4-^-, 9 3j- to 44 inches. 



Second form of ? (Plate 463, fig. 1, la, b, c, ,1, e, ? ). 



Papilio Polytes, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 460, ? (L758); id. eJ. xii. p. 74G, ? (1767). Mus. Lud. 

 Ulr. p. 186 (1764). Clerek, Icones Ins. i. pi. 14, fig. 1, ? (1764). Fabricius, Syst. Eiit. p. 44:; 

 (1775). Sulzer, Gesch. Ins. p. 141, pi. 12, fig. 3, ? (1776). Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. p. 129, 

 pi. 265, fig. C, ?(1782). Jablontky, Nat. Schmett. ii. p. 185, pi. 15, fig. 2, ?; id. pi. 20, 

 fig. 3, 4 9 (1784). Esper, Ausl. Scbmett. p. 50, pi. 12, fig. 1, ?(178G). Wallace, Tr. Linn. 

 See. XXV. p. 51, pi. 2, fig. 3, ? , 1S65. Aurivillius, Kongl. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. 1882, p. 11. 

 Distant, Khop. Malay, p. 347, pi. 33, fig. 10 (18S5). 

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