226 LEPIBOPTERA IXDICA. 



Menelaides Puhjtes, Hubner, Veiz. bek. 8(^1110611. p. 84 (1816). 

 Pajulio Stichius, Hiibiier, Samml, E.'cot. Schmett. i. pi. 112 (1806-lG). 

 Laertias Romulus, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. i. p. 150, pi. 59, fig. 1, b (1881). 



Im\go. — Mimic of ^f. Avistolochlsc. Upperside fuligiDOus-black. Forewing with 

 pale fuliginous slender cell streaks and broad outer vein-bordering streaks, the 

 former being palest anteriorly, the latter extending from the cell and terminating 

 nniformly at some distance from the outer margin ; cilia slenderly alternated with 

 Avhite. Hinclwing with the onter-discal dark area more or less slightly irrorated 

 with blue scales ; a medial-discal white patch, composed, generally, of four elongated 

 portions extending somewhat transversely from beyond the cell, or, in a curved 

 series varying in size from its end, and with an additional smaller fifth portion 

 placed within apex of the cell ; in some specimens there are only two central white 

 portions, in others sometimes three discal portions, the outer one of the latter then 

 being generally much the smallest ; rarely, a fifth whitish inner portion is present in 

 the submedian interspace, generally the latter interspace and sometimes also the 

 lower part only of the adjoining portion in the lower median interspace is dark-red 

 irrorated with blue scales ; iu those specimens whei"e the two central white portions 

 only are present, the adjoining outer portion of the patch and both ends of the 

 central portions are red, the lower median and submedian red portion being then 

 continued hindwards to the corresponding submarginal lunule ; beyond is a row of 

 red submarginal luuules, which are either narrow and angular or broadly lunular, 

 followed by a marginal row of slender red cilial lunules between the veins, the cilia 

 itself being white. Underside paler than the upperside. Forewing with the cell-end 

 streaks and the outer vein l:)ordering streaks also much paler, and either fuliginous- 

 grey or ochreous-grey. Hindicing with the markings as on upperside; the basal 

 area also irrorated with grey scales ; the submarginal lunules being somewhat 

 broader, lighter red, and more or less irrorated with pale blue scales. 



Expanse, 3i to 4f inches. 



IMrd form of 9 (Plate 4G4, fig. 1, la, b, c, d, ? ). 



Papilio Bonndus, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. p. G7, pi. 43, fig. A, $ (1776). Jablonsky, Nat. Selimett. ii. 



p. 145 (1784). E.«per, Ausl. Schmett. p. 105, pi. 25, fig. 2, ?(1785). Fabricins, Spec. Ins. ii. 



p. 2, ? (1781). Wallace, Tr. Linn. Soc. xxv. p. 52, pi. 2, fig. 6, 1865. 

 Pajnlio Astyanax, Fabricius, Eut. Syst. iii. 1, p. 13 (1793). Donovan, Ins. of India, pi. 19, fig. ] 



(1800). 

 Papilio Muting, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 3 (1793). 

 Laertias Bomv.Ius, Mooie, Lep. Ceylon, i. p. 150, pi. 59, fig. 1, c. (18S1). 



I^FAGO. — Mimic of J/. Hector. — Upperside. Fuliginous-black, or black. Foreving 

 with the portions of the cell-streaks obliquely before its end, the outer vein-streaks 



