and remarks on the Genus Papilio. 413 



SYNOPSIS OF THE SPECIES. 



A. Scarlet spots on the Posterior wings. 



a. Scarlet spots both on the upper and under side. 

 Also a scarlet stripe on the under side. 



P. Ajax, Black, banded with yellowish white ; hind wings, up- 

 per side, with two blue lunules, and two scarlet and 

 one blue spots at the anal angle. 



P. Marcellus, . .Black, banded with yellowish white ; hindwings, up- 

 per side, with two blue lunules and one blood-red 

 spot at the anal angle. 



P. Sinon, Black, banded with greenish white ; hindwings, upper 



side, without any blue lunules and with a large, 

 bilobed, oblique, red spot at the anal angle. 



b. Scarlet spots on the under side only, no scarlet stripe. 



* Posterior wings with tails. 



P. Villiersii, . . . Greenish black, bronzed and shining ; all the wings on 

 the upper side with a marginal row of bluish lunules, 

 those on the hind wings very large, 

 a Posterior wings without tails. 



P. Polydamas,. .Greenish black, bronzed ; all the wings on the upper 

 side with a band of deep yellow near the middle. 



B. No scarlet spots on the wings., 



a. General color of the wings, black. 



# Posterior wings the same color as the upper. 

 ^_ An ocellus at the anal angle. 



P. Asterias, On the upper side, a band of yellow spots through the 



middle of each wing ; posterior wings with a row of 

 blue, and a marginal one of yellow lunules ; ocellu3 

 fulvous, with a black pupil. 

 ^_ ^_ A lunule at the anal angle. 



P. Troilus, The marginal row of lunules on the upper side of the 



posterior wings greenish-grey, an orange spot at the 

 apex of the wing, anal lunule half orange, half green* 

 ish-grey. 



P. alohas,. .. .Marginal lunules of the upper side of the posterior 

 wings yellow, lunule blue, no other blue spots on the 

 upper side of the wings. 



P. Glaucus,. . . .Marginal lunules of the upper side of the wings yellow, 

 bordered with fulvous, the apical and anal lunules 

 fulvous, these wings also powdered with blue. 

 a* Posterior wings washed with metallic green. 



P. Philenor, ... On the upper side all the wings with a marginal row of 

 white lunules. 

 M# Under side of the Posterior wings principally yellow. 



P. Thoas, On the upper side a band of large yellow spots through 



each wing ; at the anal angle of the posterior wings 

 is a fulyous lunule, surmounted by some blue dots, 

 b. General color of the wings yellow. 



