288 MESSRS. H. J. ELWES AND JAMES EDWARDS : 



Adop^ea. 

 Adopata, Billberg, Enum. Ins. p. 81 (1820) ; Watson, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 98. Type thaumas, Hufn. 

 Pelion, Kirby, List Brit. Rhop. (1858). Type thaumas, Hufn. 



A small group of species associated together on account of their resemblance, greater 

 or less in degree, to the Papilio thaumas of Hufnagel {linea, Wien. Verz.). Antenna? 

 short, generally less than half as long as the costa ; club elongate, gradual, not apiculate. 

 Third joint of palpi acicular, suberect, nearly as long as half the diameter of the eye. 



The species are distinguished as follows : — 



Males. 



1 (10). Veins of hind wing below concolorous. 



2 (9). With a sex-mark on fore wing above. 



3 (8). Sex -mark continuous, leaving the extreme base of cell 2 free. 



4 (5). Fore wing below with the black patch in the base of cell 1 a sharply 



defined and confined to the basal third of the wing thaumas, Hufn. 



5 (4) . Fore wing below with the black patch in the base of cell 1 a spreading 



along the dorsum or almost obsolete. Hind wing below with no 

 distinct stripe of the same colour as the disc of fore wing in cell 1 b. 



6 (7). Costa of the fore wing one-third longer than the dorsum. Hind wing 



below and apical area of fore wing below sordid greenish yellow, 



disc of fore wing below rusty yellow hyrax, Led. 



7 (6). Costa of the fore wing one-fourth longer than the dorsum. Hind 



wing below and fore wing below, except a broad space along the 



dorsum, rust-yellow or greenish yellow actmon, Rott. 



8 (3) . Sex-mark interrupted, one end of the long piece filling the base of cell 2. lineola, Ochs. 



9 (2). No sex-mark on fore wing above stigma, Stgr. 



10 (1). Veins of hind wing below black. 



11 (16). Sex-mark wanting. 



12 (15). Fore wing above : the dark outline of veins 6-10 more or less spread- 



ing and confluent near their bases to form a dark patch beyond the 

 end of the cell, basal third of the wing more or less dark. 



13 (14). Upperside without purple reflection; veins on the underside less 



broadly black sylvatica, Brem. 



14 (13). Upperside with a purple reflection; veins on the underside more 



broadly black tenebrosa, Leech. 



15 (12). Fore wing above: dark outline of veins 6-10 free throughout, basal 



third of the wing concolorous nervulata, Mab. 



16(11). Sex-mark present. Fore w r ing above : basal third concolorous, dark 



marginal band narrow leonina, Butl. 



! ADOPiEA. THAUMAS. 



Papilio thauias, Hufnagel, Berl. Mag. ii. p. 62 (1776) ; Esper, Schmett. i. 1, pi. xxxvi. figs. 2, 3 



(1778?), i. 2, pi. xcviii. figs. 5-10 (1790?). 

 Papilio linea, Wien. Verz. p. 160 (1776) ; Hubner, Eur. Schmett. i. figs. 485-487 (1798-1803). 

 ? . Papilio venula, Hubner, Eur. Schmett. i. figs. 666-669 (1803-18). 



Hab. Europe to Asia Minor. 



