152 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



shorter and more pointed tubercles on each side, the tubercles on seventh segment 

 pale flesh colour. Pupa pale reddish-brown; head, base of wing-cases, and abdomen 

 dorsally foliated ; thorax conical. Feeds on Aristolochia. 



" Common everywhere " {Wade). 



" Low country, and hills up to about 4000 feet. All the year round. Occa- 

 sionally a few occur in the highest range" (MacJcwood). 



MENELAIDES HECTOR (Plate 58, Fig. 2). 



Papilio Hector, Licnffius, Syst. Nat. i. p. 459 (1758); Clerck, Icones, pi. 33, fig. 1, j; Cramer, Pap. 

 Exot.ii.pl. 141, fig. A, ^ ; Boisdnval, Spec. Gen. Lep. i. p. 269: Westwooil, Aicana Eiit. i. pi. 3. 

 Papilio H. Hector, Hiibner, Samml. Exot. Schmett. i. pi. 1 10. 



Bluish-black : f orewing with a transverse medial interrupted band, composed of 

 ochreous-white streaks, three similar-coloured streaks before the apex : hindwing 

 with a discal transverse curved series of bright crimson spots and a submarginal row 

 ~of lunulas, the latter duller coloured and somewhat ochreous towards the costa in 

 the female. Cilia ochreous-white. Head, front and sides of thorax, abdomen at 

 anal end and beneath crimson. 



Expanse, $ 3-|, 2 4J inches. 



Larva very similar to that of ilf. Ceylonica. Feeds on Aristolochia. 



"Colombo. Very common " [Wade). 



" Low country ; occasionally found above 2000 feet. Very abundant in the 

 early months of the year, but occurs all through the year. A ditficult fly to catch, 

 being very wary " {Machwood) . 



MENELAIDES JOPHON (Plate 58, Fig. 1, 2). 

 Papilio Jophon, Gray, Catal. Lep. lus. Brit. Mus. i. p. 10, pi. 4, fig. 4 (1852). 



Violet-black : forewing with pale dusky ochreous-white streaks between the 

 veins broadly across the medial discal area and lower end of the cell, forming 

 a prominent broad triangular medial band : hindwing with a large somewhat 

 rounded medial ochreous-white patch, and a submarginal series of dusky crimson 

 lunules. Abdomen with crimson anal bands. 



Expanse 4i to 4f inches. 



" Ambogamua ; Kottawa forest. Rather plentiful, but very difiicult to capture, 

 being a high flier " {Wade). 



" Hills from 2000 to ■4000 feet. Very local. Taken only in the Navalputha 

 and Pusilawa country in a tract of about twenty miles in extent. June " {Machioood). 



