1893.] british ce^'tral africa. 667 



123. Papilio leonidas. 



Papilioleonidas, rabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 35, n. 103 (1793). 

 Zomba, December 1892. 



124. Papilio connwEus. 



Papilio corinnetis, Bertoloni, Mem. Ace. Bologna, 1849, p. 9, 

 pi. 1. figs. 1-3. 

 Zomba, July 1892. 



125. Papilio nivinox, sp. n. 



Black-brown, -with semitransparent snow-white markings above; 

 general character of markings similar to those of P. corinneus, 

 excepting that the large spot near the end of the cell and the small 

 one beyond it are so much enlarged that an oblique black line alone 

 divides them, that the oval spot above the third median branch is 

 lengthened and ^^ddened so as to form an oblique belt with the 

 above-mentioned discoidal spots, from which it is only separated by 

 the black median vein ; that the large patch in the lower (first) 

 median interspace is represented by a large or small oval patch 

 occupying the centre af the interspace ; the two subapical spots 

 are rounded and ^^"e^ separated, and, as already mentioned, all the 

 white markings are sno^-A^'hite, whereas in P. corinneus they are 

 greenish white : on ths under surface the crimson in the cell is deeper 

 and only occupies the basal half, the outer half of the cell being jet- 

 black ; the apical area is deep rufous-brown ; the abdominal ai'ea 

 of the secondaries is deep crimson to the first median branch ; 

 the ochreous spot is obliquely tiamcated internally ; the external 

 area extends inwards so as to fill the second median interspace, 

 and \\-ithin the cell it extends upwards along the base of the second 

 subcostal branch ; instead of being ochreous with a reddish clay- 

 coloured band from the ochreous anal spot, it is reddish clay-colom^ed 

 with a black band ; as above also the markings are snow-\\hite 

 instead of greenish. Expanse of ^^dng9 85 millim. 



Two examples. Lake Mweru. 



This is a far more beautiful species than P. corinneus, the con- 

 trasts of colouring on both surfaces being much more defined and 

 tasteful ; in point of form it differs in the slightly less inarched 

 outer margin of the primaries and more regularly rounded outer 

 margin of the secondaries. 



126. Papilio demoleub. 



Papilio demolcKs, Linnajus, Mus. Lud. Ulr. p. 214 (1764). 

 Lake Mweru ; Zomba, December 1892. 



127. Papilio ophidicepualus. 



Papilio ophidicejilialvs, Oherthur, !l6tudes, iii. p. 13 (1878). 

 Lake Mweru. 



