﻿SYNOPSIS OF THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS OF THE GENERA TROGONOPTERA 



AND POMPEOPTERA. 



A. — ANTERIOR WINGS. 



Length of Costa a little less than 2 times and i-4th of the interior margin. T. Trojana $ . 

 xa. Length of costa a little more than 2 times that of interior margin. T. Brookeana, P. Magellanus, P. Dohertyi^ 

 P. Critonoides, Hippolytus, Naias, Plateni, Lis, {males) ; T. Brookeana, P. Cerberus, Darsius, Haliphron 

 (females). 



xb. Length of costa 2 times that of interior margin. P. Minos, Papuensis (males) ; Hippolytus, Naias (females), 

 xc. Length of costa nearly 2 times that of interior margin. P. Cellularis, Sulaensis, Neomiranda (males) ; 

 T. Trojana, P. Miranda, Helena, Vandepolli, Minos (females), 

 id. Length of costa 1 times and less than 40 mms. that of the interior margin. P. Helena, Vandepolli (males) ; 

 Cellularis, Critonoides, Papuensis, Ruficollis, Pompeus, Riedeli, ^Eacus, Magellanus, Melpomona, 

 Plato, Rhadamantus (females), 

 xe. Length of costa a little over 1 and 2-5ths that of the anterior margin, P. Andromache, Nereis (females), 

 xf. Length of costa a little over 1 and 3-4ths that of the interior margin, P. Melpomona $ ; 

 Sumatranus <? ? ; P. Hycetus, Iris, Dohertyi, Plato (female var.) 

 ig. Length of costa about 1 and 3-4ths that of interior margin, P. Flavicollis, Nereis, Cerberus, 

 Miranda (males) ; Amphrysus, Cuneifera, Hephaestus, Criton, Staudingeri (females), 

 xh. Length of costa a little over 1 and 2-3rds that of interior margin, P. Pompeus, Cuneifera, Plato, 

 Andromache (males). 



xi. Length of costa 1 and 2-3rds that of interior margin, P. Rhadamantus, Ruficollis (males.) 

 xj. Length of costa a little less than that of interior margin, P. Criton, Amphrysus, Staudingeri 

 (males.) 



Outer margin of anterior wings only slightly arched, P. Honrathiana, Criton, Papuensis, Melpomona, Ruficollis, 

 Flavicollis, Amphrysus, Sumatranus, Cuneifera, Nereis, Pompeus, Cerberus, Miranda, Andromache, Magellanus, 

 Rhadamantus, Darsius, Honrathiana (males); Vandepolli, Oberthuri (females); T. Brookeana, Trojana, P. Hippolytus, 

 Cellularis, Sulaensis, Plato, Naias, Plateni, Dohertyi, Iris, /Eacus, Minos (both sexes.) 

 2a. Outer margin more arched, Vandepolli, Neomiranda, Carolus (males) ; Honrathiana, Criton, Felderi, Melpomona, 

 Papuensis, Flavicollis, Amphrysus, Sumatranus, Cuneifera, Nereis, Hycetus, Pompeus, Cerberus, Miranda, 

 Andromache, Magellanus, Hephaestus, Fasciculatus, Rhadamantus, Darsius (females) ; Critonoides, Staudingeri, 

 Riedeli, Helena (both sexes). 



Anterior wings long in proportion to the posterior wings, T. Brookeana, Trojana (both sexes). 

 3S. Anterior wings proportionate in length to the posterior wings, all the Pompeoptera. 



36. Anterior wings rather pointed at the apical angle, T. Brookeana, v. Eleanor, P. Vandepolli, Honrathiana, Mel- 

 pomona, Rhadamantus, Dohertyi (males and some examples of the females) ; P. Criton, Nereis, Fasciculatus 

 (females) ; T. Trojana, P. Hippolytus (and varieties), Critonoides, Plateni, Miranda (both sexes). 

 3c. All other species <? or 2 not pointed at the apical angle. 

 Anterior wings rounded at the apical angle, P. Cuneifera, Honrathiana, Rhadamantus, Darsius (all females). 



Outer margin of anterior wings somewhat concave, P. Vandepolli, Criton, Critonoides, Amphrysus (andvars.), Cerberus, 

 Iris, Andromache ^Eacus, Rhadamantus (males) ; Hephaestus, Helena (females) ; P. Hippolytus (and varieties), 

 Cuneifera, Magellanus (both sexes). 

 5<2. Outer margin rather convex, P. Vandepolli, Naias, Plateni, Dohertyi, Andromache, yEacus, Fasciculatus (females), 

 Honrathiana (both sexes). 

 56. Outer margin straight, or nearly straight, all species and sexes not included in 5a (ante). 



Interior margin of anterior wings straight, or nearly so, P. Criton, Pompeus, Cerberus, Plateni, Staudingeri, Neo- 

 miranda, Andromache, Sumatrana, Riedeli (males) ; T. Trojana, P. Hycetus, Fasciculatus (females) ; T. Brookeana, 

 P. Hippolytus (vars), Critonoides, Naias, Cuneifer, Miranda, Rhadamantus, Helena (both sexes). 



6a. All other species or sexes with the interior margin more or less curved. 



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