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SCHOENBERGIA GOLIATH, var. Titan. ?. 



Troides Goliath, v. Titan, Rothschild, "Novitates Zoologicse," Vol. xi., page 312 (1904). 



5 . Anterior wings : warm dark brown of a uniform 

 tint ; the veins all sufficiently visible ; between the 3rd and 

 4th, and the 4th and 5th subcostal nervules are two almost 

 obsolete small groups of white atoms ; a row of 3 minute 

 submarginal gray-white spots, situated from below to the 

 space between the 2nd and 1st median nervules ; also a 

 discal gray white cuneiform spot between the 2nd and 3rd 

 median nervules. 



Posterior wings : the same dark brown as on the anterior 

 wings ; the discal light area, about equal relatively to that 

 of the type of Goliath ; this area is very creamy-white 

 above the discal band of black orbicles, and very rufous 

 beneath them ; the band of black orbicles is 6 in number, 

 the penultimate upper one being the largest, and 

 coalescing almost with the uniform dark area of the wing ; 

 a black spot is situated also in the upper part of the 

 abdominal light space; the abdominal margin is nearly 

 orange yellow ; the dark outer marginal band is lunate in 

 the same manner as in Goliath. 



Under surface of anterior wings as above, except that 

 the light spots are more numerous, and rather larger. 

 The submarginal band consists of small spots, sub- 

 cuneiform, the upper ones being mere specks of grey ; 

 there is also a spot corresponding to that on the upper 

 surface. 



Under surface of posterior wings as above : the light 

 area a pure buff white above the orbicles, and orange 

 buff below them, becoming very rich buff orange at the 

 anal angle ; the black orbicles are ovoid in form ; and the 

 light area is not subdued by brown scales, as on the 



upper surface of the wing ; but the dark area nearest the 

 submedian black spot is modified by buff white scales. 



The thorax, head and antennae as in Goliath ; the 

 abdomen above, grey, the sides and subdorsum rich buff 

 orange — the articulations being broadly black. Length of 

 costa ng, of outer margin 75, and inner margin 60 mms. 

 Greatest length of posterior wings 74 mms. ; greatest 

 width 60 mms. 



Length of abdomen or antennae 39, and of thorax with 

 the head 23 mms. 



Len°th f Ist P a ' r: f emur > 12 ! tibia, 9; tarsi, 9 mms. 

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l 3 r d » 14; >> 15; 20 ,, 



When viewed obliquely opposite a strong light the dark 

 parts of the wings exhibit distinct cupreus reflections. 



Hab. Aroa River, British New Guinea. 



In the Tring Museum. 



It will he seen that the differences between the 2 2 of 

 Goliath and Titan are comparatively slight, except that 

 Goliath contains a moderately large white indented 

 mark in the cell of the anterior wings, and that in- 

 stead of the numerous white spots of Goliath on the 

 anterior wings, the same wings of Titan are nearly 

 immaculate. Both forms appear to occur in Dutch and 

 British New Guinea, and probably all over this great 

 island. 



