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SCHOENBERGIA (phal^nosoma) CHIMERA. 



Troides Chimara, Rothschild, "Novitates Zoologicae," Vol. XI, p. 311 (1902). 



$ Anterior wings deep velvety black, with 3 extensive 

 areas of golden emerald green. The first commences at 

 i-4th of the wing length from the base as a thin line run- 

 ning parallel with the subcostal vein to the apical angle, 

 but broadens out in its course to the 5th subcostal 

 nervule, being intersected by the 4th s-c nervule and 

 divided into two parts at the outer margin, the inner 

 edges and one small posterior portion of the green 

 above being rather heavily shaded, and the area mid- 

 way richly golden ; the 2nd area commences on the 

 median nervure at the base as a narrow curved band at 

 halfway of which it unites with the large irregular striped 

 discal area which transversly occupies a position of the 

 spaces between the median branches and a little below 

 its 4th ; this area entends to within a little of the 

 posterior margin, and is graduated into black at all points 

 by green atoms, and within the green by black scaling : 

 there is also a small patch of black scaling between the 

 3rd and 4th median branches ; the 3rd is a narrow band 

 extending parallel with the interior margin, nearly to the 

 posterior angle. 



Under surface rich golden green beautifully shaded ; 

 the costa and upper part of the discoidal cell, and a small 

 patch intersected by the discocellular vein, deep black ; 

 a transverse discal band of black costal veins ; a marginal 

 black border commences at the base of anterior angle, 

 being curiously indented by green along its course, be- 

 coming very broad as it reaches the apical or anterior 

 angles— and exclusively at this part a rather long thin 

 green line. 



Posterior wings : The central area of wings (including the 

 cell, the subcostal, and the greater part of the disc) silky 

 golden yellow, enclosing between the 2nd discoidal and 

 1st median nervules a small black spot contained with- 

 in a green circle ; the remainder of the wing (with the 

 exception of a narrow outer marginal band and the 

 broad submedian area of black) is golden emerald 

 green — graduated into the black by green atoms ; a trans- 

 verse row of three subtriangulate black spots parallel 

 to the outer margin ; the base is black ; there is also an 

 interior marginal short green stripe near to the base ; the 

 abdominal fringe is sienna colour. 



Undersurface as above in general arrangement of 

 pattern and colour, but the yellow area is indescribably 

 golden, changing with light and position into dark silky 

 ochraceous shades ; the costal and outer margins with 

 only a black outline; the abdominal marginal and part 

 of the submedian area is pearly rufous grey ; ah the rest 

 of the wings golden green, except a black triangulate 

 submedian spot, a few costal black scales, and a trans- 



verse row of three subdiscal black orbicles. A green 

 round spot, edged with black, is situated between the 2nd 

 discoidal and 1st median nervules in the yellow area. 



Head : Antennse black ; eyes nitid rufescent ; thorax 

 velvety black, with a multitude of long black hairs ; the 

 small red pectoral patch concealing the breathing organs 

 is of this shape ; the legs black and strong; abdomen 



yellow with broad lateral black marks on each segment, 

 and on the underside each segment is outlined also with 

 black ; the usual triangulate black mark on the upper 

 side of the anal segment ; the subdorsum with yellow 

 fringe scales, as described in the diagnosis of the Section 

 on page 121. 



Length of antennse or abdomen 76 mms. ; of exterior 

 margin 55 mms. ; of inner margin 40 mms. Greatest length 

 of posterior wing 49 mms. ; greatest width 36 mms. 



Length of 

 Legs. 



1st pair: femur, 9; tibia, 10; tarsi, 13 mms. 

 2nd „ „ 11; ,, 14; „ 15 ». 

 3rd „ „ 11; „ 13; J 6 „ 



Length of abdomen or antennse 35 mms. ; of thorax 

 with head 21 mms. 



2 Anterior wings dark velvety brown ; discoidal cell 

 with a subdiscal nearly transverse, irregularly shaped 

 white patch, subdued by dark grey atoms ; a transverse 

 row of eight ochraceous white marks more or less uniform, 

 and varying in size from a small spot below to the largest 

 between the 2nd and 3rd median branches — one spot is 

 stained brown. A second subdiscal transverse row starts 

 from near the interior angle, and curves irregularly up in 

 an inward direction to near the subcostal vein, almost 

 close to the 1st spot of the first row, and furthest from 

 the apical and outer margin — these are grey-white, 

 tinged with blue, and subdued by scaling, and are im- 

 perfectly sub-hastate or cuneiform, and of varying size ; 

 a slight congeries of white scales on the interior margin 

 at the end of the interno-median nervule ; the marginal 

 lunations are prominently white and fringe-like, like those 

 of a moth. 



Undersurface very much as above, except that the 

 light marks are larger and creamy white, more determin- 

 ate in shape. The 2nd discal transverse row has all its 

 marks edged most prominently with white fringe-like 

 scales, giving a moth-like appearance to the wings ; and 

 there are three streaks of similar scales in the spaces en- 

 closed by the 3rd, 4th and 5th subcostal nervules. The 

 fringe lunules as above. 



