EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate I.— External Anatomical Characters of the true Ornithoptera, figs, i to 17. 

 II.— Drurya Antimachus, Figs. 1, 2, 3 ; 3, 4, ? ; 5, neuration of 3 . 



" IIL ~ " » Fi § s - x » 2, * ; neuration of 2 ; 4, magnified fig. of head of $ ; 5 a, spurs at the base 



of the tibia of the mesothoracic leg, lateral view ; 56, the tarsi, &c, seen from beneath ; y, lateral view 

 of the ungues of the $ ; 6a, anterior leg; 66, secondary leg; 7, anal valves, &c, of 3 • 8, caudal 

 extremity of 2 . 



„ IIIa.— Drurya Zalmoxis. Figs. 1, 2, 3 ; 3, 4, <? my. ; 2 a, neuration of <? ; 26, prothoracic leg. 

 ,, IIIb. — ,, ,, Figs. 1,2, 2 ; neuration 3, 4. 



„ Ilia— 1st Map, illustrative of the Geographical Distribution of the Geuus Drurya. &»+£# Z*itc, 

 „ IV.— Schoenbergia Paradisea, Figs. i,U; ia, neuration of <? ; 3, 4, 2 ; 36, y, neuration of 2 ; 3, y, neuration 



of 2 ; ib, abdominal margin of 3 ; 5, anterior leg of 2 . 



" IVa -— » „ Figs. 1, ia, 2 var.flavescens, 2 ; 3, 4, war. (species) meridionalis 2 ; 5, y, 6, war. 



punctata, 2 . 



„ IVb.— „ Meridionalis, Figs. I, 2 <?; 3, 4, neuration ; 5, caudal prolongation of hind wing; 6 and 7, 



diagram figs, of 2 vars. of Sch. Goliath ; 6, legs of Sen. Meridionalis. 

 V -~ " Tithonus, var. Waigieunsis, (originally regarded as the type form). Figs, r, 2, 3 ; 4, 3 , 



neuration ; 3a, abdominal fold of 3 ; 4, 5, 2 ; 6, 6a, neuration of 2 



" VI. — ,, Tithonus (type form), Figs. 1, 2, <? ; 3, 4, 2 . 



» VII.— ,, Goliath, Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 2 (includes neuration). 



ia.— Ornithoptera Priamus, Figs. 1, 2 3; ia, sericeous patch; 3, 4 * var.; 3 b, sericeous patch; 5, head of 



Gen. Ornithoptera seen from the front. 

 lb -— >> ,, Figs. 1, 2 2 ; 3, 4 2 var. 



2a -— n Cassandra, Figs. 1, 2 3 ; ia, sericeous patch ; 3, 4 * war. ; 36, <? , sericeous patch ; 5, 6, 3 , 



var. ; y, sericeous patch ; 7, costal band of 0. Richmondia, 3 . 

 2b -~~ 1. ,, Figs. 1, 2 2 ; 3, 4 2 war. 



3.— Second Map, illustrative of the Geographical Distribution of the Genus Ornithoptera. 

 4.— Ornithoptera Richmondia, Figs, ia, 2 <? ; 36, 4 <? wars.; 5, 6, 2; 6b, 2 war. ; (a, a 1 ; b, b"; c c 1 c" • d 



d\ d", d i!i ; e, e\ e" ; f, f 1 , f«; g, g ! , g ;i ; refer to text). 

 5-— „ Pegasus, Figs. 1, 2, * ; 3, 3 var. ; 4, 5, 2 ; 6, subcostal band of <? ; 7, sexual brand of 3 . 



°-~ »i ,1 war., Figs. 1,2, <? ; 3, 4, 2 ; 5, abnormal var. of 3 . 



€> a - — 11 11 war., Figs. 1,2, 2 ; 3a, b, neuration of 2 . 



7-— „ Poseidon, Figs. 1,2, <? ; 3, 4, war. Pronomus, 3 ; 5,' 6, 2 ; 7, stigmatic brand of «? . 



7«-— ,1 >-, war. Archideus, 2 , Figs. 1, ia; a second example, 2, 2a. 



8 - — » " Fi S s - r > 2 > 2 5 3, 4, war. Pronomus 2 ; 5, 6, upper and underside diagram of 



Pronomus 2 ; 5, 6, neuration of Poseidon 2 ; 7, neuration of Poseidon 2 anterior 

 wing. 



8a -— >'i 11 Figs. 1, 2, war. Brunnea, 2 ; 3, war. Pronomus, 2 ; 4, normal war., 2 . 



9-— " Aruana, Figs. 1, ia, lb, 2, 3 ; 3a, 36, «? , costal band and stigmatic brand; 4, 5, 2 ; 5a, 56, 



illustrating asymmetry of wings ; 6, var., 2 . 

 IO -~ » „ Figs. 1, 2, 3, 6, 2 wars. ; 5, O. Cassandra, $ var. ; 7, 8, 2 vars. ; 9, 10, 11, 0. Priamus, 



2 ; 12, abdominal fold of Aruana; 0. Aruana drawn flat; 14, abdominal fold of 

 0. Priamus ; 4, Pompeoptera flavicollis var., 2 , for comparison. 



