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P. paeon. Sexes similar, as in the preceding species. Tail without yellow spot at the tip, the 

 marginal spot behind the tail large. The larva on Pastinaca sativa and probably other Umljelliferae, 

 resembling bird-droppings; thorax strongly swollen; in paler specimens the markings, which resemble those 

 of the thoas and cresphontes larvae, scarcel}^ visible. The pupa, in which stage the species remains about 

 three weeks, is of the same shape as in the previous species. — In thrason Fldr., from Colombia and North thrason. 

 Venezuela, the marginal spot behind the tail is very long, extending to about the third quarter of the 

 tail. — paeon Boisd. (7c) is the southern form, in which the marginal spot only extends to the middle oi paeon, y 

 the tail: the black marginal lines on the under surface of the hindwing broad, strongly curved between the 

 veins. Ecuador. Peru and Bolivia; formerly (perhaps erroneously) recorded from Chile. 



P. caiguanabus 'Poeij {= numicus Hopff) (8 c). A species which has a pecuUar appearance owing caiguanabus \y 

 to the absence of the yellow discal bands and the enlargement of the submarginal spots. — Only on Cuba, 

 rather rare, commoner in the eastern part of the island than in the western. 



P. aristor Godt. (8d). From Haiti; the only known specimen (Godart's name-type, which was in aristor. 

 the Paris Museum, seems to have been destroyed) is in the large collection of Mons. Chaeles Obebthur; 

 it was found near Port an Prince. Forewing with two rows of yellow spots; the discal row curved, not 

 extending to the hindmargin, the outer row complete; hindwing with a row of yellow spots. Underside of 

 the forewing with a yellow spot in the cell. 



P. aristodemus. Wings marked similarly to those of P. thoas; cell of the forewing beneath quite 

 yellow: tail black above, beneath with a yellow patch in the middle. Cuba, Haiti and Porto Rico; two . 



subspecies. — temenes Godt. (7c) is the form from Cuba; the yellow discal band is broad and the forewing temenes. 

 has 5 — 7 submarginal spots. — In aristodemus Esp. (= daphnis Gray; cresphontinus Kirhij), from Haiti and aristodemus _ ■' 

 Porto Rico, the discal band on the forewing is narrow and the row of 4 submarginal spots is strongly curved. 



P. andraemon. An almost straight yellow band from the apex of the forewing to the middle of 

 the hindmargin of the hindwing, a transverse area in the cell of the forewing and a short costal band out- 

 side the cell. Hindwing strongh' dentate; tail with spot in the middle. The larva lives upon Citrus and 

 Ruta; the second and tliird segments have a pale transverse band and the olive-brown segments 5 — 7 are 

 laterally spotted with white, the 10. and 11. segments also bear white spots. — andraemon Hhn. (8b), andraemon. 

 which occurs on Cuba, has no distinct submarginal spots on the upper surface of the forewing. — bonhotei bonhotei. .-. 

 Sharpe is the form from the Bahamas, w'itli pale markings and distinct submarginal spots on the upper sur- 

 face of the fore\ving. — tailori li. & J., from Great Kayman, has no distinct cell-spot on the forewing. tailori. 



P. machaonides Esp. {= lycoraeus Godt.) (9 a) takes the place in Haiti of the preceding species, madiaonides. -^ 

 which is wanting there. The discal band of the forewing is interrupted, the posterior part contiguous with 

 the cell-spot, forming an oblique band. Nothing is known as to the habits of this beautiful insect. The 

 negro repubhcs of St. Domingo and Haiti are as good as closed against the white collector. 



P. thersites F. (9 a) is similar to the well known P. lycophron Hbn. In the cf the yellow band thersites. C- — 

 on the forewing is very broad and the ceU-spot very large. In the ? the forewing has a curved yellow 

 band. — .lamaica. The larva hke that of P. lycophron. 



P. ornythion Boisd. (7b). Forewing without cell-spot; discal band narrow; forewing beneath with ornytliion. 

 a row of narrow spots between the discal band and the submarginal spots. — Yucatan, West Mexico and 

 Guatemala. 



P. lycophron. Submarginal spots on the hindwing above and beneath lai'ge, hindwing beneath 

 with a row of stronglj" curved reddish yellow crescents. The ? occurs in two forms in many districts; it 

 is always unlike the cf. The larva, which lives on Citrus, is mottled with brown; the yellow lateral spots 

 are large. Mexico to Argentina and South Brazil; several subspecies; is said to occur also on St. Lucia. — 

 In pallas Gray the cf has a discal band broken up into spots; the submarginal spots on the forewing ave pat/as." 

 distinct. In the ? the first or the first two submarginal spots are wanting; tail short; hindwing with three 

 rows of spots. Mexico to Costa Rica. — hippomedon Fldr. (^ theophron Fldr.). A small form with liippomedon. 

 rounded hindwing; submarginal spots on the hindwing small; tail short. ? not known. Colombia and North 

 Venezuela. — phanias Pi. & J. Similar to the following subspecies; in the cf the band on the forewing /'/wnws. 

 intennpted by broad black veins ; submarginal spots of the hindwing above and of the forewing beneath smaller. 

 ? with strongly dentate hindwing; tail narrow, not spatulate; submarginal spots on the hindwing nearer to 

 the margin than in the following form. East Ecuador to Bolivia and Goyaz. — lycophron Ulm. (= astyalus lycopliron. 

 Godt, mentor Dalm) (8d) is the form from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, the commonest of all. In the 

 cf the veins intersecting the bands of the forewing are narrowly black and the submarginal spots on the 

 under surface usually verj- large. The ? in two forms: ?-f. oebalus Boisd. is grey-yellow posteriori}' on oebalus. 

 the forewing and from the base to the disc on the hindwing; ?-f. pirithous Boisd. (8d) has a hl&ck-bxovn\ pirittious. 

 upper surface with a row of yellow submarginal spots. 



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