32 PAPILIO. By Dr. K. Jordan. 



spots of the forewing more proximal than the other spots of this row, the submarginal spots of the hind- 

 wing partlj' pale yellow; the basal area of the hindwiiig beneath pale, often partly j'ellowish, the red discal 

 scamander. spots small or absent. Santa Gatarina and the adjoining districts of Rio Grande do Sul. — scamander 

 Boiscl. (lid). Discal band of the upper surface more yellow; under surface of the hindwing pale j^ellow, 

 with black veins and without red discal spots. Abdomen laterally pale yellow. Rio Grande do Sul. 



P. birchalli. cf: body black, claspers usually with pale yellow spot. Forewing above with 2 rows 

 of spots before the margin; the anterior spots of the proximal row more or less indistinct; hindwing with 

 broad discal band and a row of submarginal spots; the markings for the most part greenish; tooth of the 

 3. radial only a little more projecting than the other marginal teeth. Beneath the forewing has a cell-spot, 

 an oblique row of discal spots and a row of submarginal spots abbreviated anteriorlj'; on the hindwing is 

 a discal and a submarginal row of red spots, the middle discal spots small, the last one large and j'ellowish 

 white. In the ? the markings of the upperside are more bluish and the discal band of the hindwing is 

 very broad. Panama and Colombia; according to Deuce it occurs also in North Argentina, which appears to 

 godmani. us doubtful. — godmani R. & J. The last spots of the discal band of the hindwing above indistinct and 

 birdmlli. the band broader in the middle than the black marginal area. Panama : Ghiriqui and Bugaba. — birchalli 

 Hew. (lid). The discal band of the hindwing above narrower than in godmani and its two last spots 

 distinct. Colombia: Magdalena and Cauca Valleys. 



^ xantho- P, xanthoplcura Godm. <& S/dr. (12c). Sides of the abdomen yellow; under surface of the hindwing 



pleura, without discal band, the red submarginal spots large. The ? in two forms: $-f. xanthopleura is similar to 

 diaphora. the cf, whilst ?-f. diaphora !>tgr. has a large pale yellow area on the upperside of tlie forewing. — 

 Upper Amazon. 



Homerus-Group. 



All the following Fluted-Papilios are distinguished by a stronglj- dentate costal margin o£ the forewing in 

 the cf, which is weaker in the ?. The black abdomen is never spotted, but the underside of it m some forms is 

 yellowish olive-brown. The antennae are short and the frons is broad. Like the preceding species thej^ are forest 

 insects, which occur in the mountains, especially at medium heights. 



P. victorinus. A Central American species , occurring from Mexico to Costa Rica, cf : two rows 



of pale yellow spots on the upper surface Jjetween two rows of bluish gre}- spots, which are distinct 



especially on the hindwing. Hindwing beneath with a row of red, black-edged discal spots and_ a row of 



crescent-shaped submarginal spots : tooth of the 3. radial only verj' little prolonged. Larva .green above, 



grey beneath, anteriorlj- with two transverse grey, spotted, dorsal bands; abdomen laterally grey, dorsall}^ 



inorelius. with two angle-shaped spots. Two broods. — morelius R. & J. Discal spots of the forewing small or 



victorinus. absent, no cell-spot on the underside. West Mexico. — victorinus Douhl. (lid), cf: discal row of the 



forewing consisting of at least 3 spots; usually a row of bluish grey postdiscal spots present; discal spots 



of the under surface of the hindwing larger than the submarginal spots. The ? in two forms : ?-f. victorinus 



Douhl. (:= helleri Fldr.) is similar to the cf, but the spots of the upper surface, especially of the hindwing, 



ampliissus. are mostlj' larger; in ?-f. amphissus Hopff'. the hindwing has a bluish or greenish discal band, much 



vulneratus. broadened posteriorly. East Mexico to Nicaragua. — vulneratus Btlr. The discal spots of the upper 



surface of both wings larger than in the two preceding subspecies; hindwing without bluish spots distally 



to the discal row. Costa Rica, only one cf known (in coll. F. Ducane Godman). 



cephaius. P. cephalus Godm. & Salt: &: tailed, two rows of spots on the upperside of the forewing, the 



submarginal row uniformly curved. Underside of the hindwing with bluish crescents distally to the discal 

 spots. — Chiricpii , one cf in coll. Stauuixoek ; perhaps onl}- a tailed specimen of P. deotas archytas (the 

 genitalia should l)e compared !). 



P. cleotas. Forewing above with a submarginal row of spots, curving in front towards the costa, and 



an obhque discal row of larger patches posterior to the lower angle of the cell ; hindwing with discal band 



and submarginal spots. Under surface of the hindwing with a row of red discal spots, which are proximally 



more or less yellow, the last spot always pale j'ellow. The ? in two forms, one similar to the cf, the other 



with broad bluish or greenish band, ditfuse proximally. Distributed from Costa Rica to South Brazil, but 



not known from Bolivia to Ecuador, nor from the Guianas, the Orinoco or the Amazon, being replaced in 



these districts by P. aristeus. — archytas Hojyff. (cf = laetitia Btlr.). d': the cell-spot and the middle 



ardiytas. discal spots of the forewing smaller tlian in the next form. In the dimorphic ?, ?-f. archytas Hopff'. 



panthias. is similar to the cT , whilst ?-f. panthias R. & J. has bluish or greenish markings on the upperside. 



, phaeton. Costa Rica; Panama; Brava Island on the west coast of Panama. — phaeton Lucas {= phaeton 



Doubl.) (13a) inhabits Colombia. cf: the markings on the upper surface very variable. The cell- 



"* cleardius. s,])oi of the forewing usually more oblique than in archi/tas, sometimes absent (ab. clearchus Fldr.), 



and the anterior submai'ginal spots larger than the posterior ones; tail distinct; harpe dentate at 



the dorsal margin, with a strong apical hook curved inwards, the dorsal prong of the fork short. 



