PLATE LXXV» 



The experienced Entomologist^ conversant with the labours of 

 Fabricius, will be best enabled to appreciate the importance of the 

 plate which we now submit to his attention ; he will be aware of 

 the existence of this fine species of the Papilio tribe from the 

 description which Fabricius has left us ; and he will also know that 

 it is only from that description with the additional aid of Mr. Jones's 

 drawings that this interesting and conspicuous species can be at this 

 time possibly ascertained, for there are no descriptions of the species 

 extant, except those repeated from the writings of Fabricius, nor 

 any figure excepting that in the collectanea of Mr. Jones's drawings, 

 to which Fabricius exclusively refers. 



After having advanced the preceding observations, it will be 

 assuredly sufficient for us, in order to ensure the attention of the 

 Entomologist to observe, that although we possess a very choice 

 example of this elegant insect in our own cabinet, the figures in the 

 annexed plate are faithful copies of the individual drawings in the 

 collection of Mr. Jones, to which Fabricius has referred; and we 

 conceive we render some advantage at least to science in thus enabling 

 the naturalist to identify this fine and very interesting species in the 

 classical works of that estimable Entomologist who has alone 

 described it. 



Papilio Thersander is described as a native of Sierra Leone. 



