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PAPILTOJsID.E. 



Colius palhns, Bvitlcr, Jouni. Linn. Soc.^ Zool. ix. p. 52 (18C6); Lep. Exot. p. 89^ 

 pi. xxxiv. fig. 3 (1872). 



" Exijands on an avei-ago 1'75 in., sometimes reaching 2 in. vVings siilphur-j-cllow. Fore wings 

 with a black discoidal spot, and a bhack hind-marginal band enclosing a row of conspicuous 

 yellow spots, and ending rather abruptly, so as not to reach the inner margin ; as it approaches 

 the latter it gradually becomes narrower, being widest at the costa. Hind wings yellow, 

 blackish at the base ; faint traces of a black band are seen on the anterior part of tlie hind 

 margin, and there is a large discoidal spot of a bright orange colour. The female exhibits 

 the dimorphism so common in this genus, often having the wings nearly white, instead of 

 yellow. Underside : fore wings yellow, darker at the apices ; a row of five or six black spots 

 runs parallel to the hind margin ; the discoidal spot is black. Hind wings deeper yellow, 

 with a large pearly discoidal spot surrounded by a dull red ring, and having a smaller spot 

 similar in character placed above it. At the base of the wing is a dull red mark. Parallel 

 to the hind margin is a row of dull red crescentic spots, with their concave sides outwards, and 

 a conspicuous narrow reddish spot on the costa. Head, prothorax, antenna;, and legs dull red ; 

 fringes of hind margins pink. 



" Larva. Cylindrical, dark green, sprinkled over with black dots ; there is a narrow yellow and 

 white lateral stripe. Feeds on Lccjuminosw, priiicijjally TrifoVunn, the eggs being laid in the 

 spring by hibernated females. 



" Diii pupa is green, with a brownish-yellow lateral stripe." {Lang, I. c.) 



Yar. poliograplms, Motschulsky. " Figura tantum Col. lujali, sed alls auticis supra : apice 

 magis clongatis, magis rotundatis, macula laterali intus distincto angulata, subtus : maculis 

 lateralibus obliteratis, postiee solum duabus iitrinque distinctis ; alis posticis : immaculatis, 

 medio pnncto argentco uno. 



" Exp. al. 18 1." {Motschuhhj, I. c.) 



Vur. SlIBOda, de I'Orza. " Ahn Integra) rotundat:e, supra vivide sulphurea; : anticarura limbo nigro 

 llavo maculate, ulrintjue puncto medio nigro; postica; subtus puncto sesquialtero argcnteo. 



" I'^lle est un peu plus grande que la h,/ule, dont elle a la port ; Ic dessus do ses quatre ailcs est 

 d'un joli jaune-soufrc ; celui dcs superieures est marque d"un gros point noir sous-costal, 

 comme dans les especes du memo groupe, et offro a rextromitc une large bande noiratre, 

 sinuee en dedans, diviseo dans Ic male par deux tuches do la coulcur du fond ct dans la fenielle 

 par ime rangec de taches semblables, mais an nombi'c de cinq a six. Les ailes inferieures 

 offrcnt sur le milieu un gros point orange et h rextrcmito une bordure noiratre crenelee ; le 

 dessous ressembie a celui de toutcs les espcccs voisincs, mais le point central des ailes supe- 

 rieures est fortement ocelle. 



" On no confondra pas cette espece avce la neriene, dont Ic male n'a jamais la bordure divisee par 

 dcs laches jauues. 



" II ne scrait ])a8 imi)ossil)le que I'individu que nous rogardons comnie la femelle de la villuiensin 



nc ffit (ju'une variete blanche do cotte espece. 

 " Ccltc Coliadc, trts voiHinc de iiotrc Jii/ah, parait etrn commune an Japon." (de VOrza, 1. r.) 



Var. elwesi, Hntlcr. " Mul,. AIhac lemon-yellow, the l)asal tliree sevenths nnd costal border of 

 primaries densely inoratcd willi greenish grey; basal fourth of costal margin I'erruginous ; 

 ai)ical area (from .'qiiial two filtlis of costa to external third of third median branch) and a 



