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PAPILIONID.E. 



" The -wings above are of a dull brown colour, the anterior having a dark brown triangular spot 

 about the middle, extending across the discoidal cell, at the extremity of which is a second 

 similar spot ; the outer margin is darker, with six luteous submarginal patches ; between the 

 apex of the wing and the extremity of the discoidal cell are three indistinct oval patches of a 

 similar colour. The hind wings are similarly coloured, but the margin is darker brown and 

 wider, and the luteous spots assume the appearance of indistinct luuules ; at the angle is a 

 small patch of blue scales. The body above is clothed with greenish hairs ; on the underside 

 the colours are much brighter and more varied. The base is occupied by a large space of 

 rich dark red-brown or maroon, of which there is also a patch at the extremity of the 

 discoidal cell. This is succeeded by a bar of whitish fleshy-coloured tint which passes gradu- 

 ally to brown and purple ; near the apex of the fore wings is a large patch of pale opaline 

 colour, from which extends a bar of fulvous brown, terminating above in white angles 

 preceded by purplish and obscure brown arches, the margin is brown, within which is an 

 obscure bar of luteous. The extremity of the discoidal cell in the hind wings is occupied by 

 a dark brown patch preceded by a white opaline arch edged with black ; a bar of the former 

 colour extends also to the anal angle, and adjoining the tail are several luteous spots preceded 

 by opaline-white lunnles ; the space between them and the discoidal cell being rich dark 

 brown. The whole underside has a glossy appearance. The body beneath is brown, the 

 abdomen yellowish. The legs are red-brown. The specimen represented is a male. 



"The species is most nearly allied to P. perantlmsy {^^'estwood, 1. c.) 



Var. hercules, Blanchard = SCiron, Leech, (riafe XXXII. fig, 1, S •) " Ayant le corps tres- 

 robuste, I'aspect dcs especes du genre Cliaraxes, les ailes d'un brun fonce, travcrsees par une 

 bande d'un fauve pale et par une serie de taches marginales de meme nuance, les ailes 

 posterieures pourvues d'un prolongement caudal dc mediocre longueur, fauve avec une ligne 

 mediane noire." {Blanchard, I. c.) 



Male. Velvety brownish black, base of primaries sprinkled with yellowish scales, markings of all 

 the wings bright orange-yellow ; those on primaries comprise a broad central fascia, a blotch 

 on costa at the extremity of cell, a central row of four spots, and a submarginal series of 

 spots : the secondaries have a central fascia and submarginal row of spots, margins of anal 

 angle tinged with chestnut, and above it is a short streak of bluish-grey scales. Under 

 surface : basal third of all the wings rich chocolate-brown, central third yellowish white, 

 and outer third fuscous with paler interrupted submarginal band ; there is a patch of 

 chocolate-brown at the extremity of the discoidal cell on all the wings, and one at anal angle 

 of secondaries. 



Female. Agrees with male, but the markings arc rather paler. 

 Expanse, d 102 millim., $ IIG millim. 



The Cliincsc form of P. fftjn^, described as V. Jiercules by Blaiicliard, and 

 as P. sciron by myself, differs principally from tlie type in having a broad 

 fulvous fascia on all the winji^s. 



Jt occurs in Western China at Chia-^kou-ho in July, Iluang-mu-cliang in 

 August, and at Oinci-sliiiu ;ind Moupin. 



Klwes (T. E. S. 1888, p. 437) referring to P. gyas, says : — " this is a decidedly 

 rar(; sj)ccies in Sikkijn. I have seen it once only flying round the top of a 



