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In the Loochoo Islands, where this species appears to be common, there 

 is a large pale form of the female closely approaching agenor ; this form is 

 figured by Pryer, who was apparently unacquainted with the true Japanese 

 female. The males from the same locality agree with Cramer's figure of 

 P. androgeos. 



In his paper on the Lepidoptera of Sikkim, Mr. Elwes (Trans. Ent. Soc. 

 Lond. 1888, p. 428) states that " P. androgens is common in the lower 

 valleys and found as high as 4000 or 5000 feet from April until December. 

 The common form of female in Sikkim is tailed, with a considerable amount 

 of white in and beyond the cell of the hind wing ; but tailless females are also 

 found Avithout any white markings, and others with a broad white patch on 

 the hinder margin of the fore wing." 



Lisiril)ution. China, Japan, Loochoo Islands, Continental India, Malay 

 Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. 



Papilio protenor. 



Papilio protenor, Cramer, Pap, Exot. i, pi. xlix. figs. A, B (1779). 



Papilio lanrnedori, Jones; Fabricius (nec Cramer), Eiit. Syst. iii. 1, p. 1.2 (1793); 



Donovan^ Ins. China (Westwood ed.), p. 56, pi. 27, ? (1842). 

 Sainia protenor, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1882, p. 260. 



" Le dessus des ailes antcrieures de ce Papillon Chinois est d'un lustre bleu obscur. Quelques 

 pelits grains bleus celestes sont disperses sur les posterieures, vers leur bord exterieur. II a 

 six pieds ; selon la division systcmatiquo de Linna;us on peut Ic ranger parmi les Chevaliers 

 Troyens." {Cramer, I. c.) 



Outer margiu of secoadaries deutatcd, but not prolonged into a tail. 



Mcde. Primaries dark bluish grey, with the venation black, broad, velvety : black streaks between 

 the nervules and in discoidal cell. Secondaries velvety bluish black, the costal and outer areas 

 sometimes sprinkled with pale blue scales ; there is a black anal spot more or less completely 

 encircled with reddish, the latter colour edged on the outer margin with white. Under 

 surface: primaries whitish grey; the basal area suffused with blackish; venation and black 

 streaks as above : secondaries velvety black ; there are some reddish lunules on the costal half 

 of outer margin ; the black spot at anal angle is placed in a large irregular-shaped patch, which 

 is dusted with pale lilac scales and is sometimes connected with a reddish ring near out<'r 

 margin in the first median interspace. 



Female. Upper surface similar to that of the male, but the primaries are sometimes brownish in 

 colour; the reddish marks at anal angle and in first median intersj)ace agree with those on 

 under surface of the male ; on the under surface the reddish patches are large and diffuse, and 

 there are five lunules on outer marginal area. 



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The males are fairly constant in colour and marking, and the females 



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