534 PAPILIOXID.E. 
Elwes (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888, p. 427) states that P. arcturus is 
found in Sikkim from May to August, at elevations of from 3000 to 9000 
feet. It occasionally settles on the forest-paths ; the female is rather larger 
tlian the male, but does not differ from it in other respects. 
Papilio krishna. 
Pajnlio krishna, Moore, Ilorsfield &: Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. p. 108, pi. ii. a. 
fig. 6(1857). 
" Upperside black, irrorated with golden-green atoms ; fore wing with a well-defined transverse 
fascia of deep golden-green atoms from anterior margin, commencing at one third of the 
length of the wing from the apex to posterior margin near the angle ; hind wing with a 
brilliant sky-blue sinuated patch near anterior angle, and connected with abdomiaal margin 
by a broad weU-defined sinuous line of deep golden-green atoms ; near the margin is a series 
of five crimson lunules, margined inwardly by a purplish-blue line, the one on the abdominal 
margin inclosing at the anal angle a black spot, which is bounded at the angle with ferruginous ; 
the space between the sinuous line and patch and the lunules is pure black, without irrora- 
tions ; the space from the lunules and down middle of tail with golden-green irrorations ; 
indentations margined with white, and tinged inwardly with ferruginous. Underside black; 
both pairs of wings basally irrorated with golden-green and whitish atoms ; fascia of fore wing 
creamy white ; hind wing with cream}--white fascia from anterior margin near angle to 
middle of the wing, then branching upwards to abdominal margin; lunules seven in number, 
brighter and broader than on upperside ; the indentations and anal angle with broad, pale, 
ferruginous lunules." {Moore, 1. c.) 
Two male specimens of this species wexe taken in June at Wa-shan, in 
AVestern China, at an elevation of 6000 feet. Except that the transverse 
bands on upper surface of primaries and on all the wings beneath are less 
weU defined, these Chinese examples do not differ from Sikkim specimens. 
In his " Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Sikkim " (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 
1888, p. 427) Mr. Elwes says of P. Jcrishna: — "A common species in some 
seasons at certain places, and found from 3 up to 8 or 9000 feet, but hard to 
catch in good condition. 1 have seen it most often on or about the bare tops 
of hills, like Sinchul, which are clothed with dense chestnut, oak, and 
magnolia forest, in which it probably lives and breeds, and comes out on 
sunny mornings into the openings, where alone it can be taken. The female 
is extremely rare, only one or two specimens being known to us. Its season 
is from May to August." 
This and the preceding five species are probably referable to the genus 
Sarharia, Moore (Proc. Zool. Soc. 1882, p. 258). 
