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INSKCTAy LEPIDOPTEHA. 
On sexual variation in Papilioy cf. C. Oberthur, Pet. Nouv. 1872, p. 220. 
Papilio machaon : formation of tracheae, scales, &c.,inthe pupa, at different 
stages. II. II. Higgins, Nature, v. p. 204. 
S. II. ScuDDER (Rep. Peab. Ac. iv. pp. 64-66) recharacterizes and restricts 
the genera Laertias, Iliibn., Pterurus^ Scop., Euphaides and IpJdclides, 
Iliibn., and Amaryssus, Halm,, and indicates Papilio philmor^ troilus, ylaucus, 
podalirius, tvnd machaon as their respective types. 
O u(5n^e (M6n. Soc. Phys. Genev. xxi. pp. 370-379) describes Papilio xeno- 
damaa, Iliibn,, var. ?, notices P. neptunus, Gu6\, and redescribes P, photinus, 
Doubl. He also remarks on the structure of P. corethrus and duponchelij 
describes both sexes, and figures the females (plate, figs. 3 & 4). 
Prof. Westwood describes several new species and varieties (Tr. E. Soc. 
1872, pp. 85-110), and remarks on Papilio crino, P. palinurus, Fab. ( = bra7na, 
Gner.,= I'cyidus, Stoll), P. diedalus, Feld, {^palinurus, Guer.), P. nox, (S 
(pi. 4. fig. 2, outline), and P. zenohia, Fab., Don. P. theraanderj Don., is a fic- 
titious species. 
Papilio demoleus has been artificially introduced into Mauritius : Vinson, 
P. R. Soc. Maur. (2) vi. p. 30. Larva described by Vinson & Gu^n^e, Voy. 
Mad. Annexe F, p. 33. 
P. idaliony Feld., = P. Doubl., $ : W. F. Kirby, J. R. Dubl. Soc. 
vi. p. 65. 
P. Indus, Pupa described by Gu6n6e, 1. c. (1866), 
P. podalirius. P. zanclceuSj Zell., is a second brood : De Selys Longchamps, 
Ann. Ent. Belg. xv. p. 94. 
P. polyinnestor, var. : Kirby, 1. c. p. 64. 
P. calvei'leyi, Grote. W. II. Edwards now considers it distinct from P, 
astei'ias ; Syn. N. Amer. Butt. p. 61. 
Armandia, Blanch., is intermediate between Thais and Papilio, and re- 
places S&ricinus in Mou-pin : A- David, N. Arch. Mus. vii. p. 96. 
'Thais dcyrollii, Obortluir, rtJdoscribed and figured by him : R. Z. xxiii. 
p. 481, pi. 21. f. 1 & 2. 
On the affinity of Thais wifh Parmssius and Zcyris, and on the pouch in 
the $s of Parnassius and Eiirycics, cf, R, P, Murray, P. E. Soc. 1872, 
p. 34. 
Patmassius and Doritis. Newman places these as a family, Doritidce, be- 
tween the Piei'idcB and Hesperiidce (Zool. s. s. vii. p. 2890), but elsewhere 
(pp. 2880 & 2893) shows an inclination to regard them as moths. 
Parnassius apollo. On its pupation, cf. M. Taschler, Ber. St, Gall. Ges. 
1809-1870, p, 87, Supposed to liave been taken at Epping [an impossible 
locality], cf, G. B. Holmes, Enf. \i, p. 39. 
P. tiversmanni, M«lii^tr. A specimen from Alaska described and figured by 
W. H. Edwards, Butt. N. Amer. Pani. pi, 4. figs. 6 & 7. 
P. yladalis, Butler, figured and described ; Lep. Ex, p. 88, pi. 34 
fig. 1. 
P. imienxQsyne, var., from Asia Minor, described by 0. Oberthur, R, Z. xxiii, 
p. 481, 
P. smitdheus, Doubl. W. II. Edwards figures different varieties of this 
species, with Mdiich he unites P. sayi and P. hehri. He also remarks on its 
habits and variation, on the pouch in the 5 of Parnassius, &c. The egg and 
