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221. Papilio Patros. 
Papilio Patros, G. B. Gr. 
Female. PI. VII. f. 7. — The primary wings brownish black, clearer at the summits. The secondary wings 
strongly dentated and tailed ; brownish black, with three lengthened and longitudinal spots of crimson between 
the discoidal and the third median nervules ; two spots at the anal angle and another spot near the outer margin 
between the second subcostal and the discoidal nervules of a deep crimson ; the margins between the dentations 
are crimson and white, but entirely white at the anterior angle. 
The under surface of the primary wings is of a pale brownish black, clearer at the summits, and with a slender 
yellow streak along the costal nervure. The under surface of the secondary wings is dark brownish black, with 
the narrow border between the dentations white, which is sometimes margined inwardly with crimson ; the 
lengthened longitudinal spots are similarly placed to those of the upper side, but the one between the discoidal 
and the first median nervule is divided into two by brownish black ; these spots are white in their middle, white 
anteriorly, and posteriorly they are pale crimson ; three rather small spots run even with the outer margin 
towards the anterior angle ; these are crimson, with the anterior side white ; the two crimson spots at the anal 
angle are larger than those on the upper side, the lower one is bordered inwardly with white. 
In Collection (Brit. Mus.) from Ega, Amazon ltiver. 
Variety a. PI. VII. f. 8. Female. 
The primary wings brownish black, clearer at the summits ; with a subquadrate huff spot near the 
middle of the wing and close at the apex of the median nervure, divided into two by the base of the second 
median nervule ; below and near the middle of the third median nervule are some scattered buff scales. 
The secondary wings brownish black, with three longitudinal spots of crimson between the third median 
and discoidal nervules ; but between the discoidal and second subcostal nervules are two crimson spots ; at the 
apex of the discoidal cell and between the second and first subcostal nervules are a few scattered crimson scales ; 
a small spot of white at the anterior angle having a few scattered crimson scales, and two spots of crimson at 
the anal angle ; the margins between the dentations are white and crimson, but entirely white at the anterior 
angle. 
The under surface of the primary wings is brownish black, with a streak of buff along the costal nervure, and 
with two buff spots in the middle of the wing as on the upper side. The under surface of the secondary wings 
is deep brownish black, with two longitudinal spots of whitish crimson, having the anterior and posterior part of 
each deep crimson ; two crimson spots, having a patch of black between them, are placed in the spaces between 
the second subcostal and first median nervules ; then two spots, even with the outer margin at the anterior angle, 
of crimson margined with white on one side, and with a large patch of deep black above each ; at the anal angle 
there are two crimson spots, the lower one margined on two sides with white ; the margin between the denta- 
tions white, the two at the anal angle are margined interiorly with crimson. 
In Collection (Brit. Mus.) from Ega, Amazon River. 
Variety b. PI. VII. f. 5. Female. 
The primary wings brownish black, with the base and the anterior and posterior margins more obscure, and 
in the space between the second and third median nervules is some scattered yellow scales. The secondary wings 
brownish black, with the margins between the dentations white, some of which have a mixture of red scales ; two 
longitudinal spots of buff are placed between the first and third median nervules ; while at the base between the 
discoidal and first median nervules is a small spot of buff, and on the outer margin runs a series of four sub- 
lunate spots of buff ; all the buff markings have some scattered black scales over them ; at the anal angle there 
are two spots ; the upper one is of a rosy red, of a tear-shape form, while the lower one is narrow and transverse, 
partly buff and partly rosy red. 
The under surface of the primary wings pale brownish black, with two spots of scattered buff scales at the 
bases of the two spaces between the first and third median nervules, and there is a streak of buff along the costal 
nervure. The under surface of the secondary wings brownish black, with the outer margin and the large buff 
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