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spots, and with the orange marks of the hind wings appearing as 
red ones, the whole design of the upper sides showing through. 
The female, which seems to be much rarer in collections than the 
male, has a transverse red mark between the discoidal cell and the 
marginal border on the fore wings ; the hind wings being finely 
marked with red points, and having the marginal row of eyes 
more strongly marked than in the male. PI. III., 7. 
Times of Appearance. — February and March. 
Habitat. — Asia Minor and Syria. As a European insect 
very rare and local, being found in some of the Glreek Islands. 
“Montagues de la Calabre,” Boiscl. 
Larva. — I copy Mr. W. F. Kirby’s description (from Kinder- 
mann), in his valuable little ‘ Manual of European Butterflies ’ : — 
“ Cylindrical, clothed with short hairs, black with two rows of red 
spots on each side, between which, on the middle segment, are a 
row of six red spots.” The following particulars are gathered 
from a communication by Staudinger in the Hor. Ent. Soc. Boss, 
xiv. 216 : — The larva is found at the beginning of May on Aristo- 
lochia Hastata ; it changes to a pupa in June, under moss and 
stones. The imago is found in sunny weather in January, but 
February and March are its usual times. 
Obs.— Several entomologists have noticed the striking affinity 
that exists between the genera Doritis and Parnassius and some of 
the Heterocera. The present species, Apollinus, is perhaps the 
most moth-like of all the European Butterflies, reminding one, 
even in its imago state, of some of the dark-coloured Bomhycina. 
Genus 4. — PARNASSIUS, Lat. ; Boisd. 
Doritis, Fab. ; Ochs. 
Large or middle-sized Butterflies with semi-transparent 
whitish wings, generally with black spots in the discoidal cell 
reaching nearly to the costa, rounded and never dentated. Clubs 
of antennae straight. Female provided with a horny chitinous 
abdominal pouch. Palpi reaching beyond the eyes. 
The Larva is smooth and cylindrical, furnished with small 
tubercles, and with a y-shaped process posterior to the head. 
The Chrysalis is not only supported by a silken belt, but is 
