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LEPIDOPTERA. 
PAPILIO LACEDEMON. 
Plate XVII. fig. 3. 
Species. Papxlio Lacedemon: alis dentatis nigro-fuscis, lunulis marginalibus albis ; posticis 
ecaudatis subtus brunneis lunulis submarginalibus nigris. Expans. alar. unc. 4|. 
Papilio : with the wings dentated, brownish-black, with marginal lunules ; the pos- 
terior without tails, beneath brown, with black submarginal lunules. Expanse 
of the wings inches. 
Syn. Papilio (Eq. Ach.) Lacedemon, Fair. Ent. Syst. III. 1, p. 36. Boisduvcil Hist. Nat. 
Lepid. vol. 1, p. 374. Enc. Meth. 9. 38. 
Habitat. Malabar, ( Fabricius ). 
ORNITHOPTERUS REMUS. 
Plate XVIII. 
Species. Ornithopterus Remus : alis nigris ; posticis dentatis, subtus albis, his utrinque 
maculis submarginalibus auratis. Expans. alar. unc. 9-^. 
Ornithopterus : with black wings ; the posterior pair dentate, beneath (except at 
the base) white, with golden coloured submarginal spots more or less expanded. 
Expanse of the wings 9^ inches. 
Syn. Ornithoptera Remus, Boisduval Hist. Nat. Lepid. p. 176, (nec Priamus <£ p. 173). 
Papilio Remus, Fabr. Ent Syst. III. 1, p. 11. Cramer , pi. 135 A, 136 A, and 386 
A. B. Enc. Meth. 9, p. 126. Naturalist' s Lib. Entomol. v. 5, pi. 1, f. 2. 
Papilio Panthous, Donovan , ls£ edit. 
Donovan observes of this species, that “ it is one of the many magnificent natural 
productions of Amboyna, and is extremely rare.” By Donovan it was given as the 
Papilio Panthous, with the further observation, “ The supposed female of this insect is 
also considered as the female of Papilio Priamus ; it is a gigantic creature, being still 
larger than the butterfly represented, but it is less beautiful, and the general colour an 
obscure reddish brown.” The insect here referred to by Donovan is the real Papilio 
Panthous, and is now generally considered to be the true female of P. Priamus. The 
insect here figured is evidently a male, as may be seen from the anal valve, which so 
peculiarly distinguishes the males of the Ornithopteri. Hence Godart and Boisduval 
must be in error in giving this figure as the female of Priamus. In the nearly uniform 
colour of the upper wings it better agrees with P. Remus, although the markings of the 
posterior wings are different.* I have not, however, ventured to give it as a distinct 
