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hindwing above black, with grey-black discal and submarginal spots. Luzon and Polillo. -—- baglantis Rothsch. 
as the preceding. $: hindwing above with sharply expressed reddish white markings, which however are 
much smaller than the red markings on the under surface; the anterior spots of the discal row are wanting; 
distal margin between tail and anal angle not edged with grey. Negros. ■—■ supernotatus Rothsch. G and $ 
as the preceding, but the hindwing of the 2 from the 2. radial edged with dirty reddish white. Samar and 
Bohol. — aphthonia Rothsch. G as the preceding. §: the markings of the upperside of the hindwing much 
larger than in the preceding forms, almost as large as beneath, the anterior spots of the discal row present 
above and beneath; the distal margin posteriorly sometimes grey. On Mindanao and the small neighbouring 
islands. 
P. dixoni Gr.-i c im. Similar to P. kuehni. Body and wings black-brown, the tip of the abdomen and 
a lateral spot at its base red. The middle of the wings much lighter; hindwing beneath with 4 crescents 
far away from the margin and a narrow straight red band, placed halfway between the crescents and the cell 
and extending from the 2. radial to somewhat beyond the 2. median; these spots weakly indicated above. 
— Buwool, North Celebes, 1 2 in coll. H. Grose-Smith. 
P. kuehni. Body black, a lateral spot on the prothorax, another at the base of the abdomen and 
the tip of the abdomen red. G above almost pure black, the fold of the hindwing white inside. $ black- 
brown, the middle of the forewing much lighter; hindwing beneath in both sexes with large band-like red 
patches on the disc. East and North Celebes. — In kuehni Hour . the hindwing of the G above is only very 
little paler in the middle than at the base and the distal margin. Tombugu, East Celebes. — In mesolamprus 
Rothsch., from Toli Toli, North Celebes, of which we only know 1 2> the upper surface of the hindwing is broadly 
reddish grey distally to the cell. 
P. priapus. Head, collar and sides of the breast yellowish white, abdomen beneath more or less 
extended white-yellow. Hindwing with broad yellowish white band, in which a row of black spots is placed; 
scent-fold of the G white, edged with pale salmon-colour, towards the base black. In two subspecies on Java. 
The butterfly occurs in the highlands up to about 6000 ft. and is especially common in the Cinchona plan¬ 
tations of the table-land of Pengalengan, Avhere Fruhstorfer found large numbers feeding at the flowers of 
Lantana. — In East Java, on the Arjoena, occurs dilutus Fruhst. The band of the hindwing is above more 
or less distinctly shaded with black and the whole upper surface of the $ is very pale. — The West Javan 
subspecies is priapus Bdv. (17 a). In this the abdomen is more extended yellow and white and the band of 
the hindwing above is less shaded .with black, also the basal half of the hindwing is almost as black as the 
distal margin. 
P. sycorax Gr.-Sm. (= egertoni Dist.) (17 a, b). Head and collar white; abdomen above bluish 
grey with a row of black dots at each side, beneath yellow. Upper surface of the G velvety black, of the 
2 much paler and more metallic; hindwing from near the apex of the cell to the black marginal band blue- 
grey, with a row of black discal spots; beneath this area is much lighter and extends to the margin, the 
posterior black marginal spots being separated from one another and from the margin. — West and East 
Sumatra and Malay Peninsula, in hilly country. The butterfly flies high and quickly, and is especially often 
taken at flowering trees in the woods. 
P. hageni Rogenh. (17 a). Similar to the preceding species. Abdomen above black, beneath red and 
black. Forewing of the $ very pale black-brown, the light stripes semitransparent. Hindwing in both sexes 
with large white discal area which encloses black discal spots, the cell broader than in sycorax. — Confined 
to Sumatra, where it is found only on the high plateau and like sycorax occurs all the year round. Hager 
found it feeding at the flowers of Pavetta. Martin’s collectors gave to these two butterflies the distinguishing 
name of Kapala Putih, White Head. 
P. aidoneus Dbl. (= erioleuca Oberth.) (17 b, c). Head red, the long hairs often almost all black; 
the sides of the breast and abdomen red, and the sides of the latter mostly white-red. Wings blue-black, 
in the 2 often brownish, the forewing lighter, with the usual black stripes at the veins and folds. Scent¬ 
fold of the G as i 11 the preceding species with white area, posteriorly edged with pale salmon-colour. —- 
North-West India, Sikkim, Bhutan, Khassia Hills (very rare), Burma, Shan States, Tonkin and Hainan; in 
Sikkim not rare up to about 5000 ft. from April to November; according to Manders the butterfly flies by 
preference in the deep shadow of forest-trees which overhang rivers. Its flight is slow and graceful. 
P. varuna. Very similar to P. aidoneus. The forewung of the G beneath from the base to the 2. 
median or the apex of the cell bluish black; scent-fold black-brown, with a small white-grey or grey spot on 
the underside and long fringes. 2 : forewing before the hindmargin much lighter, usually with a large white 
area with indistinct margins; hindwing above almost uniformly blue-black, not brownish, above and beneath 
more strongly metallic blue than in aidoneus. Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Tonkin, Tenasserim and Malay Penin¬ 
sula. The insect is commoner than P. aidoneus and in Sikkim is found up to 7000 ft. In North India it 
baglantis. 
supernolaiu 
aphthonia. 
dixoni. 
kuehni. 
mesolam¬ 
prus. 
dilutus. 
priapus. 
sycorax. 
hageni. 
aidoneus. 
