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castaneus erroneously to the Celebes form. Southern Moluccas: Buru, Amboina and the neighbouring islands, 
Ceram, Ceram Laut and Goram Laut. The white patches of the hindwing beneath are commonly so thickly 
dusted with black-brown that they scarcely stand out from the dark ground, which also very commonly occurs 
in ombiranus and occasionally in lapathus. — thomsoni Btlr. (= langeni Druce). Both wings shorter and thomsoni. 
broader than in the preceding forms, the hindwing more rounded. Forewing above and beneath usually with 
discal spots distally to the apex of the cell, but never with a white spot or light band before the hindmargin. 
The white area of the hindwing above always reaches to the 2. median or the abdominal margin, and distally 
to it there are only traces of blue or grey dusting; on the under surface the white discal spots are en¬ 
tirely absent or very strongly dusted with black, the submarginal spots, which also are frequently absent, 
are placed somewhat further from the distal margin than in the Moluccan races. Very common on the Key 
Islands. A remarkably aberrant specimen ($) has been described as ab. mordingtoni Bothsch. (30 c): hind -mordingtoni. 
wing above with 4 white spots, of which the one placed in the cell is large and diffuse; before the anal angle 
there are 2 large red spots, which beneath are even larger than above; from Key Toeal. — rotalita Swinh. rolalita. 
(= septimius Stgr.). Although Swinhoe gave Key as habitat, there is no longer the slightest doubt that this 
form only occurs on the Aru Islands. Forewing with 2 to 4 small subapical spots, which above are sometimes 
only indicated, the 1. the largest, the 2. in the subcostal fork, the distal margin beyond these spots paler 
than the rest of the wing; the yellowish white band of the hindwing does not enter the cell, the 1. spot is 
always small, and the band is suddenly much narrowed behind the 4. spot; the red anal spot is always 
present. Beneath the first white discal spot of the hindwing is very thin, the 2. and 4. are small, the 3. is 
at most about half as long again as it is broad, but usually almost circular, all these spots remote from 
the cell. —- offakus Fruhst., from Waigeu, is not known to me in nature. The description agrees so well with offakus. 
specimens from the Northern Moluccas that an error as to the locality might be suspected. $: the wings above 
copiously scaled with grey-green, the forewing beneath in the distal part with a whitish grey band which 
is not so light costally as in the following races; the blue spots on the underside of the hindwing much more 
distinct than in lapathus and beccarii. — beccarii Oberth. (27 c). forewing above before the distal margin beccarii. 
with yellowish stripes which become shorter posteriorly and the proximal ends of which are often condensed 
into a thin macular band; between the subcostals beneath usually a few small white spots, which are some¬ 
times indicated also above, the yellowish white band of the hindwing reaches the abdominal margin and 
only occasionally enters the cell; beneath there are always at least 4 white discal spots present, of which the 
3. and 4. are rarely shorter than their distance from the cell. In the $ the band of the forewing beneath 
is usually somewhat more distinct than in the but there are never sharply defined white subapical spots 
as in rotalita. Dutch and German New Guinea; very rare in the German district. — indicatus Btlr. (= indicatus. 
yorkeanus Fruhst.). forewing above and beneath with a narrow band, which is ^roadest anteriorly and 
often does not reach the hindmargin, the anterior spots of the band distally incised; tie band of the hind¬ 
wing is always separated from the cell and the white discal spots of the hindwing beneath are as a rule all 
narrow, none of the red submarginal spots are present above except sometimes the anal spot. In the $, 
which is much paler than the the band of the forewing is more diffuse than in the 3, and the red anal 
spot on the upper surface is small or absent. British New Guinea, D’Entrecasteaux Islands, Woodlark, 
Louisiades, islands in the Torres Straits, Cape York. Common near the coast; Mathew reports a migratory 
swarm of butterflies which he observed on the coast of New Guinea and which consisted in great part of 
specimens of this Papilio. — capaneus Westiv., from Queensland. Very similar to the preceding subspecies; capaneus. 
the anterior spots of the forewing larger, and the hindwing bears above besides the always distinct red anal 
spot at least in the $ several red submarginal spots, often a complete row. The white discal spots of the 
hindwing beneath and the submarginal spots are mostly larger than in specimens from New Guinea. — 
xenophilus Mathew (= epibomius Fruhst.) (23 a). On an average much larger than capaneus; the band xenophihis. 
of the hindwing beneath broader beyond the 5. spot. The band of the forewing, which in many specimens 
is broadly interrupted and beneath is sometimes entirely absent, reaches to the 3. subcostal and is usually 
broadest anteriorly. On the southern Solomon Islands: Ugi, Guadalcanar, Isabel, New Georgia, Guizo, 
Rendova. — hasterti Ribbe. In $ and $ beneath and in the $ also above the band of the forewing is only hasterti. 
developed posteriorly; in the G moreover the first spot of the band is only indicated above. Choiseul and 
Bougainville. — The two §§ taken by Webster, which Rothschild recorded in 1895 as from Alu, probably came 
from New Georgia; Webster’s localities were not always reliable. If a form of this species occurs on Alu, 
it is undoubtedly hasterti. — cilix Godm. & Salv. (23 a). forewing above without band, in fresh spe- cilix. 
cimens rather thickly dusted with yellowish, beneath with small white spots from the hindmargin costad, 
the row never prolonged to the costa, frequently suppressed except for a small spot placed before the 2. sub¬ 
median, occasionally even this spot not developed. The white band of the hindwing above and especially 
beneath broader than in all the other subspecies of P. fuscus, always extending to the abdominal margin. 
$: paler than the the forewing at least beneath with a whitish discal band which is suppressed anteriorly; 
specimens with almost white abdomen are §-ab. alboventris Ribbe. New Hanover and New Mecklenburg alboventris. 
(= New Ireland). — lamponius Fruhst. Mostly smaller than the preceding (length of the forewing in cilix lamponius. 
3 57—67 mm., $ 67—70 mm.; in lamponius $ 50—61 mm., £ 62—64 mm.). The other differences given 
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