PAPILIO. By Dr. K. Jordan. 
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yellowish ab. gorei. Bougainville, Fauro, Alu, Treasury, Choiseul and Isabel. — ortegae Rothsch. A gorei. 
transitional form to hecataeus. Submarginal spots of the hindwing beneath in the <$ small, narrower than 
the black border separating them from the marginal spots, the anterior spots of the forewing larger than 
in the preceding form, sometimes all the spots except the last two very small. In the $ the marginal spots 
of the forewing and the submarginal spots of the hindwing smaller, the marginal spots of the hindwing on 
the contrary somewhat larger than in bridgei. Florida and Gela. — hecataeus Godm. <£ Salv. (25 a). <$: hecataeus. 
the 5. and 6. spots of the forewing always much smaller than the preceding spots, which are larger than in 
ortegae and bridgei and also beneath large and sharply defined. $: the marginal spots of the forewing be¬ 
neath smaller than in the other forms, none of the admarginal spots being distinctly developed, whilst the 
latter in ortegae and bridgei, but especially in prospero, are merged together with the marginal spots into 
nailhead-patches; the 4. discal spot of the forewing, reckoning from behind, dot-like or at most as large as 
the 3. On Guadalcanar. — tryoni Math. the band of the forewing consists of 5 spots; the hindwing tryoni. 
has some submarginal spots above. $: hindwing above and beneath with yellow-redjsubmarginal spots. Ugi 
and San Cristoval; 1 £ in coll. Godman, 2 $$ i n the Tring Museum. —- prospero Gr.-Sm. (24 a). The most prospero. 
aberrant form (cf. P. ivoodfordi laarchus ). : forewing with subapical band and before the hindmargin one 
or two patches, sometimes a few more spots are slightly indicated between the band and these patches, 
which correspond to the posterior spots of the band of the preceding forms; band of the hindwing very 
broad, with long teeth; on the under surface of the hindwing the anterior submarginal spots are wanting. 
$: on the forewing above and beneath admarginal spots which form nailhead-patches with the marginal 
spots; the submarginal spots of the hindwing very large, strongly emarginate distally, especially above. 
On New Georgia and the neighbouring islands: Kulambangra, Guizo, Rendova, Vella Lavella. 
P. woodfordi. Sexes similar, the $ somewhat paler. Forewing above with complete broad white 
discal band or only with white spots between cell and apex. On the upper surface of the hindwing a white 
discal band which extends from the costal to the abdominal margin and is almost straight proximally, the 
1.- patch of the band always smaller than the 2., commonly much shorter than the 7.; the marginal tooth of the 3. 
radial distinctly projecting. On the under surface of the forewing a subapical band, which is commonly 
reduced to some faint spots. The hindwing beneath with submargianl spots, of which above mostly only 
the anal spot (sometimes also a second one) is developed; on the disc blue spots and proximally to these 
frequently a grey macular band. Northern Solomon Islands. The larva on Citrus; green, the underside 
with the exception of the thorax grey-green, on the raised 4. segment a black belt, which laterally is pro¬ 
duced into a point anteriorly; on the pronotum and the 11. segment a pair of pale spines. — woodfordi Godm. woodfordi. 
& Salv. (23 b). Forewing with a band running from the costal to the hindmargin, which is more or less 
interrupted below the 2. radial. with yellowish bands are ab. ochracea Ribbe. Bougainville and Short- ochracea. 
land Islands (Alu, Fauro). — choiseuli Rothsch. (24 b). The band of the forewing only developed in the choiseuli. 
anterior part, which is placed close to the apex of the cell. Choiseul. — arid Gr.-Sm. Forewing in the <$ arid. 
with 2—-4, in the $ with 3—5 spots, which are separated from the cell, posteriorly on the disc commonly 
traces of white spots; the band of the hindwing narrower than in the two preceding forms. Isabel. — laarchus laarchus. 
Godm. & Salv. (23 b). Forewing with an oblique subapical band remote from the cell, terminating before 
the 2. radial half-way between cell and distal margin and appearing again before the hindmargin in the 
form of diffuse spots. The band of the hindwing almost twice as broad as in ariel. Rubiana Group: New 
Georgia, Kulambangra, Vella Lavella, Guizo, Rendova; common. The butterfly has a swift flight like all 
the allied species; it occurs principally in the open forest with much undergrowth, but also flies in the thick 
primeval forest. 
P. ptolychus Godm. & Salv. (23 b). Forewing with a curved band between cell and apex and a row ptolychus. 
of 3 or 4 submarginal spots from the hindmargin to the 2. or 3. radial. The band of the hindwing much nar¬ 
rower than the black marginal area, curved, rarely entering the cell. The $ paler than the $, hindwing 
above often with submarginal spots. — Guadalcanar and Florida. 
P. erskinei Math. : forewing more rounded than in the two preceding species, above with a row erskinei. 
of spots from the costal to the hindmargin, all the spots separated with the exception of the last three, be¬ 
neath with four large, separated subapical spots. The band of the forewing touches the apex of the cell and 
is as broad in the middle as the black marginal area; the red anal spot large; beneath a complete row 
of red submarginal spots. — Ugi; only 1 $ known (in coll. Godman, now in the British Museum). 
Memnon Group. 
The wings beneath red or yellow at the base, with the exception of P.ascalaphus and protenor. upper- 
side of the hindwing always black, never with white band, but almost always with grey or white-blue scaling, 
which is sometimes condensed into a broad band composed of stripes, only in protenor a large white costal patch 
present, which is hidden by the forewing. $ similar to the $ or with white, yellowish or reddish discal area or 
band on the hindwing, mimicking Aristolochia-Papilios. 
