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PAPILIO. By Dr. K. Jordan. 
gedeensis. in the mountains; the flight extremely swift, low. —- gedeensis Fruhst. Forewing without green band; the 
metallic area of the hindwing narrower than in battacorum, behind the lower median on the other hand broader, 
hence on the whole more band-like; the submarginal spots on the underside of the hindwing more yellow and 
like the purple arcs larger; these purple arcs, as in battacorum, cover the inner margin of the sub marginal 
prillwitzi. spots. In West Java, especially common on Mt. Gede. ab. prillwltzi Fruhst. has been described from 
a (£ with very strongly enlarged submarginal spots on the underside of the hindwing (cf. the similarly 
arjuna. developed aberration of P. poly dor). — arjuna Horsf. (35 a). As the preceding, but the forewing with 
tenggerensis. narrow green band. Central Java. —- tenggerensis Frulist. As the preceding, the band of the forewing, 
however, somewhat broader. East Java. 
P. karna. Larger than the Malayan forms of the preceding species. The forewing, so far as is known, 
at most with a slight indication of a green band before the hindmargin; the metallic area of the hindwing nearly 
always separated from the cell, posteriorly broader than in the paris-forms and hence even more band-like than 
in P. parts gedeensis, the red anal ring very large, the grey scaling before the distal margin condensed into more 
distinct submarginal patches than in P. pans. The submarginal spots on the under surface of the hindwing reddish 
yellow, the 3 central ones reduced, the purple arcs large, the yellowish grey dusting of both wings less extended. 
In the $ the upper surface of the hindwing bears a yellow submarginal spot behind the costal vein. The earlier 
stages not known. The butterfly on Java, Sumatra and Borneo; much rarer than the pans-forms. This species 
karna. stands in the same relationship to P. paris as P. iswara to P. helenus. — karna Fldr. (35 b) is the smallest of the 
discordia. three known geographical forms; it flies in West Java, in the same districts as P. paris gedeensis. — discordia 
Nicev. (= discoidea Nicev.) is larger than karna and the central reddish yellow submarginal spots on the 
carnatus. underside of the hindwing are smaller. North-East Sumatra, in the Gajo highlands. — carnatus Bothsch. 
(= karnata Fruhst.) (35 a), from North Borneo, appears to be much less rare than the preceding forms and 
occurs also in the plains. Mostly as large as discordia, but many specimens not larger than karna; the 
inner margin of the metallic area between the subcostal and the 1. radial very oblique, the yellowish green 
submarginal spots very large, the reddish yellow submarginal spots on the underside of the hindwing 
reduced, the 5. nearly always absent. 
P. arcturus. Sexes similar; the $ somewhat paler and larger, with larger red spot on the hindwing. 
The upper surface dusted with green, forewing with green, costally obsolescent submarginal band; hindwing 
darker than forewing, bearing in and before the apex of the cell a large blue patch, which behind the subcostal 
is produced to the distal margin, and a row of 3—6 red submarginal spots, as well as a red anal ring, the 
red spot placed behind the tail is rarely indicated; when the red spots are absent a green spot appears in their 
place. Beneath the forewing is grey in the distal half and posteriorly before the distal margin broadly grey-white; 
the hindwing has a complete row of red submarginal spots, some of which are often united into rings with the 
marginal spots. The $ without scent-stripes. The earlier stages are not known. The butterfly on paths and 
arcturus. openings in the woods. North-West India to Tenasserim, West and Central China. — arcturus Westw. (vol. I, 
pi. 5 c) occurs from Tenasserim to Nepal. The red submarginal spots on the under surface of the hindwing are 
large, the disc of the forewing beneath is posteriorly almost pure white and this band at the lower median 
broader than its distance from the cell; the short green band which is placed at the proximal side of the 
arius. anal eye-spot on the upperside of the hindwing is not thicker than the ring. —- arius Bothsch. the blue 
spot of the hindwing extends somewhat further basad than in arcturus, the short green band at the 
anal eye-spot of the hindwing is broader, the red submarginal spots are smaller above and beneath, and 
the grey distal area on the underside of the forewing is less extended and not so pale. Kashmir and 
North-West India. — arcturulus Fruhst. is the form from West and Central China; the butterfly is apparently 
not yet known from tropical China. 
hoppo. P. hoppo Mats. (48 c, 49 a). A magnificent species, similar to arcturus, in which the blue costal area 
of the hindwing is very large and the under surface of the hindwing has two rows of red lunules. — Formosa. 
P. krishna. The upper surface dusted with green; forewing elongate, above and beneath with sharp 
yellowish discal band; hindwing anteriorly with broad blue spot, which is connected with the abdominal margin 
by a narrow green band, 4 submarginal spots and the large anal eye-spot purple-red, placed at a distan e from 
the distal margin; beneath the hindwing has a discal band composed of yellowish spots and a complete row of 
purple-red submarginal spots, the marginal spots reddish. The $ very similar to the <$, larger, with broader 
krishna. wings. The $ without scent-stripes. North India and West China. — krishna Moore (34 a, b). Upper surface 
of the wings rather densely dusted with green, the band of the forewing above very sharply developed. Sikkim, 
Bhotan; perhaps also Assam. The butterfly from 3—9000 ft., it commonly flies according to Elwes on bare places 
on mountains the slopes of which are covered with forests consisting of chestnuts, oaks and magnolias. — 
