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PAPILIO. By Dr. C. Afrivillius. 
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P. evombar Bdv. (8 c). Markings of the upper surface greenish white; the middle cell of the forewing evomlar. 
with 5 almost straight transverse bars; the second, which as usual is prolonged posteriorly, confluent at the 
hindmargin with the discal spot of cellule 1 a; the spot in the apex of the cell of the hindwing above completely 
or almost completely united with the median band; the discal spots of cellules 2 to 4 of the forewing com¬ 
pletely fill up the base of the cellules; the hindwing above without red spots. Madagascar. 
P. antheus. The cell of the forewing with 5 green transverse bars, of which the last 3 are curved in 
S-shape; the markings of the upper surface bright green, at least in the <3; abdomen with long white trans¬ 
verse bars at the sides; the discal spots of cellules 2 to 4 of the forewing are rounded and therefore do not 
completely fill the base of the cellules; the hindwing above usually with red spots in cellules 1 c and 2. — an- antheus. 
theus Cr. (9 a). The transverse bars in the cell of the forewing all separated; the apical spot in the cell of the 
hindwing above completely separated from the median band of the cell by the black ground-colour; the 
middle cell of the hindwing beneath with a deep black and red spot. The larva is brown to brown-green with a 
yellow belt on the third segment and lives on Artabotrys, an Anonacea. Sierra Leone to Angola. — In ab. evom - evombaroide?. 
baroides Eim. (9 a) the apical spot of the cell of the hindwing above is more or less united with the median 
band; otherwise not different from antheus. West Africa. — In ab. utuba Hamps. the fourth and fifth trans- utuba. 
verse bands in the cell of the forewing are united posteriorly, forming a U-shaped spot; otherwise agree¬ 
ing with nyassae. Delagoa and British East Africa. — nyassae Btlr. has the middle cell of the hind- nyassae. 
wing beneath without the black and red spot; the transverse bars in the coll of the fore wing separated. 
Natal to British East Africa. — ab. (var. ?) lurlinus Btlr. is somewhat larger than antheus and has the green lurlmus. 
markings of the upperside more extended, especially the transverse bars in the cell of the fore wing and the 
submarginal spots of both wings are nearly twice as large as in the latter. Nyassaland and in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of Victoria Nyanza. 
P. mercutius Sm. &• Kirby. Markings of the upper surface yellowish white; second and third trans- mercutius. 
verse bands and again fourth and fifth transverse bands united to form a large, almost quadrate spot; 
the hindwing on both surfaces with a red spot in 1 c and 2 and beneath also with a red dot in cellule 
7; the cell of the hinclwing on the other hand without red or black spot. Only one specimen known. 
Is perhaps only an aberration of the female of nyassae. Delagoa Bay. 
2. Subgroup. 
The apical fourth of the cell of the hinclwing above unicolorous black without light spot. The cell of the forewing 
with a light spot or dot at the costal margin close before the apex. 
P. nigrescens Eim. (9 a). The green spots smaller than in the following species; the hindwing, how- nigrescens. 
ever, above in the base of cellule 3 with a small oblong green spot, which is completely absent in all the 
following species; the light transverse bars in the cell of the forewing very thin, linear or quite indistinct; the 
submarginal spots of both wings small and indistinct. Cameroons to the Kudu River. 
P. policenes Cr. The hindwing above with a small red spot in cellule lc behind the middle of the policenes. 
inner margin; the transverse bars in the cell of the forewing almost entirely straight; the discal spots 2 to 7 of 
the hindwing above all well developed, the one in cellule 6 posteriorly bluntly rounded off or truncate, little or 
not at all longer than broad; the ornamental band of the hindwing beneath complete, as a red streak or spot 
is present also in the apex of the middle cell; the red transverse streak in cellule 2 of the hindwing beneath 
is placed almost exactly at the middle of vein 3; the markings of the upper surface in the bright green, in the 
$ somewhat paler green. The full-grown larva is above bright green, the six spines on the first three seg¬ 
ments black, at the base red. The pupa is usually fastened to the midrib of a leaf and bright green, above 
with two rows of black dots at each side. The larva lives on Uvaria caffra and on a species of Artabotrys. 
One of the commonest Swallowtails of Africa, distributed from Sierra Leone to Angola, Uganda and Equatoria 
and from Natal to British East Africa. — liponesco Stiff. The red spot in cellule lc of the hindwing above liponesco. 
is entirely absent; the green spots of both wings much smaller than in policenes, otherwise not differing. Togo. 
P. sisenna Mab. (8 c, 9 a). The last three transverse bars in the cell of the forewing somewhat sisenna. 
curved; the hindwing above without red spot in cellule 1 c; the discal spots 2 to 6 on the upperside of the 
hindwing rather large and green, the one in cellule 6 posteriorly pointed, long and narrow, almost a mere line; 
the apex of the cell of the hindwing beneath with a red streak or spot; the red transverse streak in cellule 2 
of the hinclwing beneath is placed distinctly behind the middle of vein 3; the markings of the upper surface 
bright green. Portuguese and German East Africa. 
P. polistratus Sm. The last three transverse bars in the cell of the forewing somewhat curved; the polistratus. 
hindwing above without red spot in cellule 1 c; the discal spots 2 to 5 of the hinclwing above are entirely 
absent; the apex of the cell of the hindwing beneath without red spot; the discal spot in cellule 6 of the hincl¬ 
wing narrow, streak-like; the large light basal spot in cellule 2 of the hindwing is entirely absent on the 
under surface or is only indicated; the markings of the upper surface light green. Portuguese to British East 
Africa. — richelmanni Weym. only differs in having the discal spots in cellules 4 and 5 of the hindwing richelmanni. 
present. German East Africa. 
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