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(?) Bachelor’s Buttons, or of the rose with a trace of acetic acid. 
(Ceylon, 1908). I found that both sexes have an odour like musty 
hay. To a male specimen there is a note: “ decided disagreeable 
smell, (?) like new black net.” 
[Papilio doubledayi , Wallace. (Assam, 1881). Wood-Mason said 
that the male of this species had a musk-scented body.] 
[Papilio dasarada , Moore. (Assam, 1881). Wood-Mason noted 
that the female had the strong scent of caged porcupines with a 
touch of musk.] 
[Papilio astorion, Westw. (Assam, 1881). Wood-Mason noted 
in the female a strong and disgustingly rank musky odour.] 
Papilio demodocus, Esp. (S. Africa, 1905). Both Dr. Dixey and 
I found an odour of fusty packing straw in both sexes of this species. 
I found it stronger in the female. Dr. Dixey sometimes found an 
element in the odour suggestive of cabbage-water, or a kitchen sink. 
Papilio demoleus, Linn. ( erithonius , Cram.). (Ceylon, 1908). A 
smell like fresh straw was detected in one specimen, a male; in 
another (a female) there was “ a slight peculiar scent in the field: 
stronger in the house.” At Matheran (1908) a male had an odour 
like fresh straw. 
Papilio dardanus, Brown. (S. Africa, 1905). The male has an 
odour of the musty straw type. 
Papilio telephus , Eeld. (Ceylon, 1908). A specimen had a slight 
sweet scent at home. 
Papilio lyaeus , Doubl. (S. Africa, 1905). Some of the males 
examined had a scent which I described at the time as “ sweet, 
luscious, flowery.” 
Papilio leonidas, Eabr. (S. Africa, 1905). Dr. Dixey thought the 
scent of the male to be like that of D. chrysippus, but I found in 
several males what I described as a “ strong sweet, ‘ white-flower ’ 
scent, followed by something more spicy.” The discrepancy must be 
admitted, but in all probability a greater supply of material would 
have cleared it up. 
Papilio polydamas , Linn. [(Brazil, 1878). Fritz Muller found a 
very strong odour in the male sex. He goes on to say, “There 
appear to be two sets of males emitting equally strong, but quite 
different odours. This would be analogous to the case of the two 
sets of differently-coloured females in some species of this genus.”] 
(Jamaica, Trinidad, Venezuela, 1907). I detected an odour 
resembling that of musty hay, or straw, in two specimens of each 
sex. My wife compared the scent to Bue. My specimens were of 
the form P. polycrates , Hopff. 
