AFRICAN SPECIES OF PAPILIO. 147 
sale catalogue of Francillon’s collection. The above are all the 
specimens yet known in collections. 
Species III.—PAPILIO BRUTUS. 
Syn. — Pap. Brutus , Fabr. Ent.«Svst. 3, 1, p. 22. 
Papilio JMerope , Cramer, pi. 151, A. B.,and pi. 378, f. D, E. Donovan, Nat. Repos. 
. . fig. 2, pi. 77. 
Papilio sulfurea. Pal. Beauv. Ins. d’Afr. Lep. pi. 1. 
The figures of Cramer in his plate 151, represent a specimen 
without a tail, most probably from an accidental mutilation rather 
than from a perfect individual, although tailless specimens are known 
to occur in some Eastern species which are ordinarily tailed. The 
figures of PalisotcleBeauvois, above referred to, have been overlooked 
by former writers, and represent a variety in which the dark band 
of the hind wings is interrupted. 
The species is widely distributed in Africa, ranging not only from 
the Coast of Guinea to Caffraria, but also occurring in Madagascar, 
whence M. Boisduval has received specimens varying from the 
ordinary type in having the spot at the tips of the fore wings 
smaller and rounded, with the tail black, except at the tip, which 
is white. 
Species IV.—PAPILIO DOREUS. 
Syn. — Php. Doreus , Fabr. Eot. Syst. 3, 1, p. 68. 
Pap . Phorcas, Cramer, pi. 2, fig. B, C. 
A native of the Gold Coast and the Coast of Guinea : specimens 
are contained in niv own and several of the other Metropolitan 
collections. 
Species V.— PAPILIO NIREUS. 
Syn. — Papilio Nireus , Linn. Fab., Godart, Boisdnval. CJerck, leones, pi. 30, fig. sup. 
Cramer,} pi. 187, fig. A, B., and pi. 378, fig. F, G. Drury, vol. ii.pl. 4, fig. 1,2. 
Swainson, Zool. Illustr. 1st Ser. pi. 124. 
A native of the Coast of Guinea, Caffraria, as w r ell as of Mada¬ 
gascar, according to M. Boisduval—(Linnaeus and other early 
writers having incorrectly given India as its locality). Cramer 
appears to have reversed the sexes of this species, figuring the 
male as the female, and vice versa . Mr. Smeathmann informed 
Mr. Drury that this insect feeds upon the orange and lime trees, 
about which the butterfly is always seen flying. 
Species VI.—PAPILIO MENESTHEUS. 
Syn. — Pap. Menestheus , Drury, App. vol. ii. pi. 9, fig. 1, 2. Cramer, pi. 142, fig. A, B. 
A native of Sierra Leone, but by no means of common occur¬ 
rence. Fabricius incorrectly gives India as its habitat. 
