PAPIIilONIDAE 
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PAPILIO 
227b. P. ambrax egipius Miskin. Fig. 559, 560. 
Transactions Entomological Society London 1876, p. 451. 
. Above. Forewing black: apex dusted white. Hindwing black: a large central area, reachino’ costa 
but only entering area la as a dusting, white: a tornal S 2 :>ot, intensely black, towards base broadly 
edged red: traces of a series of subterminal spots, red. 
Beneath. Forewing black: a series of subapical dustings between veins, -white. Hindwino- black: 
rarely a slight dusting of white scales in central area: tornal spot as above: a variable series of sub¬ 
terminal spots, red. 
Above. Forewing brown-black: a series of discal streaks between veins, dusted white, and below 
cell developed to a variable patch, white. Hindwing brown-black: a small central area, not reaching 
costa or dorsum, white: a tornal spot, black, margined by an irregular patch which reaches area 2 , red” 
brown: a complete series of subterminal spots, red-brown. ^ 
Beneath. Forewing as above: white patch below cell larger. Hindwing as above: a complete 
series of subterminal spots, red-brown. 
Log. Cairns 6^9 10. Kuranda 1 3 5 6 9 10. Atherton 5. Herberton 1 2. Ingham 9 Mackav 
14 9 $. ’ “ * 
228. Papilio aegeus Donovan. (K S. Wales). 
This large and handsome butterfly is found in New Guinea and the surrounding islands as well as 
in Australia, and is very particularly intei'esting on account of tlie dimorphism of the female. Close 
allies are found in the IMoluccas (gamhrisins and tydeus), Timor Lant (inoinnatm), Solomons ihridnei 
and i^tolychm) and Santa Cruz Is. {oheron). 
228a. P. aegeus aegeus Donovan. Pig. 546, 547. 
Insects New Holland, jd. 14, 9 , (P. c/ecHmns, pi. 15, ^7), 1805. 
<?. Above. Forewing; black: a band of subapical spot.s, white. Hinclwing black: a central area, rarelv 
entering cell, white: a tornal spot, red. 
Beneath. Forewing as above: apex dusted white. Hindwing black: a tornal spot and a complete 
series ot subterminal spots, red, with an inner series of narrow Innnlar dustings, blue, and then of 
narrow liiiiular dustings, grey. o ; > 
>>™yn-black: a large spot in cell at threefonrtbs and a complete outer series of 
dustcd brown Hindwing brown-blaek : a central area, white: a tornal spot 
. d a complete series of subterminal spots, red: an incomplete scries of discal spots, dusted blue. 
sub?e™df. 7 v./ 7 ’‘'T'^" ninflwing as above: tornal and 
vrr„t abort tit « >>” f™™ 
tootir rrt™ r7 0 c? 10 T!"'*'®**' J';, t - 5 !?■ of Wole"' Is. 3 6 7. Banks Ts. 2 3. Cook- 
tovn 10 . ( aims C 8 0 10 . Kuranda 1 (5 /. Ingham 4 5 0 . Townsville 4 .5 fi 7 Maekov 4 11 
bocldianipton 0 ^^^^ Stradbroke Is. 12 . Blaekbnttl. Mt Tambourine 12. ‘ Richmond 
2 .’ ^ 29^' ?4 q ^ Macquarie 10 . iAIanning Ti. , 8 . Sydney 1 2 11 12 . Wandin 
228aa. P. aegeus aegeus, 2 f. beatrix Waterhouse. Fig. 565. 
Victorian Naturalist 1908, p. IIS. 
’brotr'Hiiuw CwnH heavilv dusted 
as abOTe'-'^lmnialTirsid^ '*7 ‘lorsiim towards base, brown-blaek. Hindwifis 
Loo. Cape York 3. Prince of Wales Is. G. Iiigbam. C 9 . 
