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ORNITHOPTERA PRIAMUS.

PLATE I. Fig. 1.

Boisd. Species gener. des Lepidop., 173—Papilio Priamus, Linn. Latr. Godart, Cramer; Papillons exotiques, 23, A, B; Donovan's Insects of India, Pl. 3.

Female, Pap. Panthous, Linn.; Cramer, 123, A, and 124, A; Don. Ins. of India, Pl. 2.

Such a remarkable discrepancy exists in the appearance of the sexes, that they were always regarded as separate species till lately, when their proper relationship to each other happened to be ascertained. The anterior wings of the male are deep velvety black, with two broad longitudinal stripes of rich silky green, curved, and narrowing at both extremities; between these stripes there is a large brownish spot disposed longitudinally. The hinder wings are silky green, with the posterior margin, and a series of four pretty large circular spots, velvet-black; between the black spots and posterior border are two orange spots, and another of larger size towards the base of the wing. On the under side, the anterior wings have a macular band of gilded green, formed of contiguous wedge-shaped spots, an irregular patch towards the centre, and two streaks near the apex. The under side of the