On the phenomena of variation and geographical distribution as illustrated by the Papilionidæ of the Malayan regionWallace, Alfred Russel
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On the phenomena of variation and geographical distribution as illustrated by the Papilionidæ of the Malayan region
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Papilionidae -- Malaysia -- Geographical distribution; Papilionidae -- Malaysia -- Variation
73. PAPILIO TYDEUS, Felder. Tab. IV. figs. 3 (♂), 2 (♀).
_P. Tydeus_, Feld. Lep. Fragm. p. 52 (♂).
_Female._—Upper side dusky brown; fore wings with the central portion
below the cell nearly white; hind wings with the basal two-thirds white,
with an irregular and obtusely dentated margin, and edged with
ochre-yellow; the rest black, with a submarginal row of seven broad
yellowish lunules, and above those nearest the anal angle three
irregular blue patches.
Under side nearly as above; the white space on the upper wings is more
extensive and better defined; the marginal lunules are dilated so as to
form a crenellated band, and the blue marks are increased to six or
seven in number. Head and thorax dusky; abdomen yellowish.
_Hab._ Batchian, Morty Island (_Wall._).
_Remark._—The female, which seems to be of only one form in this
species, is especially interesting as being allied to the pale-yellow
form of _P. Ormenus_ and _P. Pandion_.
74. PAPILIO ADRASTUS, n. s. Tab. IV. fig. 1 (♀).
_Male._—Upper side, like _P. Ormenus_ ♂; but has the band of the hind
wings narrower, not crossing the cell, and more pointed towards the anal
angle.
Under side with a single red anal spot, and three blue lunules beyond
it.
_Female._—Upper side brown-black; anterior wings with the apical half
browner, a whitish patch around the end of the cell, and an ovate spot
within it; posterior wings with a small central whitish patch more or
less tinged with ochreous; a submarginal row of very large deep-red
lunules, that at the anal angle forming an irregular ocellus bordered
above with pale blue, and a few blue atoms on the side of it.
Indentations of all the wings broadly margined with ochreous.
Under side:—the white patch of the anterior wings larger and well
defined, and continued by smaller and fainter patches to the outer
angle; posterior wings with the small central patch and marginal lunules
as above, with the addition of a faint row of angulated blue marks
between them.
Wings elongated posteriorly, and somewhat angulated at the termination
of the first median nervure.
Expanse of wings, ♂, 5¼ inches; ♀, 6 inches.
_Hab._ Banda Island (_Wall._).
_Remarks._—This species is near _P. Ormenus_ in the male, but approaches
_P. Gambrisius_ in the female, which differs from all others in this
group by its dark colouring and the short narrow band on the hind wings.
A male and two females were obtained in the small island of Banda.
75. PAPILIO GAMBRISIUS, Cramer.
_P. Gambrisius_, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 157. f. A, B (♂); Boisd. Sp. Gén.
Lép. p. 213.
_P. Drusius_, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 229. f. A, t. 230. f. A (♀); Boisd. Sp.
Gén. Lép. p. 218.
_Hab._ Amboyna, Ceram, Bouru (_Wall._).
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