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
_Hab._ Waigiou Island (♂) (_Wall._).
This species imitates _Danais sobrina_, Bd., a New Guinea species. The
figure represents the upper surface of both forms of this insect.
p. _Antiphates_ group.
99. PAPILIO ANTIPHATES, Cramer.
_P. Antiphates_, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 72, f. A, B; Boisd. Sp. Gén. Lép. p.
248.
_P. Pompilius_, Fab.; Lucas, Lep. Ex. t. 22. f. 1; Godt. Enc. Méthod,
ix. p. 49.
_P. Alcibiades_, Fab.; Godt. Enc. Méthod, ix. p. 49.
_Hab._ India, China (“_type_”).
Local form _a_.—_Podalirius Pompilius_, Sw. Zool. Ill. 2nd ser. pl. 105.
_Hab._ Malacca, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (_Wall._).
These differ from the type in the black apical portion not quite
reaching the outer angle, and in the first and second bands on the upper
wings not extending below the cell. The fourth band varies in extent, as
does the amount of grey colouring in the caudal region.
100. PAPILIO EUPHRATES, Felder.
_P. Euphrates_, Feld. Lep. Nov. Philipp. p. 12; _P. Coretes_, Brit.
Mus. List of Papilionidæ (no description).
_Hab._ Philippine Islands.
101. PAPILIO ANDROCLES, Boisduval. Tab. VII. fig. 5 (♂).
_P. Androcles_, Bd. Sp. Gén. Lép. p. 279.
_Hab._ Macassar (Celebes) (_Wall._).
_Remarks._—I only met with this magnificent species on one occasion, on
the banks of a mountain-stream and on the sands close to a waterfall.
When resting on the ground, the very long white tails are raised up at a
considerable angle, and are very conspicuous.
102. PAPILIO DORCUS, De Haan.
_P. Dorcus_, De Haan, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Zool. t. 7. f. 4.
_Hab._ Gorontalo (N. Celebes) (“_Leyden Museum_”).
103. PAPILIO RHESUS, Boisduval.
_P. Rhesus_, Bd. Sp. Gén. Lép. p. 253.
_Hab._ Macassar (Celebes) (_Wall._). “Bengal,” the locality given by
Boisduval, is erroneous.
104. PAPILIO ARISTÆUS, Cramer.
_P. Aristæus_, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 318, f. E, F; Boisd. Sp. Gén. Lép. p.
252.
_Hab._ Ceram, Batchian (_Wall._).
105. PAPILIO PARMATUS, G. R. Gray.
_P. Parmatus_, G. R. Gray, Cat. Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. pl. 3. f. 2.
_Hab._ Aru Islands, Waigiou (_Wall._), Australia (_Brit. Mus._).
_Remarks._—The Aru specimen agrees almost exactly with the type specimen
in the British Museum. The Waigiou insect is rather darker on the under
surface, and has the black markings more sharply defined.
q. _Eurypylus_ group.
106. PAPILIO CODRUS, Cramer.
_P. Codrus_, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 179. f. A, B; Boisd. Sp. Gén. Lép. p.
228.
_Hab._ Amboyna and Ceram (_type_) (♂, ♀) (_Wall._).
Local form _a_ (_Gilolensis_).—Differs from the true _P. Codrus_ in
having always an additional semiovate spot below the submedian nervure,
and in having a small round spot on the anterior margin of the lower
wings beneath: it is also rather smaller.
_Hab._ Batchian and Gilolo (_Wall._)
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