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Show 654 ON S O M E D I U R N A L L E P I D O P T E R A . [Junel7, straw-coloured patch crossing the middle of the secondaries is much narrower, especially towards the inner margin, which it reaches in P. cilix; the outer margin of this patch is convex between the veins instead of concave ; and the interior margin of the same patch is straight instead of curved ; there is also a bright orange spot on the inner margin near the anal angle, and a second smaller one just beyond it. The female has the outer half of the patch on the secondaries of a dirty yellow colour, while the inner portion is nearly white. Our specimens are from New Ireland. PAPILIO ORITAS, n. sp. <$. Exp. 5*2 in. P. ormeni simillimus, sed posticis, presertim ad ramum medianum tertium magis elongatis, litura grisea aream mediam occupante majore et margine introrsum recto nee concavo diversa : subtus posticarum lunula secunda apud angulum analem ochracea, serieque interiore lunularum cyaneurum magis distinctis. 5 mari similis, sed alis obscurioribus et squamis sparsis croceis tectis, anticarum fascia subapicali croceo tincta presertim marginem externum versus; posticarum margine interno lituree griseee eodem colorepicto : subtus lunulis septem ochraceo-rufis, aliis fere obsoletis interioribus cyaneo notatis. W e have now received four examples of this Papilio, three males and a female, from New Ireland. It is nearly allied to P. ormenus, from which, however, it differs in the following particulars :-The secondaries are much elongated, especially at the termination of the third median branch, where it is almost caudate ; the inner margin of the grey patch on the secondaries in the male is straight instead of curved. The female is like the male ; but the wings are brown and covered with scattered scales of dull orange ; the subapical band of spots crossing the primaries, with the exception of the spot nearest the costa, is tinged with the same colour ; the interior margin of the grey patch is convex instead of concave, and towards its edge at the anal angle is rusty yellow ; it has likewise a series of seven submarginal lunules of the same colour. PAPILIO PARON, n. sp. Exp. 3*3 in. P. parmato similis sed alis magis productis, anticis fasciola alba obliqua ultra cellulam minore, et fascia submaryinali externa paulo latiore; posticis, griseo angulum analem versus angustiore: subtus croceus albo tincto, fasciola in costamperfasciam transversum mediam crocea eunte, tribus lunulis valde conspicuis eodem colore, ad terminum ejus, unguium analem versus, colore rubro omnino absente. Antennis nigris, prothorace croceo. This is a very distinct species, and, though similar to P. parmatus in the markings of the upper surface, may readily be distinguished from it by having three strongly marked orange spots at the end of the outer transverse black band towards the anal angle ; and it has also the band itself towards the costa marked with the same colour, |