. Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects. hi ^J% x/. m i i m ■. 59 PLATE XVI. ILLUSTRATIONS OF TWO HITHERTO UNFIGURED SPECIES OF PAPILIO. Papilio Rhetenor, Westw. n. sp. (PI. 16, fig. 1 and I a). Alia supra nigro-cyaneo nitidis,posticis oculo incomplete ad angulum ani albo supra rufo; subtus anticis griseis nigrostriatis, basi sanguineis; posticis aterrimis marginc omni anali late sanguineo nigro maculatoangulo ani albo irrorato. Expans. alar. unc. 5^. This fine species is a native of Assam, where it was collected byMr. Griffith, and now forms part of Mr.
. Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects. hi ^J% x/. m i i m ■. 59 PLATE XVI. ILLUSTRATIONS OF TWO HITHERTO UNFIGURED SPECIES OF PAPILIO. Papilio Rhetenor, Westw. n. sp. (PI. 16, fig. 1 and I a). Alia supra nigro-cyaneo nitidis,posticis oculo incomplete ad angulum ani albo supra rufo; subtus anticis griseis nigrostriatis, basi sanguineis; posticis aterrimis marginc omni anali late sanguineo nigro maculatoangulo ani albo irrorato. Expans. alar. unc. 5^. This fine species is a native of Assam, where it was collected byMr. Griffith, and now forms part of Mr. Sollys collection, alludedto in the last number of this work. On the upper side the wingsare of a black colour, tinged with very dark blue, especially towardsthe outer angle of the hind wings, being there increased by a numberof minute, slender, elongated, blue scales. At the anal angle is anincomplete eye, formed of a black spot, partially surrounded on theinside with a whitish crescent, the upper part of which is tingedwith sanguineous. The fore wings beneath are of a grey colour,darker towards
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