. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. 188 SUMATEA. very rare and beautiful insects. I will give here some account of two species of butterflies, which, though very common in collections, present us with peculiarities of the highest inter- est. The first is the handsome Papiho memnon, a splendid but- terfly of a deep-black color, dotted over with lines and groups of scales of a clear ashy blue. Its wings are five inches in. DIFFERENT FEMALES OF PAPILIO MEMNON. expanse, an
. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. 188 SUMATEA. very rare and beautiful insects. I will give here some account of two species of butterflies, which, though very common in collections, present us with peculiarities of the highest inter- est. The first is the handsome Papiho memnon, a splendid but- terfly of a deep-black color, dotted over with lines and groups of scales of a clear ashy blue. Its wings are five inches in. DIFFERENT FEMALES OF PAPILIO MEMNON. expanse, and the hind wings are rounded, with scolloped edges. This applies to the males; but the females are very different, and vary so much that they were once supposed to form several distinct species. They may be divided into two groups—those which resemble the male in shape, and those which differ entirely from him in the outline of the wings. The first vary much in color, being often nearly white, with dusky yellow and red markings, but such differences often oc-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. New York : Harper
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