. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. Insects. SYNOPTIC TABtE OF THE GENUS PAPJUO, UK. Head large; eyes prominent; palpi very short, joints scarcely distinct; an- tennae elongate, club pyriform; body more or less hairy, free from the wings; wings robust, borders more or less dentated, generally terminated by one or more tails. The Papilios of North America may be divided into two groups: * I. with tails—type Turans, Linn. *II. without tails—type Polyriama% Linn. Group *T may be divided in: A. —Ground color of wings yellow with black markings. 1. P. Turnus, Linn, bright yellow with
. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. Insects. SYNOPTIC TABtE OF THE GENUS PAPJUO, UK. Head large; eyes prominent; palpi very short, joints scarcely distinct; an- tennae elongate, club pyriform; body more or less hairy, free from the wings; wings robust, borders more or less dentated, generally terminated by one or more tails. The Papilios of North America may be divided into two groups: * I. with tails—type Turans, Linn. *II. without tails—type Polyriama% Linn. Group *T may be divided in: A. —Ground color of wings yellow with black markings. 1. P. Turnus, Linn, bright yellow with black borders and markings; 5 wi'h large blue lunules on the secondaries, expands 3 to 4 inches.—U. S., East of the Rocky Mountains. Biaek 9 variety Glaucus. Linn, more common in the Southern States. 2. P. Rutulus, B'dv- General appearance of P. Turnus, but usually smal- ler. May be distinguished by its having the yellow band which runs along the posterior margin on the underside of the primaries unbroken, while in Turnus it is disconnected.—Pacific States. 3. P. Eurymedon, B'dv. Pale yellow; black markings heavier ; size same a* PvUtulus.—California to British Columbia. 4. P. Daunus, B'dv. Bright yellow; black markings and border slighter than in Turnus; double tailed; size same, or larger than Turnus.—Arizona to Montana, Oregon. 5. P. Pilumnus, B'dv- Very close to the above, but somewhat smaller, and the black markings heavier. Three tailed. —Arizona, New Mexico. 6. P. Ajax, Linn. Pale yellow, with black border and markings; anal spot red and double, expands two, to two and one- half inches.—Southern States. Var: Marcellus, B'dv. Slightly larger than the above and more heavily marked; tails longer ; anal spot red, single.—South- ern States. 7. P. Zolicaon, B'dv. Bright yellow ; black border with yellow lunnles ; inrerio r margin wide and bla^k ; veins prominently black; anal spot red, expands two and r,a «. one-half inches.—Pacific State*. Please note t
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