Science-gossip . Papilio machacn, ab. sphyms Hb. numerous generic groups. I prefer however to keepthe seven species here described under the heading ofPapilio. All the Palaearctic species are of large size andhave the tailed and at the an. ang. an ocellated places in S. France ; in some of these localities beingcommoner than either P. podalirius or P. hospilon is only to be taken in Corsica andSardinia, at an elevation of not less than 2, Corsica it is not so frequent as in Papilio xitthus L. spot. The f. w. are triangular in shape, andgenerally have the ou.
Science-gossip . Papilio machacn, ab. sphyms Hb. numerous generic groups. I prefer however to keepthe seven species here described under the heading ofPapilio. All the Palaearctic species are of large size andhave the tailed and at the an. ang. an ocellated places in S. France ; in some of these localities beingcommoner than either P. podalirius or P. hospilon is only to be taken in Corsica andSardinia, at an elevation of not less than 2, Corsica it is not so frequent as in Papilio xitthus L. spot. The f. w. are triangular in shape, andgenerally have the ou. marg. slightly concave. Palpishort. Antennae long, with elongate clubs, whichare^more or less curved upwards. The remaining species in our list are xuthus, which somewhat resembles P. machaon,but is larger and paler, with its smaller dimorphicform Milhulus, and P. maackii, a splendid species of Si IEN( E-GOSSIP. 113 ! ith its smaller dimorphicform raddei,nil in the Alum \ alley. I have »dni ies from Corea, n hand irked with red lunules on theh. \>., w hich nls curs In hina and fapan,
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