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6. Macroglossum spilonotum spec. nov. 



S ? . Olivaceo-brnniienm, capitc thoiaceijne vitta nigro-brannea postice obsoleta 

 notatis, patagiis etiam uigro-brunneis ; abdotnine in dorso duabns seriebns macnlarnni 

 nigrarnm bene exjiressarum atqne in lateribns dnabns luacnlis flavis et tribns 

 castaneis signato ; covpore infra castaneo, palpis subfiiscis. Ali§ anticis lineis 

 transversis iiigris signatis, area marginali triangnlari plus mimisve nigra ; posticis 

 fascia flava mediana bene expressa angusta ornatis. Alarum pagina inferiors 

 castanea, area abdominali alarum posticarnm flava conspicua. 



Long. al. {int. 31 mm. 



A small series ot 6 d from Mt. Goliatb, Snow Mts., Southern Dutch New 

 Guinea, January and February 1911 (A. S. Meek) ; in Mns. Tring. 



The npperside of the head and thorax have a greyish tint, so that the median 

 stripe as well as the large patch of the patagia stand out distinctly. The metanotum 

 is dark brown excepting the centre. The third to seventh abdominal tergites bear 

 each a pair of black spots at the base which are very jirominent, the interspace 

 between the two rows being 2-.5 mm. wide; segment >S has a black median spot; 

 at the sides of segments 3 and 4 a transverse yellow sjiot, which is contiguous 

 with a basal transverse black spot ; at the sides of segment 2 some yellow hair- 

 scales ; the chestnut side-spots of segments 5 — 7 rather prominent ; fan-tail of 

 the same dark brown colour as the body ; side-tnfts of segments 3 — 6 tipped 

 with white. 



Underside of body dull chestnut. Second segment of palpi olivaceous ; ventral 

 border of eye white ; abdomen without grey median patches. Antenna slender. 



Vpperside of forewing with the same greyish flush as the head and thorax; 

 antemedian pair of lines onrving bnsad posteriorly, and the posterior half of the 

 space between them filled in with brownish black ; no distinct discocellnlar spot ; 

 the pair of discal lines distinct, curving costad anteriorly ; from the hind angle of 

 the wing a diffuse black band extends forward to II-, being here continued basad 

 so as to reach the inner discal line, and also apicad reaching the black submarginal 

 spot which stands between the two lower snbcostals, which spot touches the black 

 marginal spot placed below the apex ; the distal margin blackish brown ; the 



costal area near apex brighter brown than the rest of the wing. Hindwing 



brownish black ; tlio yellow band slightly incurved, widest in front of the anal 

 angle, almost of even widtii from the snlimedian fold forward, measuring 2';j — 3 mm. 

 in the centre, being narrower than the black basal area. 



L7if/tvi«/(> chestnut, brighter than the body ; forewing with a black submarginal 

 line elbowed in the centre, and some indistinct discal lines ; basal half shaded 

 with fuscous.— — Hindwing with three rather well marked brown lines on disc, 

 base not yellow, the yellow abdominal area sharply defined, extending from near 

 abdominal edge to submedian fold and almost reaching anal angle, the latter 

 blackish. 



Anal tergitc of c? tapering, the tip moderately acuminate : anal sternite very 

 slightly narrowing towards the apex, which is rounded, (,'lasper without friction- 

 scales on outer surface ; harpe slender, nearly reaching to middle of ventral edge of 

 clasper, slightly curved upwards distally, the tip subacuminate. Process of jjcnis- 

 sheath lying along edge of orifice, encircling the same for about two-fiftlis, the 

 proximal margin and tip of the process denticulate. 



In facies recalling M. semifasciata Hamps. (1892). 



