^40 NOVITATES ZOOLOQICAE XXVI. 1919, 



340. Macroglossum eichhorni R. & J. = Macroglossum eichhorni. 



Macroglo3sum eichhorni Rothschild & Jordan, Nov. Zool. vol. ix. Suppl. p. 658. No. 604. pi. iii. f. 14 

 (1903) (Guadalcanar). 



Type : ?, Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands, March 1901. A. S. Meek coll. 



The Tring Museum, since 1903, has received 8 (J(J 2 $? of this fine species 

 from Isabel, Bougainville, and New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands ; from 

 A. S. Meek. 



341. Macroglossum corythus platyxanthiun R. & J. —Macroglossum corythua 



platyxanihum. 

 Macroglossum corythus platyxanihum Rothschild & Jordan, Nov. Zool. vol. ix. Suppl. p. 660. No. 605a. 

 pi. 4. f. 1(1903) (Okinawa). 



Type : S, Okinawa, Loo Choo Islands, August 1891. Dr. Fritze coU. 

 5 (J (J, 1 $ have come to hand, since 1903, from Ikebata Oshima, Loo Choo 

 Islands. 



342. Macroglossa pylene Feld. = Macroglossum corythus pylene. 



Macroglossa pylene Felder, 8itz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, vol. xliii. p. 29 (1861) (Amboyna). 



Type : ?, Amboyna. DoleschaU coll. ex coU. Felder. 

 1343. Macroglossa moluccensis Rothsch. = Macroglossum corythus pylene Feld. 



Macroglossa moluccensis Rothschild, Nov. Zool. vol. i. p. 67 (1894) (partim ; Batjan). 

 Macroglossa pylene Felder, loc. cit. antea. 



Type : <J, Batjan, Northern Moluccan Islands. 



About 20 specimens have been added to the Tring Museum, since 1903, 

 from Waigeu Island ; Sorong, Dutch New Guinea ; Sudest Island, Louisiade 

 Islands ; Mount Kebea, S.E. New Guinea ; Stephansort, N.E. New Guinea ; 

 Ceram, and Batjan, Moluccan Islands ; from E. Stresemann, J. Waterstradt, 

 A. E. Pratt, and Kunzimann. 



344. Macroglossum corythus xanthurus R. & J. = Macroglossum corythus 



xanthurus. 

 Macroglossum corythus xanthurus Rothschild & Jordan, Nov. Zool. vol. ix. Suppl. 662. No. 605e 

 (1903)(Larat). 



Type : (J, Larat, Tenimber Islands. H. Kiilin coU. 



345. Macroglossum corythus fuscicauda R. & J. = Macroglossum corythus 



fuscicauda. 

 Macroglossum corythus fuscicauda Rothschild & Jordan, Nov. Zool. vol. ix. Suppl. p. 663. No. 605g 

 (1903) (Lifu). 



Type : J, Lifu, Loyalty Islands. Received from Watkins and Doncaster. 

 346. Macroglossum amoenum R. & J. = Macroglossum amoenum. 



Macroglossum amoenum Rothschild & Jordan, Nov. Zool. vol. xxiii. p. 121. No. 11 (1916) (Banks 

 Island). 



Type : $, Sungei Liat, Banka Island. 



