( '^OT ) 



/. Tegiilue, subbiisiil li;iiul di' i'urowiiij,^ etc., 



bright olive-green ..... 427. J>. nerii. 

 Tegnlae, snbl)asal baud of forewing, ete., 



blackish or brownish olive-green . . 43n. I >. ijludda. 



42fi. Deilephila dohertyi. 



*n,:phii!s ihhnhii Rothschild, Nov. ZooL. iii. p. 307. n. 2 (181(7) (Kapaiir, Dutch N. G. ;— Miis. 



Tring) ; Pagenst., in Chun, Zn,jl„f/i,-a xii. 29. p. 24-2. fig. (lOlHI). 

 /),i/,l,iii.sliyi,ulhoiix, id. /.(■. p. 14. n 12 (1!)0()) (X. Pommern). 



(5' ?. A very remarkable s})ecies, differing from the others in the green area of 

 the forewing being externally deeply incised between R- and R', while it is as 

 broad between R-' and M' as between R' and R-, a green oblong patch R'' — M' 

 being merged together witli the band ; tlie white spot at base and that at ape.\ 

 heavy; antemedian line irregnlar, distinct only in and near cell, (dollar green, 

 first two abdominal tergites green. 



cJ. Tenth tergite ronnded at end; sternite tapering, ape.x obtusely pointed. 

 Large scales of clasjier black at midrib and edges; harpe (PI. XLVIIl. f l.s) 

 jieculiar, the discal process produced into a long finger, which is slightly twisted 

 at the end, pro-ximal process narrow, outline of dorsal margin of clasper somewhat 

 undulate. Penis-sheath (PI. LV. f. 33) with two left processes, one pointing 

 l)roximad, the other de.xtrad, and a longer riglit process. 



Early stages not known. 



JIab. New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago; Solomon Islands. 



In the Triug Museum 4 ScS, 2 ? ? from : Kapaur, Dutch N. Guinea, xii. ''.lO 

 (Doherty), (i/pe; Bougu, Huon Golfe ; Kiuiguuang, N. Pommerania (Ribbe) ; 

 N. Mecklenburg (Ribbe); Kulambangra, Solomon Is., 25. ii. lOiil (Bleek and 

 Eichhorn); Isabel, Solomon Is., 4. vi. to 9. vii. 1901 (Meek and Eichhorn). 



42T. DeilepMla nerii. 



Frisch, /iiserl. vii. p. .0. t. 3 (/., p., i.) (1722) : R6<el, /».-•. Behist. iii. p. 85. t. 15. f. 1. 2. 3., t. 16. 



f. 4. 5. 6 (1755) ; Hemm., Coll. Cm: li,^. t. 4. f. a. b. (/., /.) (175- ?) ; Schiiff , ln„i. Rcthb. 



t. 100. f. 3. 4 (17(36-60) ; Ern. & Engr., P,i2>. Em: iii. p. 77. t. 104. f. 153. a— f. (1"8"-)- 

 Sjikiiij- nei-ii Linno. Syst. Xot. ed. x. p. 4!10. n. 5 (1758) ; id., /..-. ed. xii. p. 798. n. 5. (1767) ; Hufn., 



Berl. May. ii. 2. p. 176. ii. 2, p. 191. n. 2 (1766) ; Beckm., E/)lt. p. 160. n. 4 (1767) ; Miill., 



Xiiturs. V. 1. p. 636. n. 5 (1774) ; Fabr., .S>7. Hnl. p. 538. n. 5. (1775) ; Den. it Schilf., Vrrz. 



Si-lim. Wmi p. 42 (1776) : Beckm., /'////s-. 0>k. Bib/, v. p. 156 (1774) ; Mad., ed. Kleem., 



Riinpeiihil. p. 63. n. 178, p. 80. n. 129 (1777) ; Cram., rxp. E.eot. iii. p. 51. t. 224. f. i) (1779) 



(Coromandel) ; Esp., Schmell. ii. p. 43. t. 4. f. 1. 2. 3, p. 199. t. 27. f. 1. 2 (1779) ; Blum., 



Ilamlh. Sal. p. 364. n. 2 (1780) ; Goeze, Eut. Bey/r. iii. 2. p. 145. n. 5 (1780) ; Fabr., .s><>r. 



/>is. ii. p. 142. n. 11 (1781) ; Fuessl., .V. .U<iy. ii. p. 371 (17K5) ; Fabr., .Uant. /n.--. ii. p. 93. n. 12 



(1787) ; Borkh., Eur. Srhm. ii. p. 74. n. 138, p. 178. n. 5 (17K9) ; Gmel., Sys/. Xal. i. 5. p. 2374. 



D. 5 (1790) ; View., Verz. Braml. i. p. 4. n. 4 (1790) ; Rossi, Emina Etr. ii. p. 162. n. 1052. tab. 



(1790) (life hist.) ; Brahm, /».■*. Kul. p. 524. n. 383 (1791) : Schwarz, R„iij,enhil. p. 196. 3.50. 



5(1(1 (1791) : Fabr., Ent. Sy^t. iii. 1. p. 360. n. 13 (1793) : Hilbn., Em: Srhm., Sphhiy. p. 95. 



t. 11. f. 63 (1796) : id., GV>r//. Em: ficlim. ii. Sphliiy. Liy. B. ua f. 1. a. b (IXO-V) ; Fabr., in 



Illig., .May. /,<.■'. vi. p. 288 (18(17) : Ocha., Sc/iw. Em: ii. p. 201. d. 1 (1808) ; Nagel, I[u!/4,. 



Schm. p. 149 (1818): Latr., Xotir. Did. Hist. Nat. xxii. p. 27 (1819) ; God., llixl. Nat. Lip. 



France iii. p. 12. n. 1. t. 13 (1821) ; Lep. it Serv., Em: Mi-lh. x. p. 4(56. t. 63. f. 5—8 (1825) ; 



Meig., llandb. Sell,,,, i. p. 93 (1827) ; id., Syst. Bo^ch,: Srh,n. ii. p. 132. n. 1. t. 63. f. 3 (1830) ; 



Beske, in Silberm., Rer. Ent. ii. p. 177. (1834) (Hamburg) ; Friv., ibid. ii. p. 181 (1834) 



(Hungary) ; Then, Nat. Sch,,,. p. 104. t. 52. f. 725. 726. 727 (1H37) : Brulk-, E.rp. .Uoiea, A,iir. 



p. 28(_;. n. 60:S (18.32) : Luc, L,p. Em\ p. 110. t. 42 (1834) ; Blanch., Hist. Nat. Ins. iii. t. 20. 



f. 1 (1840) ; Treitschke, Uulfsb. p. 162. n. 5 (1844) ; Keferst., ll>». Ent. Man. ii. p. 225 (1858) ; 



