54 KYOICIII TAKAIUSIII: 



Aste^opteryx styracophila K.uscli? 

 (PI. VIII, J 5, f^'s. 7 -12) 



iVr. (I.iitsc-h l]nt. (i(~4., V. S, ]!. 52 (1890). 



^\'ill^('<l ^ivi]);iTOUS fc^iujiiu. 



Hijwl, untt'iiuac jiiid tliiinix Mack. Eyis liliwk, s jiu(>\vli:i.t binw iiisli. 



^Vill^■^ almost liyaliiu- ; stiY^ma <lark jijiceu ; sulii-ostji liLick ; veins hrow nisi i. 

 legs gi'aA' or blackish. Cauda ,-\ello\\Lsli giXH^n. 



IJody olikuii^, without whitt; SL'Civtious. Head inolcratt! in si/A', lackinp; 

 hoiiLS. ]^vcs very larj^c : ocular tiilwcks very small. Frontal tulnyclcs iil>sent. 

 One of the ocelli sihuitx-d on tlie front. Autemuie somewluit stout; the 3rd 

 joint with about 20, the 'ith 8 — 9, the 5th 8 annulatious ; the primary stnisorimu 

 of 111" 5th snuill, somewhat protrudinji; ; tlu! relative length of joints jus follows: 

 111—50, 1\' 21, V — 21. IiostTum very short, not reiiehiug the middle cosixe. 

 'ITio-.v-A noruiil. A\'iiigs carried !lat when at rest; subeosbi of the fore wing 

 providiil with 5 wry small circular .sensoria airanged in one row at the base and 

 i.b 'lit 10 small S(msoi'ia almost along the wholi; length, and some short biistles 

 jav jnuseut ; the 1st mid 2nd obli<iuis nnit^^d at the kuses, somewhat curved ; tlie 

 .'!rd onci^ forked, olisolcte at the l),ise; hind wings with 2 somewluit divergent 

 obliiiues; h<Hiklets 2. AlHlomon jn'ovidcd \\itli some moderately long bristles. 

 Spiracles slightly protidn'rant. Cornicles very short, .slightly in'otubenuit. 

 ('ard.i very shoit, much wider than k)ng, roimded, not coiishictcd at the bastj. 



-Vnal jilate biloKd, but n t tiefly, provided with some long bristles. 



l.egs with many si'l.ie ; hind t:irsi almost as long iis the 4th juitenual 

 joint, tai'si with a few \(ry long capitate luiirs. 



Ijcngth of bady — aKnit 1.7 mni. Fori? wing — aliout 2.25 nun. 



Ant«^MUia — about 0.(! mm. 



IRist — Sli/no: nuUrifvl'nan, producing gulls. 



Distrilnition.— Formosa : Soam. Java (Kai-sch). 



INIau}- winged vivip.arous females and tlie iiymplis were collected e>n 

 October Ifi, 1922, by Uv. J. Sonan. 



Hitherto umiconUd from Fornio.sa. 



This sjiecies dilVers from A. uli/mvifoli' Takah. in the chiU'acters lus follows ; 

 (1) .Vn'.emiae more stout. 



