( 507 ) 



f. Tegiilae, subbasal baud of Ibrewiug, etc., 



bright olive-green ..... 427. IK in-rii. 

 Tegnlae, snbliasal band of forewiug, etc., 



blackish or brownish olive-green . . 43i). /;. jjlnctda. 



42(1. Deilephila dohertyi. 



*Diiphnis ilolia-l;// RoHischiW, Nov. Zoni,. iii. p. y07. n. 2 (1S07) (Kapaur, Dutch N. G. ;— Mus. 



Tring) : Pagenst., in Chun, Z„u/ni/!ca .xii. 20. p. 24'-'. fig. (191 III). 

 Daiihila/ii/jjiilhoiix, id. I.r. p. 14. n 12 (I'JOO) (N. Pommern). 



cJ ? . A very remarkable species, differing from the others in tlie green area of 

 the forewing being e.xternaliy deeply incised between 11- and R'^, while it is as 

 broad between II-'' and M' as between R' and R-, a green oblong patcii R^ — M' 

 being merged together with tlie band ; the white spot at base and that at ape.x 

 heavy; antemedian line irregular, distinct only in and near cell. Collar green, 

 first two abdominal tergites green. 



cJ. Tenth tergite rounded at end; steruite tapering, apex obtusely pointed. 

 Large scales of clasper black at niidrili and edges; iiarpe (PI. XLVIII. f. IN) 

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

 at the end, jiroxinial jirocess narrow, outline of dorsal margin of clasper somewhat 

 undulate. Penis-sheath (PI. LV. f. 33) with tico left processes, one pi)iiiting 

 ])ro.\imad, the other dextrad, and a longer right process. 



Early stages not known. 



/lab. New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago; Solomon Islands. 



In the Tring Museum 4 cJc?, 2 ? ? from : Kapaur, Dutch N. Guinea, xii. ''■)(> 

 (Doherty), ti/jjc; Bongu, Hnon Grdfe ; Kinigiinang, N. Pommerania (Ribbe) ; 

 N. Mecklenburg (Ribbe); Kulambangra, Solomon Is., 2o. ii. 1!)(JI (Meek and 

 Eichhnrn); Isabel, Solomon Is., 4. vi. to 0. vii. 19U1 (Meek and Eichhorn). 



427. Deilephila nerii. 



Frisch, Jiiwrt. vii. p. 5. t. ,3 (_l., !•., i.) (1722) ; Ro<el, Ins. lielust. iii. p. 85. t. 15. f. 1. >. 3., t. 16. 

 f. 4. 5. G (175.5) ; Hemm., Coll. Ciii: Im. t. 4. f. a. b. (/., /.) (176- ?) ; Scbilff., Iron. Rolmh. 

 t. lOU. f. 3. 4 (17i;('>-6;i) ; Ern. >*c Engr., Pop. Em: iii. p. 77. t. 104. f. 153. a— f. (1782). 



Sjihiiu: writ Linm', Sijist. Xot. ed. .\. p. 4111). n. 5 (1758) ; id., I.r. ed. xii. p. 798. n. 5. (1767) ; Hufn., 

 Burl. .Vaij. ii. 2. p. 176. n. 2, p. 191. n. 2 (176G) ; Beckm., Kpif. p. 160. ii. 4 (1767) ; Miill, 

 Xnlun. V. 1. p. 636. n. 5 (1774) ; Fabr., Si/«t. K,il. p. 538. d. 5. (1775) ; Den. & Schitf., Vn-:. 

 Sclim. Wifii p. 42 (1776) ; Beckm., Phy^. O.k. Jllbl. v. p. 156 (1774) ; Mad., ed. Kleem., 

 JitiiijmiUI. p. 63. n. 17H, p. 8(1. n. 129 (1777) ; Cram., Pop. E.rol. iii. p. 51. t. 224. f. 1) (1779) 

 (Coromandel) ; Esp., Srhmell. ii. p. 43. t. 4. f. 1. 2. 3, p. 199. t. 1'7. f. 1. 2 (1779) ; Blum., 

 Hantlh. .Vol. p. 3(i4. n. 2 (1780) ; Goeze, Ent. Beijli: iii. 2. p. 145. n. 5 (1780) ; Fabr., .S>v. 

 Iiu. ii. p. 142. n. 11 (1781) ; Fuesel., .V. .Mug. ii. p. 371 (1785) ; Fabr., .Mont. Inx. ii. p. 93. n. 12 

 (1787) ; Borkh., Eur. Sri,,,,., ii. p. 74. n. 138, p. 178. n. 5 (1789) ; Gmel., Sysl. Nol. i. 5. p. 2374. 

 D. 5 (1790) ; View., IV/-.. /S,ii„il i. p. 4. n. 4 (1790) ; Ro.«si, Fouiio Elr. ii. p. 162. n. 1052. tab. 

 (1790) (life hiht.) ; Bnihiii, //«. Kol. p. U2i. ii. .383 (1791) ; Schwarz, /t<i„pn,l.„l. p. 19G. 350. 

 500(1791); Fabr., Eiit. .S>(. iii. 1. p. 360. n. 13(1793); Ruhn., E„r. Sri,,,,., Sp/ihoj. p. K)_ 

 t. II. f. (;3 (1796) ; id., Gcxi!,. Eur. Srii,,,. ii. Splumj. L,,/. H. iia f. 1. a. b (IHO^-V) ; Fabr., iii 

 Illig., .1%. /,«. vi. p. 288 (1807) ; Ochs., Hchm. E„r. ii. p. 201. n. 1 (1808) : Nngel, IliUfsh. 

 .SV7„„. p. 149 (1H18); Latr., No„r. Did. Jfist. Nat. xxii. p. 27 (1819) ; God., //«/. .\'ot. Up. 

 I'nim; iii. p. 12. n. 1. t. 13 (1821) : Lep. * Serv., Em: .Mill,, x. p. 466. t. 63. f. ,5—8 (1825) ; 

 Meig., Ilamlh. S,;ti„,. i. p. 93 (1827) ; id., Si/M. Ihxi-hr. Sri,,,,, ii. p. 132. D. I. t. 63. f. 3 (1830) ; 

 Be»ke, in Silberm., /{er. Ei,l. ii. p. 177. (1834) (Hamburg) ; Friv., ilml. ii. p. 181 (1834) 

 (Hungary) ; Thon, .V«^ Si-hin. p. 104. t. 52. f. 72.5. 726. 727 (1h:!7) ; Bnillr, /v.i/;. .Vori'o, .l,iii: 

 p. 286. n. CO.'! (I8:i2) ; Lu.-., Up. E,ir. p. 110. t, 42 (1834) ; Blanch., //;«(. .Vol. /«». iii. t. 20. 

 i. 1 (1840) ; Trt-iUclike, //«7/»6. p. 162. n. 5 (1844) ; Kcfurst., \Vie„. EiU. .\lon. ii. p. 225 (18,08) ; 



