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side-tufts iill whitc-tippi'd ; iiulpus ami middle ol' breast white, speckled with black 

 scales, sides of breast, legs, and abdomen maruoii-chestnut, middle of abdomen 

 darker brown, shaded with white scaling. 



Wings, aboce. Forewing : antemedian aiul dist'al lines filled in, the two 



bands contignons except in front; subbasal area, median and postdiscal costal 

 sjiaces, a sj)ace before anal angle, and a snbmarginal s]>ace between R' and W 

 filled in with bluish white scales forming lines, the external line of the postdiscal 

 costal patch and the inner line of the snbmarginal patch continuous with one 

 another : ontside the piostdiscal whitish space there is a reddish black trapezoidal 



]iateli divided by vein S('''. Hindwiiig : yellow band narrow, constricted behind 



cell, the broad black border lieing angulate or produced basad. 



Undcrsidi' reddish chestnut on disc, proximal area deep brown, extreme base 

 of both wings slightly yellow, yellow abdominal area of hindwing shar])ly defined. 



i. Tenth tergite obtuse, less slender than usually in this genus; steraite 

 short, subspatuhite, mesially carinate above, apex acuminate. C'lasper without 

 friction-scales; harpe (PI. LI. f. 7) rather long, curved upwards and twisted beyond 

 middle, tip acute. Process of penis-sheath (PI. LVI. f. 33) very long, ending in a 

 long thin point, base prominent, denticulate, no teeth ujion sheath jiroximally of 

 base of process, proximal edge of latter denticulate, apical margin of sheath 

 triangularly dilated distad at the side opposite the process ; internal rods broad. 



Early stages not known. 



llab. New Britain ; New Guinea. 



In the Triug Museum 2 cj c? from: Milne Bay, British N. Guinea (Meek); 

 Fergusson, d'Entrecasteaux Is. (Meek). 



5T(). Macroglossum castaneum spec. nov. (PI. III. f Ki, J). 



cj. Only one moderately preserved specimen. Upjierside of body brownish 

 black, head and anterior part of thorax olivaceous, posterior abdominal segments 

 somewhat chestnut; two restricted )'ellow side-patches on abdomen. Underside of 

 pal])US grey, much speckled with brown ; breast olivaceous, abdomen burnt-nmber 

 colour, chestnut laterally: side-tufts with small white tijis. 



Wings, ahom. Forewing brownish black, markings indistinct, exce[it the 



grey border of the postdiscal line, this convex in midille, concave behind; antemedian 

 and discal brownish black bands appearing merged together, their outlines barely 

 l,raceable, two snbapieal brown spots .SO' — H' followed by a third sjiot IC— It". 

 Border of hindwing broad, convex, sinuate behind. 



Underside bright chestnut ; brown distal borders distinct ; bases yellow ; 

 yellow abdominal area of hindwing rather sharply defined, H mm. short of tip 

 of SM-'. 



cJ. Tenth tergite truncate ; sternite somewhat acuminate, ujjperside elevate in 

 mesial line. t!lasi)er without friction-scales ; harpe (PI. L. f. 4s) short, obtuse, 

 slightly incrassate, strongly dentate. Penis-sheath antlioat process, only with a 

 few teeth (PI. LVI. f 4n) ; internal riids rounded at end. 



Length of forewing : i,'Z\ mm. 



Hab. Florida I., Solomon Islands, January lUDl (A. S. Meek and Eichhorn). 



1 cJ in the Tring Museum. 



In the structure of the penis-sheath nearest to alccdo. TIr' non-interrupted 

 grey postdiscal line of the forewing distinguishes this species easily from cale/fceiui. 



