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circnmscribed. The abdomen has generally only one yellow patcli, on segment 3 ; 

 sometimes there is another vestigial on segment 2, and seldom a third on the fourth 

 segment. The grey median band of the forewing is often interrnpted, seldom 

 comjiletely obliterated in consequence of the extension of the brown antemedian and 

 discal bands. 



Hub. Queensland, Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. 



In the Tring Museum 6 larvae, SO-odd specimens from : Queensland ; Kini- 

 gnnaug (ti/pc of Im'U)h/u) : Guadalranar, v. (Meeii). 



p. ^f. liirundo cincrascens. 



*Miiiriigl<i,<:sti rliifnisreiia TiiMer, .Vent. Niil. Antil . Kci . Rep. Eclipse E.rp. p. 04 (1884) (Caroline Is.; — 

 Mus. Brit.) : Kirby, Oit. Lep. Hel. i. p. C32. n. 48 (1892). 



S ? . Thorax above and forewing with a peculiar opalescent gloss, except an 

 externo-marginal band of the latter 5 mm. broad in front, tapering behind. 

 Iktb. Caroline Islands ; in the British Museum. 

 From Palisa, (Jaroline Is., in the Vienna Museum. 



591. Macroglossum rectans spec. nov. (PI. IV. f. 8, cJ). 



6 . Less grey than errans ; a small transverse yellow side-mark on second 

 abdominal segment, a large one on the two following ; side-tufts of segments 5 and 6 

 not white, but tawny-ochraceous. Grey median band of forewing as oblique as 

 in hir. /linindo, narrow, quite straiglit, snbapical spot ISC'" — R^ small. Yellow baud 

 of bindwing narrowing costad, much narrower than in errans, at R" about half 

 the width of the black distal border, which is disiinctly convex from V to iSM-'. 

 Underside of wings more rnfons than in errans. 



Jldb. Kei Islands and N. Guinea. 



In the Tring Museum 2 S i imm : Little Kei, 9. ii. '97 (H. Kiihn, ti/pe)\ 

 Samarai, Brit. N. Guinea. In the British Museum from Queensland. 



592. Macroglossum prometheus (PL IV. f. 3, ?). 



Macrnglussn corythits Walker, Le. viii. p. 92. n. 14 (185(i) (partim ; Java). 



.Uiicruglossum arcuatiim Moore, in Horsf. & Moore, Cut. Lep. his. E. I. C. i. p. 2C2. n. ,'/.19 (1857) 



(partim ; nom. mid.). 

 *Macrnglnsm divergent, Boisduval {ii'iii Walker, 18&0), Sjier. Gen. Up. lift. i. p. .'>5."i. n. :t7 (1875) 



(Java). 

 *Mncroglusm prnmrllieus id., I.e. (1875) (Java; — coll. Charles Oberthiir). 



S ? . Boisduval's description gives the essential characters. Mesothoracic 

 tegula with grey fringe in fresh specimens. Abdomen above with two dark dots 

 at the bases of segments 3 and 4 ; anal tuft dark, tip often paler, vinaccous, not 

 yellow or tawny. Grey streak R' of forewing, npperside, distinct, grey costal 

 space in front of it prominent, black ajiical halfmoon joined to the subniarginal 

 patch S(.'-' — R', which is black distally and somewhat russet proximally, siibiipiwd 

 patch SC^— SC'' russet ; lines not prominent, the interspaces grey, the mediau 

 interspace not more grey than the interspace between the subbasal and the double 

 antemedian lines. Yellow liand of hindwing very sharply defined, costal margin 

 not yellow. Underside of wings vaiidyke-bi'own, shaded with drab, dull in tint, 

 yellow abdominal area contrasting sharply. See p. (iO(i for nomenclature. 



c^. Tenth tergite as in i/laucoptei-a, ratlier more flattened at tip and less 

 truncate-sinuate. Friction-scales of clasper jirominent ; harpe (PI. L. f. 43. 4;)) 



