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tuberculate. In a later stage there are yellow and olive-brown 

 transverse dorsal lines and yellow lateral spots, or the lateral 

 spots may be pinkish dashed with yellow ; the horn short. 



ffab. Sylhet ; Cachar ; Kanara ; Ceylon ; Tenasserim ; Malacca. 

 Exp. 50-60 millira. 



187. Macroglossa semifasciata, n. sp. 



c? . Differs from proximo, in having prominent black lateral 

 patches to the abdomen ; underside with paired ventral dark 

 patches. Fore wing with the lower part of the interspace be- 

 tween the antemedial lines filled in with black; the postmedial 

 lines excurved. 

 Hob. E. Pegu; Labuan. Exp. 62 millim. Type in B. M. 



188. Macroglossa bengalensis, Boisd. Sphing. p. 341 ; C. $ S. no. 28. 

 Macroglossa taxicolor, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 387 ; id. Lep. Ceyl 



ii. pi. 90, fig. 3 ; C. 8f S. no. 22. 

 Macroglossa cbrythus (N". India), Boisd. Sphiny. p. 339 (nee Wlk.~). 



Differs from proxima in the lines of the fore wing being much 

 better defined, two of them forming an antemedial and two others 

 a postmedial band filled in with reddish brown ; the dark sub- 

 apical streak well developed. Hind wing with the yellow band 

 varying rather in width. Abdomen with a dark dorsal spot on 

 the terminal segment. 



Larva green, with a yellow streak from the 9th segment to the 

 horn ; or pale brown with black streaks above the yellow streak 

 and stigmata, and others forming a broken subdorsal line. 



Hob. Nilgiris, 6000 feet ; Pondicherry ; Ceylon. Exp. 56 millim. 



189. Macroglossa sitiene, Wlk. Cat. viii, p. 92 ; C. fy S. no. 24. 



Macroglossa nig-rifasciata, Butl P. Z. S. 1875, p. 241, pi. 37, fig. 3 ; 



C. $ S. no. 34. 

 Macroglossa orientalis, Butl. Trans. Z. S. ix, p. 528; C. # S. 



no. 27. 



Differs from bengalensis in the thorax being olive-brown. Fore 

 wing without the reddish tinge; the antemedial band filled in 

 with black, and recurved along inner margin ; the first two post- 

 medial lines rather more angled below the costa ; the black sub- 

 apical streak and spot on terminal segment of the abdomen 

 strongly developed. Underside with three transverse lines on 

 hind wing. 



The form sitiene has the yellow band on the hind wing rather 

 narrower than in nic/rif a sciata = orientalis. 



ffab. Cachar; Moulmeiu ; Ceylon; Amboina ; Formosa. E:cp. 

 54-60 millim. 



190. Macroglossa glaucoptera, Butl. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 241, pi. 36, fig. 9 ; 



C. Sf S. no. 35. 



c? . Differs from bengalensis in the whole base of the fore wing 



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