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is black-pupilled, ringed with yellowish-green and again with black 

 and with pale brown ; the other ocelli are pale blue centred with pale 

 green and bordered narrowly with indigo ; there is a darker brown 

 dorsal line, and two pale subdorsal lines from the fourth somite 

 converging towards the head; horn shorter, reddish. Food-plant 

 Colocasia. Pupa, formed in a network of dry leaves, is brown varie- 

 gated with ochreous ; proboscis in a separate sheath forming a ring 

 attached to the front of the body. The proboscis of the perfect 

 insect is enclosed in this sheath and bent double at its lower 

 juncture, returning again to the first entrance and continued from 

 there in the usual way down to the extremity of the forewings 

 between the legs. 



144. T. pallicosta, Wlk. 

 Sikhim (Hampson). I have not seen this species. 

 Genus Daphnis, Hiibn. 



146. D. neriiy Linn. 

 Throughout India {Hampson). I have never seen this species 

 from Sikhim. 



147. D. hypothous, Cram. 

 Sikhim and Bhutan, up to 6,000 feet. (According to Knyvett it is 

 very common at Kurseong, the larva feeding on Cinchona plants. — 

 H. J. E.) 



151. D. bhaga, Moore. 

 Sikhim and Bhutan. This is a common species at low elevations 

 and up to about 3,000 feet. It occurs from May to July. 

 Genus Dilephila, Ochs. 

 155. D. galii, Roth. 

 Yatung (Chumbi Valley), 13,000 feet {Bingham). It is quite 

 possible that this insect may be received from this side of the passes 

 also. 



Genus Elibia, Wlk. 

 159. E. dolichus, Westw. 

 Sikhim and Bhutan, up to 4,000 feet. It occurs in May and 

 December, and is attracted to light. It is not uncommon at 2,000 

 feet in the Balasun Valley. 



