358 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [ August, 1906. 
iridescent purple and blue tints, together with black and i 
tufts at the apex of the abdomen. hey vary very much i 
respect to size, and the males differ remarkably from the ‘capaiel 
in respect to coloration 
Wherever these ‘tiowjoitoss abound they will be found on the 
trunks of trees ; Dr. N. Annandale tells me that he —- specimens 
where the bite is considered poisonous. I am abe to state with 
certainty whether this is the case in a> but I have been 
told by a lad who accompanied . L. Paiva when the speci- 
mens referred to were ty ie ens he was bitten by one of them, 
and that the bite was pain 
A short life history of this species will be found in Mr. 
Green’s paper (op.cit.). The study of the larve of this genus 
ws tome Re important, as they have been known to destroy the 
The lovalitice from which this species has been recorded 
are mas? Bey in Celebes; Weigiou; Mysol and North Ceram ; 
Am ets ; Travancore (James); Malay Peninsula; 
Sighs has" (Hampson) ; Upper Burma (Watson); Sikkim 
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