OXYAMBULYX. 



Ill 



piece present or absent ; surface shining, pitted or shagreened ; 

 usually sculpturing on segment 4, but ante-spiracular ridges 

 seldom present ; cremaster variable ; colour chestnut. 



Habits. — Eggs laid singly, usually on the underside of a leaf. 

 The food-plants belong to several families. The larva has a 

 characteristic resting position, with the head and anterior seg- 

 ments held away from and parallel with the surface of the leaf or 



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Fig. 22. — Oxyambulyx Roths. & Jord. Genitalia. 



A, O. sericeipeuni* (But].), <J, 10th sternite, ventral aspect; B, <J, 8th 

 sternite, apical margin ; C, <J, harpe (pm, mesial ridge ; pv, distal 

 process) ; D, <J, penis-sheath. E, O. maculifera (Walk.), <J, 10th seg- 

 ment, lateral aspect ; F, <J, 8th sternite, apical matgin ; G, <£, harpe 

 {pm, submesial hook ; pv, ventral process) ; H, $, penis-sheath ; 

 I, o, vaginal plate. J, O. ochracea (But!.), 10th sternite, ventral 

 aspect ; K, harpe (pm, mesial ridge, pv, distal process) ; L, penis- 

 sheath ; M, $, vaginal plate. 



