122 SPHINGIDiE: 



smooth. Body similar in shape to that of others in the 

 genus ; surface dull. Horn long, stout, gently down-curved, 

 tapering gently to a blunt point. A transverse row of very 

 small conical tubercles along dorsum of each secondary ring ; 

 a dorso-lateral line of larger tubercles on segments 2 to 11, 

 the tubercles near the margins of the segments larger than the 

 median ones. Horn shining, covered closely with minute 

 tubercles and sparsely with larger tubercles ; anal flap and 

 claspers covered sparsely with small tubercles. 



Coloration. — Head glaucous-green, becoming less glaucous 

 frontad ; a faint subdorsal stripe from apex of each lobe to 

 nape ; labrum green ; ligula white, with a broad, pale, rusty 

 suffusion on dorsum ; basal segment of antenna green, second 

 segment whitish with pale rusty base, end-segment reddish- 

 brown ; mandible green, tip dark reddish-brown ; eyes colour- 

 less glassy with black pupils. Body green, dotted with yellow 

 tubercles on dorsum and with yellow dots below the dorso- 

 lateral line of tubercles ; lateral area a brighter green than 

 dorsum ; tubercles on dorso-lateral line white and situated 

 on a white stripe which is continuous on segments 2 to 5 and 

 interrupted on each of the succeeding segments ; seven white 

 oblique stripes on 5 to 11, broadening upwards, that on 11 

 running back to base of horn. Horn maroon-red, the under- 

 side of base paler in colour than the rest, tubercles of the 

 same colour ; true legs maroon colour, the bases of first two 

 segments banded with shining black ; prolegs green, anal flap 

 glaucous-green with tubercles of the same colour, claspers 

 green in front, maroon behind, with jet-black tubercles : 

 venter glaucous-green with a darker green central line. 

 Spiracles large, oval, sky-blue, suffused with pale purple on 

 each side of the central slit, and surrounded by a very narrow, 

 raised, shining green rim. 



Some larvae have a number of red markings ; the dorso- 

 lateral stripe may be bordered with red above and below, 

 this red border sometimes extending downwards to form 

 a triangular patch on some of the segments. Length 80 mm. ; 

 breadth 11 mm. ; horn 11 mm. ; head 9 by 7 mm. ; 



Pupa. — Shape as in others of the genus. Surface shining, 

 base of tongue minutely rugose, shoulders and dorsum of 

 thorax more prominently rugose ; wing-cases transversely 

 lined, the veins prominently beaded ; abdomen coarsely pitted, 

 especially on front margins of segments, which are broadly 

 tumid ; segment 4 with a deep transverse channel across 

 dorsum. Spiracle of 2 in the form of dull, thickened margins 

 to 2 and 3 on each side of the central slit, the remaining 

 spiracles rather pointed-oval, lying in slight oval depressions. 

 Cremaster conical, abruptly narrowed into a blunt tooth, 

 shining-black in colour and very rugose. Colour dark red- 



