242 SPHINGIDiE. 



69. Haemorrhagia fuciformis fuciformis (Linn.). (Fig. 63 A-C,. 

 genitalia). 



Sphinx fuciformis, Linnaeus, 1758, p. 493. 



Hemaris fuciformis, Hampson, 1892, p. 119. 



Heemorrhaqia fuciformis fuciformis, Roths. & Jord., 1903, p. 454:. 



Jordan, 1911, p. 248, t. 40 6. 

 Hemaris simillima, Moore, 1888, p. 391 (Kangra). 



Imago. — ^$. Head, thorax and abdomen clothed with long, 

 fine, olive -green pile ; third and fourth abdominal segments 

 dark red ; anal tufts black. Fore wing hyaline, with costa 

 and inner margin olive -green, outer margin with a broad dark 

 red band ; discocellulars black. Hind wing hyaline, inner 

 margin olive-green, outer margin dark red ; cilia brown. Ex- 

 panse : $ 46 mm., $ 50 mm. 



<£. Tenth tergite (fig. 63 A, B) scarcely more than twice as 

 long as proximally broad, the two halves separated only at 

 extreme end ; sternite about one-third shorter than tergite, 

 slightly asymmetrical, rounded at end. Left clasper spatulate, 

 harpe represented by a basal incrassation which bears a few 

 short bristles ; right clasper with dorsal margin concave, 

 ventral margin deeply sinuate just before middle, apical lobe 

 spatulate, harpe represented by a conical process which 

 varies individually and is clothed with bristles. Penis- 

 funnel rough, with setiferous granules, little more produced 

 ventrally than dorsally ; penis-sheath with apical process 

 flattened, obtuse (fig. 63 C). 



Hob. W. Himalayas. Also in Europe and North Africa. 

 The subspecies has been bred in Europe, where it is known 

 as the Broad- bordered Bee Hawk-Moth. 



Larva : — 



Final instar. Body smooth ; horn tapering evenly to a sharp 

 point, slightly down-curved. Colour of head bluish-green. 

 Body bright green, paler on the dorsum ; a darker green dorsal 

 stiipe ; a subdorsal yellow stripe from segment 2 to base of 

 horn, and a narrow yellow subspiracular stripe ; spiracles lying 

 on reddish-brown patches ; venter reddish -brown. Horn 

 lilac at base, purplish -brown in the middle, dark brown 

 at tip ; legs, prolegs and claspers reddish -brown. Length 

 35 mm. 



Pupa. — Tapering somewhat sharply frontad. Surface 

 slightly rough and shining. Colour dark brown, the bevels 

 of the movable abdominal segments pale sienna-red. Cre- 

 master a large, triangular, flattened spike. 



Habits. — Food-plants (in England) : Lonicera Linn., family 

 Caprifoliaceae ; Galium Linn., JRubia cordifolia Linn., family 

 Rubiacese. 



