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patch on mesothoracic tegula of the same colour, edged with 

 grey. Abdomen with three orange side-patches, rather small, 

 not separated from one another, the second the largest ; 

 fifth and sixth tergites laterally, seventh mesially tawny-olive, 

 third and fourth with two blackish basal spots, not visible 

 if the segments are telescoped too much into one another. 

 Fore wing with a broad costally abbreviated subbasal band, 

 separated distally by a thin grey line from a narrower band ; 

 two antemedian lines, oblique, especially the first, interspace 

 filled up with dark scaling ; first and second discal line rather 

 sharply angled behind R 1 , first line touching (or almost) 

 second antemedian, the gre}^ median interspace therefore 

 hourglass-shaped or separated into two patches ; second discal 

 line much heavier than first, anterior half of interspace 

 between the two filled up with blackish scaling, this scaling 

 extended distad behind R 1 , only separated from the conspicu- 

 ous subapical dark patch SC^-R 1 by the grey vein R 1 , dark 



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Fig. 93. — Macroglossum particolor Roths. & Jord., $. 



apical marginal half-moon conspicuous, grey costal space 

 proximally of these patches sharply defined, separated by 

 the grey border of the indistinct third discal line into a paler 

 proximal and a slightly darker and sometimes a little rufous 

 distal portion. Hind wing : base and a broad distal border 

 blackish-brown, somewhat olive, median band cadmium- 

 yellow, shaded with tawny along the distal border, especially 

 in 9. Underside of palpus greyish -white, with a white side- 

 line ; breast grey, shaded with wood-brown ; abdomen 

 wholly wood-brown. Wings hazel, shaded with grey, distal 

 border brown, abdominal area of hind wing yellow, sharply 

 limited in front. End- segment of antenna as long as the 

 five preceding segments together. Expanse : £ 56 mm., 

 2 60 mm. 



J. Tenth tergite truncate, angles rounded, sternite incrassate 

 at apex and here transversely carinate. Clasper with friction- 

 scales ; harpe (fig. 90 I) pointed, flat above, free part short. 

 Process of penis-sheath (fig. 90 J) long, evenly curved, pointed 



