366 SPHINGID^E. 



blackish-brown, the border somewhat ^shaded off along the 

 yellow band, and here less deep in tint. Underside of breast 

 and legs wood-russet brown, middle of presternum more grey ; 

 palpus white with some brown scales ; abdomen clayish 

 cinnamon -rufous, basal sternite and a large indistinct mesial 

 apical patch on each of the two following ones of the colour 

 of the breast. Wings hazel-chestnut, rather brighter than 

 abdomen ; abdominal area of hind wing cadmium-yellow. 

 Expanse : #$ 50-60 mm. 



$. Tenth tergite obtusely pointed, not dilated laterally 

 before end ; sternite narrow, sides parallel, end rounded, 

 somewhat incrassate. Clasper with friction-scales ; harpe 

 short, acutely triangular, ventral edge denticulate. Process 

 of penis-sheath ending in a long point, distal edge with a few 



Fig. 94. — Macroglossum belis (Linn.). 



teeth in middle, proximal edge dentate at least in basal half, 

 base projecting distad. 



Hab. W. Himalayas, S. India and Ceylon to China and 

 Japan. We have bred it in S. India and at Dehra Dun up to 

 about 3,000 feet elevation. It is common in both forest and 

 open country, independent of rainfall. 



Egg. — Indistinguishable from that of M. affictitia. 



Larva : — 



1st instar. Horn straight, bifid, of medium length ; head 

 and anal segments yellow, rest of body bluish-green, horn 

 black. 2nd instar. A green and a dark-coloured form. Green 

 form : head and segment 2 pale green, rest of body darker green y 

 dotted with white ; a broad dark green dorsal stripe with 

 a broader pale green stripe on each side of it ; a narrow dark 

 green dorso-lateral stripe ; horn pink with black tubercles. 

 Dark- coloured form : head orange, body very dark green, 

 almost black, dotted with white. 3rd instar. Horn long and 

 curved upwards, tuber culate. Green form : head and body 

 green dotted with white ; a broad dark green dorsal stripe ; 

 a narrow pale j^ellow dorso-lateral stripe ; horn pale green, 

 tubercles black. Dark-coloured form : horn, legs, prolegs, anal 



