MACROGLOSSUM. 371 



(J. Sexual armature as in troglodi/tus, but upper lobe of 

 harpe (fig. 90 M) acuminate, without teeth at upper edge, or 

 only a few, and process of penis-sheath (fig. 90 N) longer 

 and pointed. 



Hab. E. Himalayas to China, Japan and Malaya. We have 

 bred it in the Khasi Hills, where it is common during the 

 monsoon in forest areas with heavy rainfall, at an elevatior 

 of about 5,000 feet. 



Egg. — Broadly ovoid ; surface shining and smooth ; colour 

 greenish. 



Larva : — 



Filial instar. Horn straight, of medium length, tapering 

 evenly to a sharp point, minutely tuber culate. Surface dull 

 and smooth. 



Coloration. — Head dark green. Body with a yellow sub- 

 dorsal and a yellow dorso-lateral stripe ; segments 2 to 4 



Fig. 95. — Macroglossum pyrrhosticta pyrrhosticta (Butl.), <J. 



dark green, rest of body pale bluish-green ; a stripe from 

 2 to base of horn, yellow on 2 to 4, white on the remaining 

 segments, edged above with green ; above this stripe a number 

 of short narrow stripes, wanting on each side of the dorsal 

 line, thus leaving a subdorsal stripe of the body-colour ; 

 seven narrow, green oblique stripes ; horn purplish, end 

 one-third orange, tubercles black ; legs reddish, basal segment 

 with a shining black band. Spiracles white, with a broad 

 red band across the middle. Length 50 mm. ; breadth 

 9*5 mm. ; horn 7 mm. 



Pupa. — Tongue-sheath prominent, especially ventrad ; an- 

 tenna slightly shorter than fore leg, reaching to middle of 

 wing-case. Surface of head, thorax and wing-case shining 

 and smooth ; abdomen shining and pitted dorsally and 

 vent-rally ; hind bevels of segments 8 to 10 smooth, front 

 bevels of 9 to 11 with many transversely elongate tubercles. 

 Cremaster triangular, tip bifid, the arms widety separated 

 and very fine ; venter hollow, with thick lateral extensor- 

 ridges. Colour greyish-yellow, with a green tinge on head, 

 thorax and wing-case, sparsely dotted with brown ; thorax 



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