MACROGLOSSUM. 381 



5 forming an equilateral triangle with 4 and 6 ; 1 and 2 one eye- 

 diameter apart, 2 and 3 about one-half diameter, the others 

 about one diameter apart, 1 and 2 smaller than the rest ; 

 surface of head dull, covered with minute bubble-like tubercles. 

 Body of the usual macroglossine shape ; dull and smooth 

 except for minute tubercles on the secondary rings of segments 

 2 and 14 ; horn very long, thin, tapering evenly to a fine 

 point, distal half slightly up -curved ; shining and covered 

 with small conical tubercles. 



Coloration. — Green form : head yellowish-green ; labrum 

 glassy-green ; ligula glassy yellowish -green ; basal segment 

 of antenna green, other segments red ; mandible green, tip 

 broadly dark reddish-brown ; eyes brownish. Body pale 

 grass -green, with a transverse row of yellow or whitish dots 

 along each secondary ring ; the dorsal stripe limited to a 

 triangular marking, dark green or violet, at the front margin 

 of segments 5 to 11. Horn with basal two-thirds pale purple, 

 distal third greenish-yellow, tip orange ; legs with basal seg- 

 ment shining black, remaining segments rose-colour ; prolegs 

 with base green, shank shining yellow with a broad black 

 band, ankle maroon-rose, foot dirty white ; clasper with 

 front half green, hind half bluish ; venter yellowish on 

 segments 2 to 4, rest green. Spiracles oval, flush, white 

 with a very broad rusty-orange band across the middle. 



In the dark- coloured form the head is pale brown ; labrum 

 green ; ligula brownish -green. Body dark smoky olive- 

 green or olive-brown, dotted with white ; a saddle-shaped 

 marking on segment 2 soiled ochreous-brown, covered with 

 small white tubercles ; a bluish-black dorsal stripe, black and 

 widening at the front margins of 5 to 11 ; horn reddish-brown 

 at base, then olive-green, then reddish-brown again, tip and 

 tubercles black ; legs with basal segment black, other segments 

 blood-red or brownish-red ; prolegs with shanks orange with 

 a broad black band, ankles pale yellow, feet livid white ; 

 distal two-thirds of anal flap and of clasper faces soiled 

 ochreous-brown, the clasper shank brown with a broad 

 black band ; on the venter of segments 5 to 11 a transverse 

 row of enamel-white dots along the anterior secondary ring 

 of each segment. Spiracles white with a broad, dark, reddish- 

 brown band across the middle. Length 70 mm. ; breadth 

 10 mm. ; horn 13 mm. 



Pupa. — Shape as in others of the genus ; tongue-sheath 

 short ; the hind margin of segment 11 somewhat tumid, 

 12 fitting in to it telescopically ; tip of tongue spatulate ; 

 antenna slightly longer than fore leg and reaching to middle 

 of wing-case, mid-leg to about two-thirds ; a very narrow 

 coxal piece. Surface moderately shining ; tongue-sheath 

 dorsally shallowly channelled ; head, thorax and wing-case 

 smooth ; abdomen coarsely vermiculate- corrugate and pitted ;. 



