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22. Macroglossa passalus. 



Sphinx passalus, Drury, Exot. Ins. ii. p. 52, pi. 29. fig. 2 (1773). 

 Macroglossa passalus , Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 92. no. 12 (1856). 



Shanghai (Fortune) ; Hong-Kong (Bowring). B.M. 



Mr. Moore has an example of what 1 believe to be a variety of this species from Pe- 

 nang. 



Macroglossa sitiene, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 92. no. 13 (1856). 



Silhet ] Type, B.M. 



Under this species Mr. Walker placed several examples of M. belts, several of a small 

 species near M. divergens, and one specimen of M. trochilus ; fortunately the type was 

 marked. 



24. Macroglossa pyrrhosticta. (Plate XC. fig. 8.) 



Macroglossa pyn-hosticta, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 242, pi. xxxvi. fig. 8. 



Shanghai. Type, coll. F. Moore. 



Bred in Japan by Mr. George Lewis. 



25. Macroglossa insipida. 



Macroglossa insipida, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 242. no. 12. 



Ceylon (Skinner). Type, coll. F. Moore. 



26. Macroglossa cortthus. 



Macroglossa corythus, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 92. no. 14 (1856). 



Java (Horsfield). Type, B.M. 



A constant and tolerably well-marked species strictly confined to Java. Several other 

 species were placed with it by Mr. Walker ; and the labels to M. corythus and M. gilia 

 were transposed in the cabinet. 



,"27 . Macroglossa gilia. (Plate XC. figs. 9, 10.) 

 Macroglossa gilia, Herrich-Schaffer, Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. pi. 23. fig. 107 (1850-1858). 



Nearly allied to M. corythus, but all the markings of primaries darker and better- 

 defined, the inner transverse bar filled in with blackish towards internal margin ; second- 

 aries with subcostal area (uniting with transverse band) orange ; body rather darker ; 

 under surface of wings redder. Expanse of wings 2 inches. 



Silhet (Stainsforth). Type, B.M. 



A local representative of M. corythus. We have two examples in the collection of the 

 British Museum; it is in Mr. Moore's collection from Darjeeling. 



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