14 Lophosceloniyia asiatica 
The antennae each possess a branched hair, as in barhirostris and 
sinensis, and the Indian species lindesayi, but it is situated on the 
external side of the antenna. 
Thorax. There are no palmate hairs on the thorax. Under the 
microscope the black Maltese Cross has the appearance represented in 
the figure (Fig. 2). The posterior limb of the Cross is bilobed. 
Abdomen. In this region of the body the palmate hairs are slightly 
developed on the 2nd segment, well developed from the 3rd to 7th 
segment. They are large and pigmented. Each leaflet is long and 
rather slender, terminating in a long filament without any very jagged 
shoulder. There is a dense black spot on the dorsum of the 4th seofment 
(Fig. 3). 
Note on the imago. 
Leicester does not lay much stress on the striking appearance pre¬ 
sented by the cream-coloured ventral parts of the thorax, particularly 
the coxae, trochanters, and proximal ends of the femora. The silver 
spot at the distal end of the mid-femur is very conspicuous. I have not 
been able to see any colour-spot on the wing fringe at the apex, as 
reported by Leicester, and in this connection I may also mention that 
I have seen albotaeniaMs with an apical fringe spot, although Leicester 
says that it has not got one. It seems, therefore, that this character is 
somewhat variable. 
Biological note. 
One larva was observed to be in apparently a full-grown state for 
about four weeks without pupating. I therefore obtained a cut-bamboo 
and put the larva in it from the bottle in which it had been kept, but 
after another week it being still in the same state, I placed it in a cool 
dark corner of the house instead of on the bright verandah and the next 
morning it had pupated, and two mornings afterwards the imago had 
emerged. It seems, therefore, that bright light exercises a deterrent 
influence on the late development of this species. Indeed the Malayan 
jungle, which is its natural habitat, is always densely shady. I noticed 
that the larvae placed in the cut-bamboo always took refuge at the dark 
end. Light however seems to exercise no inhibitory influence on the 
early growth of the larva, for three very minute ones grew very well on 
the bright verandah until they were quite large. These three pupated 
after 35, 41 and 43 days, respectively. 
