I ' i ORIENTAL ENTOMOLOGY.
base, followed by a. very bi-oail red-brown fascia across the middle of the wing, inclosing a daA-brown dot ; and
beyond this is a waved dark streak across the wing (bearing blaek dots on the veins) tlie internal margin ashy, with
.5 black spots ; hind wings rosy, with the anal angle ashy and bearing several short black dashes.
Expansion of the fore wings 2-2-^ inche.s.
Inhabits Central India. In the Collection of Col. Ilearsey.
DESCRIPTION.—The aiitennai in the male are ratlier long, aud very pale buff-coloured; the head and
thorax are red-browu ; the abdomen paler; the anterior tibiie are terminated by a strong curved horny
spine. All the wings on the luider side are rosy-fulvous ; the fore ones with onej and the hind ones with
three, red-brown streaks crossing them.
j
if
FIGURE 4.
MACROGLOSSA TRIOPUS. WESTW.
ilacroglossa alis anticis fuscis, fasciis 5 fimbriaqne apicali nigris maciilaqne media snbqnadrata Adtrea ; alis
posticis nigris macula eostah alba raargineqne anali roseo ; abdomine nigro, fascia (in medio mterrupta) loete rosea.
Maeroglossa with the fore wings greyish brown, wdth five black transverse fasciiB and a dnsky apical margin ; in
the middle, towards the costa, is a vitreons, neai-ly square spot ; the hind wings are black with a broad white costal
patch, and a rosy anal margin ; the abdomen black, with a splendid rose-coloured fascia, interrupted in the middle.
Expansion of the fore wings 3 inches.
Inhabits Assam. In my Collection.
DESCKIPTION.—The antennie are short, slender, and elbowed at the tip ; the body is very robust -, the
head and thorax brown; the latter appears to have fom'longitudinal ill-defined white streaks. The
sides of the terminal segments of the abdomen have tufts of fulvous scales. The body beneath is rosy,
with black articrdations ; and the liind wings are also of a rich rosy colour, with two narrow transverse
fasciie of black.
OBSERVATION'S.—I have hitherto seen but one specimen of this very singular species, communicated
by jMajor Jenkins, from Assam. The contrasted colom's and the two talc-like patches on the wings must
render this species a very elegant object during flight and hovering over a flower, as is the habit of the
species of the genus to which it belongs.
F i a U R E .5.
TROCHILIUM ASHTAROTH. WESTW.
Trochilium alis anticis opacis cupreo viridique nitidissimis, posticis pnrpureo-nigris ; corpore metallico splendore
iuduto ; pedihus posticis squamosis latissimis.
Trochilium with the fore wings entirely clothed with very splendid coppery and green scales, the hiud wings with a
rich piu'ple black gloss, the body (except the collar, which is green) is of the most glossy metallic hues, and the hind
legs are clothed with very long and broad black scales, some of wdiich are tipped with white.
Expansion of the fore wings. If inch.
Inhahits Assam. In my own and the British Museum Collections.
DESCRiPTiojf.—The antenna; are very slender, except towards the tip, where they are dilated into a
thick club poiuted at the tip. The palpi are slender, conical, and porrected. The front of the thorax
(except the collar) is of the most intense fiery copper. The extremity of the body does not appear to
ha^"e been fui-nished ni th afan-lUie tail, as in the smaller species of the family Trochiliidae.
OBSERVATIONS.—This species, from the extraordinary metallic brilliancy of its colours, must be
considered as one of the most remarkable of the insects of the family Troehiliid®, to which it belongs.
Indeed it is impossible, on inspecting it, not to call to mind the humming-birds, of which this is perhaps
one of the best analogies; we have here, in fact, not only the metalUc colours but the tufted legs which
renders some of the humming-birds such remarkable objects. I am indebted to Major Jenkins for
this brilliant insect.
The plant represented is the Chirita zeijlanica.