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SPHINGIDAE. 

 4. Ambulyx poecilus sp. luiv. (Fig. "2). 



(J. Head, proiiotnm, uiid mcsouoltim dark green, the last with a pale 

 creamy Inift' band at sides, widening behind: base of abdomen green above, rest 

 of upperside of abdomen clayish bntl' (somewhat rnbbed) ; underside of body 

 buff-colour. 



Wiitgs, upperside. Forewing: apex strongly produced, sickle-shaped; a dark 



green band from costal margin to M-, its basal edge sharjily defined and crossing 

 cell at basal side of M' ; at M" the band turns at a sharp angle towards internal 

 margin ; externally it gradually shades off, but it remains more distinct at M- to near 

 internal angle of wing; basal area up to band pale buff, with an indistinct green baud; 

 outer half of wing clayish cream-colour, shaded with violet-black scales (green in 

 live specimens?); outer margin grcyisli cream-colour, this area abont 4 mm. wide 

 at R' ; a grey line running from ape.x of wing very obliipiely to R', extending along 

 this vein to near its base ; ape.x of wing in front of that line with a dark green patch; 

 an indistinct spot in internal angle ferrnginous, bordered greyisli jiro.ximally; fringe 

 brown, slightly white between veins. Hindwing gcranium-i)ink from base to 



Tig. 2. 



beyond middle : a brownish black baud extends from anal angle to SC', gradually 

 widening in front, posteriorly well defined ; a jiinkish l)uff line at its pro.ximal side 

 from abdominal margin to beyond BI', followed basallyby a thin browu line, and this 

 again by a broader jiinkish buff line wliicli terminates at M", abdominal fold witli 

 a black streak ; outer-marginal area as on forewing, extreme margin dark green, 

 fringe cream-colour. 



L'titkrside. Forewing red from base to beyond apex of cell, outer edge of 



this red area straight, rest of wing green, much shaded witli yellow; a darker band 

 from internal angle in a nearly straight line to costal margin, obscure in front, but 

 obvious again behind costal margin, where it forms a dark green spot; outer- 

 marginal area as above. Hindwing green, shading with yellow, esj)ecially 



obviously so in abdominal region, three parallel thin green line.s from abdominal 

 margin to middle of wing, marginal area darker at anal angle, cream-colour from 

 M= to SC-. 



Length forewing ;U mm. 

 „ hindwing 2ti mm. 



Hab. Murree, N.W. India, 1 i 



This small Ambulifx bears a superficial resemblance in colour to Smerinthus 

 tutarinod. I do not know of any Indian Ambulyx with which this new species 

 could be compared : it comes nearei' to rubricona Wlk. than to any other 

 species. 



