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Hrn (I and thorax bron-nish dnn, or yellowish groy. Ahdnmrn brown, witb two 

 liiteral orange spots, aud a large aual tnft of a creamy buft' colour. 

 Expanse, 2 inches = 51 millim. 

 Jlitlj. Amboyna (coll. W. Doherty). 



Macrog'lossa pseudogyrans sp. nov. 

 (PL v., ti.-. -j;!.) 



This species is the nearest ally of M. g>jr(in.< Walk., but can at a glance be 

 (Ustingni-shed from it by the absence of the conspicuons white j)atch on the sixth 

 and seventh segments of the abdomen possessed by that species. It also is 

 distinguished by the absence of all the faint, hair-like, zigzag, transverse lines, 

 wliich are present on the forcwings of ^f. (H/rans Walk., the forewings in the new 

 species being uniform dark brown, slightly marked with greyish brown regular 

 bands. In M. gijrans Walk, the hindtcings are deep rufous, gradually shading 

 into chocolate brown towards the margins of the wings, while in the present species 

 the hiiulwinqs are deej) brown with a central band of olivaceous orange. 



In M. q)/rans Walk, the sides of the three first abdominal segments nre 

 marked by a confluent rufons brown patch, while in M. pseAidogyram each of (he 

 first four segments of tlie alidomen has a separate round bright orange spot on 

 each side. 



Exjianse, 1-.") inches = 3T-To millim. 



Hab. Dili, Flores (coll. W. Doherty). 



Macroglossa burmanica sp. nov. 

 (PI. v., fig. 3.) 



Differs from its nearest ally M. J'ervens Butl. in having only the basal half of 

 the hindwiugs bright rnfons, the outer half gradually shading oif into deep brown 

 to the outer margin. 



The foreicin()s also ditfer in being uniform greyish brown, crossed by four thin, 

 zigzag, black lines, and in having a single black subapical dot. 



Head and thorax deep brown. 



Abdomen brown, with the sides of the first three segments orange ; last 

 segment before the anal one white ; anal tuft very large and deep black. 



Expanse, 1-25 inches = 31-8 millim. 



Hdb. Burmah. 



Macroglossa siinilis sp. nov. 



Similar to the last, but \\'\x\iJoreu-ings without markings, and uniform brown, 

 slightly clouded with grey. Hindirings olivaceous orange with a broad, rnfous- 

 brown border. 



Abdomen without the white segment aud with two rufous patches on each 

 side. 



Expanse, 1-375 inches = 35 millim. 



Hab. Oinainissa (coll. W. Doherty). 



Macroglossa inconspicua sji. nov. 



Similar to M. li/uensis Rothsch., but has i\iti J'oreu'ings more uniform brown, 

 only very slightly shaded with grey. The hindwings have, moreover, a much 

 narrower black border, aud the abdomen is very pale grey. 



Expanse, 'Z-'Zh inches = 57-4 millim. 



llab. Humboldt Bay, N. New (iuinea (coll. W. Doherty). 



