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Theretra staudingeri "]>. uov. 



This sjiecies I received from Dr. Staudiuger, under the name oi' C/inerocamjju 

 ci/rene. However, C/ioerocampa cyrene Westwood is uii insect from Java, and 

 closely related to T. iGhoerocavipa) clotho (Drury), and lias certainly no connection 

 with this American species. 



Ghoerocampa cijrene Druce (iiec Westw.) certainly comes from Chiriijui, but is 

 quite distinct frt)m T. staur/ingeri, the name cyrene being already preoccupied by 

 Westwood, Mr. Kirby very rightly renamed it Theretra driicei. 



Forewings greyish green, costa and large patch in cell bright olive green. 

 From the apex to the centre of the inner margin the forewings are crossed obliquely 

 by a transverse deep green line, bordered on the iuuer side by a line of pale greenish 

 grey and on the outer side fading away gradually into the greyish green ground 

 colour. 



Hindwings black, with an olive grey central band and an olive grey outer 

 margin. Abdominal margin buff. 



Head und thorax bright olive, bordered with olive grey ; centre of thorax also 

 olive grey. 



Abdomen at the juncture with the thorax olive, fading gradually away into 

 reddish buff. 



I'nderside deep rufous freckled with black, and all four wings edged with deep 

 grey. 



Expanse, 4 inches =102 millim. 



Hub. Chiriqni (fide Staudinger). 



Theretra striata sp. nov. 



Forewings buffy brown, more olive near the basi' and on the costa. Wings 

 crossed by five oblique transverse lines. 



Ilircdwinga black, with a yellowish buff baud startiug from the anal angle and 

 crossing the wing almost to the apex. 



Head and tlwraj- dull olive, with whitish jiink borders. 



Abdomen brownish buff, with three somewhat darker longitudinal dorsal lines. 



Expanse, 3-5 inches = 89-2.J millim. 



Hah. Japan. 



This species is close to T. lineosa Walk., biU dilfeis in pattern, and is barely 

 three-fifths the size. 



Theretra javanica sp. nov. 



Similar to the last, but much larger. 



Forewings grensh buff', "fnth six oblique transverse olive green bands, of which 

 tlie one running from the apex to the centre of the inner margin is much the widest 

 and most distinct. 



Hindwings black, with the anal angle and abdominal margin sti'aw yellow. 



Head and thorax deep grey. 



Abdomt'n deep grey above, pale buff on the sides, with deep brown dorsal 

 longitudinal stripes. 



Expanse, 4-5 inches =115 millim. 



Hab. Java (coll. Webster). 



1 believe this will eventually prove merely a subspecies of 7'. lineosa Walk., but 

 1 at present keep it distinct, because I have not seen any intermediate forms. 



