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li>. Xylophanes rhodotus siicc. nov. 



(J. Closely allied to A', eumeihu. Pale mesial band of thorax broader, divided 

 by a broad olive-green mesial line ; grey vitta of abdomen also broader, with a faint 

 olive-green mesial line, which becomes broad and distinct on the basal segment ; 

 black basal lateral patch more prominent ; yellowish lateral longitudinal band 

 following this patch much less marked than in eiimedon. 



Wings shorter, less elongate, less acuminate. Upperside : forewing with a 



dark cloud distally of black stigma ; apex of wing less extended pale than in eumedon, 

 and the pale band which extends from the apox to the inner margin narrower, 

 continned to base ; proximally of this interstitial band three olive-green lines, 

 the tirst the heaviest, but much less heavy than in eumedon, and not so pointed 

 distally, the second and third partly fused distally, with the interspace not paler 

 than the interspace between the first and second line, the third line broader behind 

 than between the median nervules ; the heavy olive-green line beyond the pale 

 interspace less curved than in eumedon, owing to the less produced apex of the 

 wing. Hindwiug : the five anterior spots of the band completely separate. 



Underside : forewing with a black patch beyond cross-veins, followed by a 

 rather indistinct line instead of the prominent line found in eumedon ; interspace 

 between this line and the next wider than in eumedon, and the black dots distally 



of the second line more prominent on both wings. Hindwing : the two discal 



lines more transverse and more S-shaped. 



Hab. Santo Domingo, Carabaya, Peru, .Tune, July ami November 1902 

 (G. Ockenden) ; 4 (?t?. 



Also in coll. Charles Oberthiir, from Pern. 



11. Theretra polistratus spec. nov. 



<?. Allied to T. rhesus (Revision p. 766). Grey dorsal stripe of thorax and 

 abdomen separated into two sharply marked lines from mesonotnm to apex of 

 abdomen ; mesothoracical tegnla with a sharply defined grey line near upper edge ; 

 a strongly marked dorso-Iateral line from metanotum to apex of abdomen ; a 

 broad lateral stripe on head and thorax also grey ; rest of upperside olive-green. 

 Underside of breast and abdomen pinkish, irrorated with olive-green ; sides of 

 breast more extended green, the green scaling forming two rather indistinct stripes 

 in middle. 



Wings, upperside. Forewing with pinkish grey costal edge ; black stigma 



very distinct ; olive-green lines as in rhesus, but the interspaces more silvery grey, 



except the one outside the heavy line ending at apex of wing. Hindwing 



mummy-brown, shaded with green at distal margin, clayish at abdominal margin ; 

 a snbmarginal and a discal line brown, faint, with clayish interspace which fades 

 away in front. 



Underside of hindwing and middle of forewing pinkish like abdomen, irrorated 

 with olive-green; three lines on forewing, the first two apjiroximate, two on 

 hindwing, olive-green, the outer one accentuated by black vein-dots. 



Uab. Dinawa, British New Guinea. 



In coll. Bethuue-Baker. 



