6 SPHINGID^. 



streak, the borders of the thorax, and a series of lateral abdominal transverse bands black- 

 brown ; lateral margins of head, fringe of teguke, back of thorax, and front margins of the 

 abdominal segments white ; antenna; whitish, with testaceous serrations. Wings below 

 smoky brown : fore wing with the internal area whitish ; base of discoidal cell testaceous ; 

 a white apical streak, less distinct than above : hind wing with the base and abdominal area 

 whitish ; two diffused ill-defined transverse bars ; margin as above. Body below smoky 

 brown ; palpi, sides and hinder part of pectus, and centre of venter white. 



Expanse 6y ^ inches. 



Hub. Darjiling. lu coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



Genus AIMBULYX, Walker. 

 Amiulyx, Walker, Catal. Lcp. Hct. B. M. viii. p. 120. 



Ambulyx floralis. 

 Ambuhjx floraUs, Butler, Trans. Zool. Scjc. ix. pt. x. p. 639 (18~G). 



Male. Shining bronzy clay-colour : fore wing with the apical half of costal area, the 

 central and interno-discal areas washed with green ; subbasal area dusky olivaceous, limited 

 externally by an oblique olive line, a second parallel line crossing the wing over the base 

 of the first median branch ; three ill-detinecl oblique waved lines, the outermost undulated, 

 crossing the disk ; between the second and third a very indistinct diffused sinuous line ; inner 

 margin and the lines as they apjwoach it blackish ; a white-pupilled round black spot on 

 the lower discocellular ; a tuft of rose-red hairs at the base of inner margin : hind wing 

 with the basal two thirds rose-red ; costal area whitish ; external third washed with green, 

 especially towards apex, brownish towards the anal border ; fringe for the most part white. 

 Head and collar brown ; tegula; and abdomen washed with green ; antenna; testaceous, pec- 

 tinations brown ; anterior tibiae and tarsi above brown. Wings below much paler, testaceous, 

 washed with pale green : fore wing with the interuo-discoidal area rose-red ; costal area 

 greenish ; a transverse brown litura beyond the cell ; a transverse oblique nearly straight 

 white-bordered olive discal line ; a zigzag line nearer to the outer margin, becoming black 

 towards inner margin ; a submarginal series of spots, only distinct and blackish at the ex- 

 ternal angle : hind wings crossed by three parallel white- bordered olive lines ; a squamose 

 brown submarginal spot near anal angle. Body below whity brown ; palpi, pectus, and 

 legs slightly dusky. 



Female altogether less lively in colour, the green colouring less perceptible. 



Expanse, S -nr inches, ? i\\ inches. 



Iluh. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



Allied to A. suj)erha, but smaller, and clouded with bronze and green 



