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third of wing at J is shaded off toward base, and becomes diffused 

 toward costa ; 2nd and 3rd bands rise from one stalk at J to J 

 inner margin, which divides into two in a curve to J and ■§ costa, 

 and in some cases splits into three or four bands on costa ; an 

 interrupted ill-defined band rises at J inner margin, and unites 

 with a darker band from § inner margin, at first outwardly, then 

 inwardly, to f- costa ; a lighter brown space separates this from 

 the next band, which runs nearly parallel from J inner margin 

 to 5 costa ; cilia grey, brown at base and on veins. Hindwings 

 grey-brown with shades of dark fulvous, darker toward hind- 

 margin. 



Caterpillar slender, attenuated anteriorly ; blue grey, speckled 

 with grey ; stomata red ; dorsal and lateral bands vermilion-red, 

 in interrupted patches ; tail black. 



Found in large numbers by Mr. G. Barnard at the Dawson 

 River, feeding on the Eremoj)hila Mitchelli, locally known as 

 sandalwood. 



Sphinx marmorata, sp.nov. 



Q. 60 mm. Head grey, collar black. Palpi blackish-grey. 

 Antennae brown. Thorax hairy, mottled grey and white. Abdo- 

 men ochreous, dorsal and lateral lines black, lateral lines connected 

 by dark black lines with base of each segment, and so forming a 

 square figure in each segment, on either side of dorsum, or an 

 oblong of ground colour, which gives a singular marbled appearance 

 to the insect ; anal segment irrorated grey and white ; underside 

 light grey. Forewings elongate, triangular, costa nearly straight, 

 apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; grey, irrorated with 

 white near base, and with fuscous near costa : two oblique fuscous 

 diffused lines from i inner margin to apex of costa, and from J 

 inner margin to apex of hindmargin : veins beyond first line brown, 

 four or five black arrow-shaped lines between veins ; cilia white 

 with smoky-grey spots on veins. Hindwings light brown, light 

 ochreous-grey at base : veins smoky-grey. 



Caterpillar attenuated anteriorly, glaucous-green, dorsal and 

 lateral lines white, latter with tooth-like projections into each 



