( 780 ) 



c? ?. The i)iile (lorstil doiililo lino of the uIkIuiului liucoiui's imlistiinl itosteriorly. 

 Tlic brown discal buiiil of tlie tbrewiiig is formed b}' two separate liues, lines 

 1 and :2 being fnsed together; line .j heavy, T also rather j)roniinent. The reddish 

 band of the hindwing varies in widtii; if the reddish sealing is extended in a 

 basal direction, one or two, seldom three, brown lines l)ec()nie visible. External 

 row of sjiines of first protarsal segment trebled by additional sjiines. 



d. Tenth tergite stout, rather strongly curved at end, ajicx sinuate; sternite 

 pointed, broadly triangular, sides obliquely rounded. Process of harpe horizontal, 

 apically slightly dilated. Armature of jjcuis-sheath peculiar (I'l. I.VIII. f. U. ID): 

 tiie right process enlarged, with two ridges of teeth, tlie left hibe reduced to a long 

 pointed process which bears traces of teeth. 



?. Vaginal armature asymmetrical (PI. XLI f. 17), the ridge in front and 

 at the sides of the vaginal cavity at the right side gradually fading away, while 

 at the same side another ridge extends into the cavity. 



Larva with a complete series of ocelli ; the ocelli are pale with a black ring 

 in the stage figured by Piepers, I.e. 



Iliil). Ceylon to N.W. India and eastwartls to Java. 



In the Triug Museum U c?cJ, 3 ? ? from : Ceylon ; Sikhiin ; IJassein ; Peuang, i. 

 (Curtis) ; Java. 



t;J4. Theretra mouteironis. 



*C'luieiutaiiijja luoiiUironis Butler, Ann. Mni/. X. II. (Ti). x. p. 433 ( I.S2-!) (Delagoa I!. : -Mus. Biit.). 

 Theretra monteironis, Kirby, Cat. Lrp. I let. i. p. i;52, n. 4.5 (l.sil-2). 



6 ?. The blackish discal band of the forewing is formed by two separate lines 

 only, line 1 being fused with 2 ; Hue 5 heavy. On the hindwing there is a vestigial 

 pale band, including mostly a very indistinct brown line, proximally of which 

 another line is occasionally visible. The dorsal lines of the abdomen are (piite as 

 obscure as in jaj/onica. 



<?■ Tenth abdominal tergite slender, rather strongly curved, apex rounded, 

 upperside convex but not carinate ; sides of sternite almost jjarallel, ai)ex truncate, 

 with the angles rounded. Process of liar])e first horizontal, then curving evenly 

 and slightly ventrad and distally dorsad, apex slightly widened in dorsal view. 

 Armature of jienis-sheath : the right process a pointed conical tooth, tlie left 

 band-like, widest distally, narrowing towards the end, being elongate-triangular, 

 resembling the blade of a knife, the ])roximal edge minutely and densely dentate, 

 the distal edge without teeth. 



Early stages not known. 



Ilith. East Africa : Natal ; Delagoa Bay. 



In the Triug Museum o JJ, 1 ? from Natal. 



73.5. Theretra cajus. 



Si,l,;n.i- rajui CrauiLT. Pi'i'. l-^-njl. ii. p. 80. t. 14li. f. v (1777) (Cap. b. sp.). 



i ?. The two white lines of the abdomen are fused together at liie base and 

 apex of each segment, as is sometimes the case in oldenlaniliae, forming a kind of 

 chain. The forewing has a black subbasal streak behind M. On the hindwing 

 there is a distinct discal line preceded proximally by another line, which is, however, 

 generally lost in the brown discal area ; the sulimarginal line is in most si)ecimens 

 distinct, the marginal baud being shaded with grey. 



i , Tenth tergite shorter aud broader than in the preceding species, less convex 



