( 786 ) 



c?9. Cavity of [lalims partly coiicoalod by rongli scaliiif^. Antenna soiiu'wliat 

 clubbed, especially iu ?. External spines of first protarsal so<^nunil rather long, 

 tlie row doubled, with some additional short spines. 



cJ. Tenth segment as in tnnn/nr/fn, tin? apex of tlie sternite more rounded, 

 not distinctly bisinuate. Friction-scales of clas])er large : process of harpe long, 

 slender, feebly spatnlate, curving upwards at end. Penis-sheath similar to tliat of 

 mari/'ir/tti and allies, the right process sliort, narrow. ]iaiicidentate, the riblion-like 

 armature broadest at its most distal pdiiit, the deniate ridge beginning close tn 

 tiic right process (PI. LVIII. f. 2(>. dors;il view), tiie distal edge of tlie rilibon 

 dentate as iu marfiaritd. 



?. Vaginal jilate rounded triangular, very obtiisi' ; anterior edge ol' the vaginal 

 cavity raised into a smootli ridge, which forms a kiml of half-eylinder over tlie 

 cavity, and gradually disappears distaily. 



JOarly stages not luiown. 



II((Ij. Queensland. 



In tlieTring Musenm S SS, In ? "? from : F.risbane and TowiisviUe (Doddj ; 

 Cooktiiwn; Maekay (Turner). 



T41. Theretra insignis. 



*P,inricm i/ianiiiln Kntlor, Ami. Mmj. X. II. (5). x. p. 4.".-' (ISS-J) (And.aman^ ; — Miif. Brit.) : Kirhy, 

 Cat. Lcp. IIH. i. p. I'lGS. n. 12 (1.S'.I2) (Aiulamans). 



c? ? . Strncturally not different from hinieri, except that tlie riglit process 

 of the penis-sheath is longer in in.sijini.s. The sharply marked narrow jiale band 

 which runs from near the ajiex of the forewing to the middle of the hinder margin, 

 and forms an obtuse angle in iiii<](lle, is a roiis]iiciions distinguishing character 

 of insiynis. 



Early stages not known. 



Hal). Andamans to Tenimber. 



Two subspecies : 



(I. 111. insu/riis im^iqnis. 



*Piiiiiicrii iiixii/iii : Bntlor, l.r, 



r{. Dilfers from the following form in being larger, liaving tlie forewings more 

 lioinled aud the pale band less curved in middle. 

 /III/). Andamans. 

 One S in the IJritish Miisenni. 



/a 77i. iii.sii/>i/.s hui'lnii. 



*Thp,-i-l,<i bi^hini^, Snellen, Ti},h,hi: Km. xxviii. p. -.Tri. t. ',». f. 1 (1885) (.Tava). 

 *Cha,'i-oniii>pa hiilim Rothschild, Nov. Zooi.. vii. \\ 274. ii. 2. t. ;".. f. 2 {^) (lyOD) (Dammer I. ;~ 

 Mus. Tring). 



The Java siiecimen figured by Snellen approaches a little the Andaman form. 

 Ilnl). Tenimber ; Dammer I. ; Java. 



In the Tring IMuseum :' cJc?, 4 ?? from: Dammer I., xii. (Kiilin) : Larat, 

 Teniiiiber (Kulin). 



T4'.!. Theretra griseomarginata. 



*Cli'ii'riu-(iiiiiiit(iii^rii-ii,arfihuila Hampson, .fmini. IJiuiiluii/ X. TI. Sm: xi. p. 281. n. I'Ma.. t. A. f. 12 

 ( ?)(1S'.I8) (Sikhim, ISiMift. :-Mus. Brit.): Dnrlg., Jonrn. Uomhaii X. II. .s',.r. xi. p. 411. 

 n. l.%a (18it8) (Sikhini, at light, 1800 ft.). 



