SYNTOMIS FENESTRATA. 



Plate XXVIII. fig. 5. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia? Family: Zygsenidae. 



Genus. Syntosiis, Ulig. Latr. Zygtena, Fabr. Sphinx, Drury. 



Syntomis Fenestrata. Alis fiiscis, antlcarum maculis quatuor, posticarura miica hyaliuis, abdoniinc fulvo 

 nigroque annulate. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 2 lin.) 



Sy'N. Sphinx fenestrata, Drury, App. vol. 2. 



Zygajna fenestrata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 111. 1. p. 392. No. 21. Gmel. Linn. S. N. 2394. 119. (Sphinx). 



Habitat : China. 



Upper Side. Antennae filiform, black, white at the tips, and thickest in the middle. Head tawny 

 yellow. Neck black. Thorax and abdomen tawny yellow ; the former having three black spots thereon, 

 and the latter encircled with six black rings. Anterior wings having four transparent spots in each ; the 

 two next the shoulders being divided only by the nerves, in one of which appears two dark spots, one 

 next the shoulders, and the other a quarter of an inch from it, crossing the transparent part. All the 

 edces of these wings are very dark brown, the external and posterior ones being broadest. Posterior 

 wings also having one large transparent spot in each ; all the edges of these wings brown, the external 

 and anterior ones being broadest, nerves yellow. 



Tlidei- Side. Tongue curled up. Sides, breast, and abdomen yellow, with black rings. Legs dark 

 brown and yellow. Wings as on the upper side. 



GLAUCOPIS? PHAL^NOIDES. 



plate XXVIII. fig. 6. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia. Family: Zygaenidse. 

 Genus. Glaucopis, Fabr. Ent. Syst. (Zygaena, Fabr. olim.) 



Glaucopis? Phal.enoides. Alls anticis cinereis apicem versus subpellucidis, posticis parvis truncatis macula 

 basali obscuri\. (Expans. Alar. I unc. 9 lin.) 



Sin. Sphinx Phalaenoides, Drury, App, vol. 2. 

 Habitat : Bay of Honduras. 



Upper Side. Antennae pectinated and grey, being smallest at the extremity, which is white. Head 

 grey. Neck white. Thorax ash-coloured. Abdomen pale yellow. Anterior wings ash-coloured 

 next the shoulders, and along the anterior and posterior edges ; the remaining parts being nearly trans- 

 parent. Posterior wings singularly shaped; ash-coloured next the body, but the anterior parts are sub- 

 pellucid. On these parts is placed a small triangular spot, of different colours when held in diiferent 

 directions, in some being yellow, in others ash-coloured. 



Under Side. Tongue curled up. Breast yellow. Sides and abdomen white. Anterior wings 

 appearing more pellucid than above. Anterior and external edges white ; and near the shoulders 

 is placed a white oval spot on each. Posterior wings ash-coloured, but round the edges are white ; 

 appearing to be less pellucid than on the upper side. The triangular spot is scarcely discernible 

 on this side. 



