BY G. TAIjBOT. 148 



NOTODONTIDAE. 



57. Stauropus PULVETiULENTUS sp. nov. 



Distinct from other forms known to me. 



9 . Fore win^ with grey-white jjround-colonr thickly 

 irrorated by black scales. A dark basal area defined by two 

 waved snb-basal lines. A black discal line of dots on the veins, 

 the upper part excorved beyond the discocelhilars and forming 

 a black line to vein -S. a faint curved mark joining the dots 

 on .S and 2. a dot below 2 on the snhmedian fold, one on the 

 snbmedian more distal, and one on the margin a little proximal 

 of the preceding. A post-discal line of dots on the veins, the 

 upper row at right angles to the costa to vein 3, thence 

 parallel to the outer margin and converging to the discal line. 

 An irregular snbmarginal line emphasised by a faint grey- 

 white outer edge. Fringe crrey- white with black dots at the 

 veins. The discal area between the sub-basal and post-discal 

 lines paler in colour than the rest. Hind wing grey-white, 

 the veins and a marginal border pale fuscous. Marginal band 

 from base of costa to anal angle broad at the apex and 

 reaching behind the fork of veins 6 and 7, and becoming linear 

 below vein 8. Inner margin slichtly fuscous. Fringe grey- 

 white interrupted at the veins by the fuscous margin. 



Underside of fore wing fuscous-brown more chestnut- 

 coloured on the costa. fostal edge firey-white. spotted near 

 the apex. Area \n grey- white. 



Hind wing as on upperside. costa fringed with grey- white 

 hair. 



Palpi grey-M'hite. first and second segments dark brown on 

 the outside. Antennae dark brown with slight grey-white 

 scaling. Head and thorax grey-white irrorated with chestnut- 

 brown. Abdomen fuscous-brown above, with thin dorsal 

 line, grey-white below. Pectus grey-white. Tjegs grey-white 

 handed with black. 



Length of fore wing 28 mm . 



Mt. Murud, 6000-fi.500 feet. October— 1 9 . 



58. Sphingognatha pallida Walk. 



Cat. iv, p. 912, 1855, Silhet. 



Mt. Murud. 6000-6500 feet, October— 1 cf ; November— 



19. . 



This species is variable and extends to Sumatra. 



The 9 is dark ochreous-brown with well-defined lines and 

 a rounded hyaline discal spot on fore wing. 



