( 780 ) 



(J ?. Ike jxile tlorsal double Hue of the abJomeu becomes iudistiucX posteriorly. 

 The brown discal band of the forewiug is formed by two separate lines, lines 

 1 and 2 being fused together; line o heavy, 7 also rather prominent. The reddish 

 band of the hiudwiug varies in width; if the reddish sealing is extended in a 

 basal direetion, one or two, seldom three, brown lines become visible. External 

 row of S])ines of first protarsal segment trebled by additional spines. 



<S. Tenth tergite stout, rather strongly curved at end, apex sinuate ; sternite 

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

 apically slightly dilated. Armature of penis-sheath peculiar (I'l. LVIIl. f. 0. 10): 

 the right process enlarged, with two ridges of teeth, the left lobe reduced to a long 

 pointed process whieli bears traces of teeth. 



¥. Vaginal armature asymmetrical (PI. XLI f. 17), thi' ridgi> 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. 



Jlalj. t'eylon to N.W. India and eastwards to Java. 



In the Tring Museum U cJc?, 3 ? ? from : t'eylon : Sikhinj : liasseiii ; Peiumg, i. 

 (Curtis) ; Java. 



7:34. Theretra mouteironis. 



*C%ia-iirumpa moiiUh-<jiiis Butler, Aim. .Ua;/. N. 11. (.")). x. p. 433 (Wll) (Dehigoa 15. ; — Mus. Urit.). 

 Thcntni mniitdriiiiis, Kirby, Cat. Lcp. llct. i. p. (J5'2. n. 4.3 (lK',l-.i). 



cJ ?. The blackish discal band of the forewiug is formed by two separate lines 

 only, line 1 being fnsed with 2 ; line 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 ipiite as 

 obscure as in jai>onica. 



S. Tenth abdominal tergite slender, rather strongly curved, apex rounded, 

 npperside convex but not carinate ; sides of sternite almost jiarallel, apex truncate, 

 with the angles rounded. Process of harpe first horizontal, then curving evenly 

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

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

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

 resembling the blade of a knife, the jiroximal edge minutely and densely dentate, 

 the distal edge without teeth. 



Early stages not known. 



llah. East Africa : Natal ; Delagoa Bay. 



In tlie Tring Museum 5 JcJ, ] ¥ from Natal. 



73.J. Theretra cajus. 



fiphiiLc cajii.s C'ramer, I'nji. bl.njl. ii. p. 80. t. 14(i. 1'. r ( 1777) (Cup. b. sp.). 



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

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

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

 there is a distinct discal line preceded proxinnilly by another liiu% which is, however, 

 generally lost in tlie brown discal area; tlie sul)marginal line is in most specimens 

 distinct, the marginal band being shaded with grey. 



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



