281.' PEECT SLADEN TRUST EXPEDITION. 



. D'Arros. — One young larva on the same tree, 13 October, 1905. 

 Seychelles. — Three siiecimens, all from Mahe. 



Distribution. — Africa, south of the Sahara; Madagascar ; Amii-antes (Poivre, D'Arros); 

 Mayotta ; Gloriosa ; Coetivy ; Seychelles. 



54. Cephonodes pious, Cr. 



Sphinx picus, Cramer, Pap. Ex. ii. p. 38, t. I4S. f. B. 



Macroglussa picris, Kollar in Hiigel's Kaschmir, iv. 2, p. 458 (1848). 



Ceplwnodes picus, Roths. & Joid., Revis. Spliing. p. 470, t. 64. f. 16 (1903). 



Chagos. — Nine specimens, all from Peros Banhos Atoll. In lie du Coin, on 25 June, 

 it was noted a.s common, but very worn ; flying high up amongst the coconut-palms, but 

 occasionally settling on a low leaf or descending to feed on the flowers of Sccevola 

 Koenigii and Gnettarda speciosa. Larvae common on the latter. 



These Chagos examples are very large and identical with those from Christmas Island. 

 Specimens in the National Collection from Cocos-Keeling are smaller. 



Distribution. — South India; Ceylon; Christmas Island; Oocos-Keeliug; Java; Penang; 

 Sumba ; and eastwards to the Marshall Islands; New Guinea ; Queensland. 



This moth possesses a very strong flight and wandering proclivities, often flying miles 

 out to sea. On 18 November, 1905, a number of this species flew on board the ship 

 when we were at least sixty miles distant from the nearest land. 



55. Deilephila nerii, Linn. 



Sphinx nerii, Ijinn., Svst. Nat. (ed. x.) p. 490. 



Deilephila nerii, Boisd., Fauu. Mad. Maur. p. 74; Saalm., Lep. Madag. p. 123; RotLs. & Jord., 



Revis. Spiling, p. 507. 

 Chwrocampa nerii, Guenee, Maill. Reiin., Lep. p. 21. 

 Vaphnis nerii, Hainpson, Moths InJ. i. p. 94 (tig.); Joannis, Ann. S. E. France, 189 1, p. 432 ; 



Tutt, Brit. Lep. iv. p. 249. 



Seychelles. — One specimen from Mahe {de (Jaye). 



Distribution. — Europe ; Syria ; Sierra Leone, southwards to Cape of Good Hope, 

 eastwards to Aden and Abyssinia ; Mauritius ; Madagascar ; Seychelles (Mahe) ; 

 N.W.India; S.India; Ceylon; Sikhim. 



56. Teninora fumosa, subsp. peckoveri, Butl. 



Diodosida peckoveri, Butl, T. Z. S. 1877, p. 637 ; Saalin., Lep. Madag. p. 121, f. 41 (1881) ; Joannis, 



Ann. S. E. France, 1894, p. 432. 

 Choerocampa peckoveri, Mabille, Ann. S. E. France, 1879, p. 299. 

 Temnora fumosa ss. peckoveri. Roths. & Jord., Revis. Sphing. p. 574, t. 8. f. 5 c? (1903). 



Seychelles. — Recorded from Mahe by Joannis (^. c). The present collection contains 

 no specimens. 



Distribution. — Madagascar ; Comoro Is. ; Seychelles. 



