304 syntomdi.t;. 



with fine terminal orange-red lines, the terminal segment dark ; 

 ventral surface with four scarlet bands expanding laterally. 

 Fore wing v.'ith small hyaline spot below base of cell, spots- 

 in and below middle of cell, between veins 3 and 5 and above 6. 

 Hind wing with three hyaline streaks at base, a small spot between 

 veins 2 and 5 and a larger spot above 5. 



Hah. E. Celebes, Tombugu, 1 5 , cotype. Exp. 3G millim. 



672. Euchromia creusa. 



Sphinx creusa, Liiiu. Syst. Nat. i. p. 494 (175Sj ; Clerck, Icones, pi. 46. f. 5 ; 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 118. 

 Sphinx thelebas, Craiu. Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 150. D (1777), 

 Sphinx irus, Stoll, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 368. A (1782). 

 Glaucopis ganymede, Doubl. Stokes' Australia, i. p. 519, pi. 3. f. 3 (1846). 



S . Black ; vertex of head and thorax shot with brilliant metallic 

 blue ; frons and coxae white ; abdomen with dorsal bhie bands on first 

 three segments, the 1st sometimes with orange patch and the 3rd 

 sometimes edged with crimson ; the last three segments with crimson 

 bands and a terminal crimson patch; ventral surface with five crimson 

 bands. Fore wing with blue patches at base and on discocellulars f 

 a small hyaline spot beloAv base of cell, a spot in cell and patch 

 below it ; a spot above vein 6 and two spots between veins 3 and 5. 

 Hind wing with hyaline spot below base of cell ; an oblique maculate 

 band beyond the cell between veins 2 and 7, and a blue patch on 

 discocellulars. 



§ without white on coxcc ; abdomen with three crimson bands 

 above, four below. 



Ab. 1. Abdomen without blue bands. — Coram, Queensland. 



Hah. Celebes (Pfi^ffer) ; Ceram ; Gilolo ( Wallace) ; K± Is, 

 {ChaUenr/er), FergussonIs.(i/e^A-) ; N. Guinea ; Australia, Lizard Is, 

 {MacGillivraji) ; Thursday Is. (Forhes) ; Queensland (McFarlane) ; 

 New Hebrides (Forhes) ; Solomoxs (Woodford) ; Pelew Is. (MatJiew).- 

 Exp. 54 millim. 



673. Euchromia auranticincta, n. sp. (Plate XI. fig. 22.) 



S . Black ; frons, a line behind eyes, spots on shoulders, 

 pectus and coxae white ; head, tegulae, and patagia with patches of 

 brilliant blue ; abdomen with orange bands on first three segments 

 and crimson bands on the next five. Fore wing with blue streaks at 

 base, on inner area extending to beyond middle ; a discocellular 

 spot ; hyaline spots below base, in and below middle of cell, and beyond 

 the cell between veins 3 and 5 and above 6. Hind wing with 

 blue discocellular spot ; hyaline streaks at base, in and below cell, 

 and on inner area ; a patch beyond the cell between veins 2 and 7. 



5 . Coxae black; abdomen with four crimson bands. 

 Hah. N". Guinea, 1 $ type, 6 in Coll. Staudinger. Eap. 

 52 millim. 



