durinj the Cruise of the '■ValhaUa.^ 483 



Grammodes ddta, Boisfl. Faun. Ent. Mad., Lcp. p. 105, 

 pi. xiii. fi;r. 1 (18;j3J. 



Aldabra, 1 J • 



Chnhiope hyppasia, Cram. Pap. Exot. ili. pi. ccl. E (1779). 

 Gloriosaj 1 ^ . 



Erasthianje. 

 Tar ache rachiastis, sp. n. 



Frons with corneous ridge across the middle and large plate 

 Lelow it. 



^ . Head and thorax creamy white ; palpi at tips and sides 

 of frons tinged with brown ; antennae fuscous ; tihise and tarsi 

 banded with brown ; abdomen creamy wliite, with pale 

 brown dorsal bands. Fore wing creamy white ; subbasal 

 line represented by a slijj^ht oclireous striga from costa ; aute- 

 niedial line ochreous, slightly curved, arising from a small 

 brown spot on costa ; medial line with slight brown spot on 

 costa and ochreous line from it to a red-brown band from 

 lower angle of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line repre- 

 sented by a small brown spot on costa, then excurved and 

 with brown spot on its inner side at vein 5, then bent inwards 

 to lower angle of cell, represented by a whitish line with 

 blackish scales on its inner edge, angled outwards at vein 1, 

 followed by a diffused grey and red-brown band from apex 

 to inner margin, leaving some cream-colour on termen ; some 

 black-brown points on termen at apex, middle, and above 

 tornus; cilia with some grey and brown at apex, middle, and 

 toruus. Hind wing ochreous white, with some diffused 

 brown on terminal area from apex to vein 2 and towards 

 tornus. 



? . Thorax ang^ fore -wing yellower, the latter with the 

 markings more distinct and more olive in colour on the 

 yellow area. 



Aldabra, 1 J, 1 ? type. £<•/). 20 mm. 



Sphingidae. 

 Chcvrocampa ceJeriOj Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 401 (1758). 

 Gloriosa, 1 ? . 



Chcerocarnpa aurora, Koths. Nov. Zool. ix., Suppl. [). 812 

 (11)03). 



Gloriosa, 4 <^ , 1 ? . 



