1875. | SPECIES OF SPHINGID. 5 
5. Macroerossa osscura (Horsfield, MS.). (Plate I. fig. 2.) 
Allied to M. passalus, but duller in colouring, the primaries more 
acute and longer, the transverse lines less distinct, the secondaries 
with a broader, more defined, more irregular, and paler central orange 
band; the three basal segments of abdomen edged laterally with 
testaceous instead of orange; secondaries below with a sharply defined 
internal subtriangular patch, pale yellow at base, but becoming gra- 
dually orange externally. Expanse of wings 2 inches 7 lines. 
Java (Horsfield). Type, B.M. 
6. MACROGLOSSA TROCHILOIDES, 0. sp. 
Closely allied to M. trochilus, but altogether brighter in colouring, 
the primaries much darker, the secondaries with well-defined central 
orange band; outer margin distinct and black. Expanse of wings 1 
inch 5 lines. 4 
Sierra Leone (Foxcroft). Type, B.M. 
This is the Western-African form of M. trochilus. 
7. Macroguossa Nox, Newman. (Plate I. fig. 6.) 
Male. Primaries above black-brown, bronzy greenish in some 
lights, base and three indistinct wavy bars black ; secondaries with 
the base and outer margin broadly black, central area very dark 
gvey, silvery greenish in certain lights: body ashy black, with a 
lateral bright steel-blue lustre when the tail is turned to the light; 
basal and three terminal segments with large lateral black spots; all 
the segments with small lateral white-tipped black tufts, penultimate 
segment white-edged ; anal tuft black, pale brown at the base, and 
white at the tip: wings below black-brown, with bronzy greenish 
reflections, whitish at base; secondaries shot with pale steel-blue 
towards base, abdominal area bluish white: body smoky brown, 
thorax paler; prothorax and palpi sordid white. Expanse of wings 
2 inches 9 lines. 
Rockingham Bay (Macgillivray). Type, B.M. 
Described by Mr. Walker as the female of M. micacea. 
Genus CatLtiomma, Walker. 
8. CALLIOMMA LUTESCENS, n. sp. (Plate I. fig. 5.) 
Primaries above clay-colour, transversely and irregularly spotted 
with dark grey in wavy series; an interno-basal dark grey streak : 
two transverse, angulated, subbasal whitish streaks, beginning on 
costa and terminating at first median branch, separated by a grey 
streak, and bounded externally by a zigzag oblique grey bar from 
costa to inner margin; a subtriangular, whitish, central costal spot, 
impinged upon by an irregular discocellular silver marking ; a whitish 
costal patch immediately beyond it, interrupted by indistinct grey 
liturze ; apex somewhat pale; outer margin with a large, subapical, 
marginal, lunate, chocolate-coloured patch, bordered internally by a 
pearly greyish nebula; secondaries orange, shining and whitish on 
costa, but gradually deepening in tint to abdominal margin ; outer 
