from tJie Malay Peninsula. 271 



Described and Figured from Malacca. 



Maeroglossa obscuriceps, Butl. 

 Lophura minima, Butl. 

 Mimas terranea, Butl. 



Recorded from Malacca by Mr. Walker. 



Macrogiossa passalus, Dru. 

 corytlius, Boisd. 



Thanks to the exertions of Mr. Pryer I have been able to 

 acquire some knowledge of the moths of Northern Borneo, 

 and find, as with the butterflies, that the Malay and North- 

 Bornean species are in very many cases identical. The fol- 

 lowing North-Bornean species, which is here described, may 

 be sought for in the Malay Peninsula with every probability 

 of success, as most of the Sphingidse appear to be common to 

 the two regions. 



Ambulyx Pryerij n. sp. 



Anterior wings above pale reddish brown, the venation 

 distinctly darker ; a dark submarginal line reaching from 

 apex to outer angle ; a large, dark, rounded spot near base 

 beneath the submedian nervure, and five very obscure oliva- 

 ceous-brown spots on costal area, situate two above cell, the 

 outermost continued to lower apical angle of cell by a waved 

 line, and three linear between end of cell and apex of wing. 

 Posterior wings warm ochraceous, with a large basal patch ; 

 a transverse median fascia, attenuated towards the abdominal 

 margin, followed by a narrower waved and somewhat lunate 

 fascia, also attenuated towards abdominal margin ; a small 

 subapical spot and another small submarginal spot near lower 

 median nervule dark brownish, the basal markings darkest ; 

 between the median fascia and the outer margin the colour is 

 speckled with brownish. Wings beneath ochraceous ; ante- 

 rior wings with the apical half much speckled with brownish, 

 the outer margin violaceous brown ; posterior wings with 

 the markings above much fainter and pale reddish brown 

 beneath. Body above pale reddish brown, the thorax with 

 an oblique olivaceous-brown fascia on each side; body be- 

 neath and palpi warm ochraceous. 



Exp. wings 144 millim. 



Hab. North Borneo, Sandakan {W. B. Pryer). Coll. 

 Dist. 



This species is most closely allied to A. litwata, Butl.. 



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