8 SPHINGIDA, 
This species evidently ranges into North-western India, as Mr. Moore has an example 
from Simla; C. macromera, on the other hand, seems only to occur in the North-east. 
Cherocampa lucasii. (Plate LX XIX. fig. 5.) 
Cherocampa lucasii, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. viii. p. 141. n. 24 (1856). 
Primaries above pale sordid buff, crossed from just before the middle by seven greyish 
lines, which converge to apex, the third and seventh indistinct : secondaries dark brown, with 
pale greyish-brown abdominal border ; the costal border, a patch at anal angle, and the fringe 
pale buff: body above sordid buff, the thorax reddish with whitish margins ; abdomen with 
three dorsal longitudinal grey lines and indications of lateral reddish stripes. Under surface 
pale pinky buff: primaries with a large dusky patch covering the greater part of the cell, the 
basal third of median interspaces, and part of interno-median area; an abbreviated series of 
black dots across the disk from costa to second median branch ; outer border irregularly pale 
grey ; secondaries with a discal arched series of black points: body below rather more pink 
in tint than the wings. Expanse of wings 3 inches | line. 
Silhet, Ceylon, Hong-Kong, and Borneo, 
Cherocampa silhetensis. (Plate LX XIX. fig. 6.) 
Cheerocampa silhetensis, Walker, Cat. Lep,. Het. viii. p. 148, n. 27 (1856). 
Primaries above pale sordid buff, traversed obliquely from base of inner margin to apex 
by a broad and slightly tapering dark olive-brown band, edged externally with white ; two 
shghtly curved approximated brown lines nearly parallel to and beyond it ; the commence- 
ment of a third line running from inner margin and uniting with the second and two parallel 
submarginal lines, the outer one formed of black scales and indistinct ; a black discoidal 
stigma : secondaries sordid buff ; a broad purplish-brown belt, darkest externally, running 
from submedian vein to near apex; outer border grey, fringe pale buff: thorax reddish brown, 
head and sides of prothorax greyish white, outer margins of tegulz white, a central longitu- 
dinal stripe on each ; abdomen pale reddish brown, greyish with golden yellow streaks at the 
sides, numerous longitudinal olivaceous lines ; a dorsal longitudinal olivaceous stripe enclosing 
a silvery white line. Wings below ochreous, sprinkled with black scales ; two parallel discal 
dusky lines, followed by a series of black dots; outer border grey: primaries brownish 
towards the base, very pale at base: body below whitish ; sides of venter pinky brownish, 
with a series of black spots. Expanse of wings 2 inches 1] lines. 
Silhet (Stainsforth) ; Ceylon (Templeton) ; Borneo (Low). 
The C, bisecta of Moore, from Java, is a local form, differing in its paler and more sandy 
coloration. 
