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6. Sesia FUSCICAUDIS. 



Pullide cervina ; caput subtus et pectus albido-testacea ; abdomen 

 rubrum, basi cervinum albo marginatum, maculis iateralibus 

 testaceis ; fasciculus apicalis ruber, lateribus nigro-fuscis ; 

 alee limpid a, basi marginibusque latissimis rubris ; anticce 

 basi cervina, apice rubrce. 



iUacroglossa fusoicaudis, Boisd. 3ISS. 



Light fawn-colour. Head beneath and pectus whitish testa- 

 ceous. Palpi prominent. Abdomen deep red ; basal part light 

 fawn-colour, bordered with white; a row of testaceous spots along 

 each side. Apical tuft blackish brown ; middle third part deep red. 

 Wings limpid, deep red towards the base, and with very broad deep 

 red borders. Fore wings fawn -colour at the base, deep red towards 

 the tips. Length of the body 13 — 14 lines ; of the wings 25 — 27 

 lines. 



a, b. Georgia. From Mr. Abbot's collection. 



Asia. 



8. Saundersii and S. radians resemble the two European 

 species ; S. Hylas and S. Cunninghami form a third type. 



7. Sesia Saundersii. 



Cervina aut viridescens, subtus testaceo-alba ; caput antice nigro 

 fasciatum ; abdomen fascia rubra, apicem versus luteum, ma- 

 culis Iateralibus testaceis ; fasciculus apicalis rufo nigroque 

 hirtus, apud medium, luteo hirtus ; alee limpida?, basi margi- 

 nib-us angustis et anticarnm apicibus nigro-rufis, 



Macroglossa Saundersii, Boisd. MSS. 



Fawn-colour or greenish, testaceous white beneath. Head with 

 a slight black band in front. Abdomen w r ith a deep red band 

 beyond the middle, luteous towards the tip, with pale testaceous 

 spots along each side. Apical tuft with luteous hairs in the middle, 

 and with mingled black and red hairs on each side and beneath. 

 Wings limpid, blackish red at the base, and with narrow blackish 

 red borders, covered with fawn-coloured or greenish torn en turn at 

 the base, and more slightly so along the costa of the fore wings, 



