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which have blackish red tips. Length of the body 11 — 12 lines; 

 of the wings 20 — 22 lines. 



a. North India. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b. North India. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



8. 8 ESI A RADIANS. 



Cervina, subtus testacea ; caput nigro fasciatum, apud oculos al- 

 bum ; abdomen apud medium nigro-rufum, fasciis duabus 

 subapicalibus luteo-testaceis ; fasciculus apicalis niger, apud 

 medium testaceus ; alee limpida?, marginibus radiisque et anti- 

 carum apicibus nigro-rufis. 



Fawn-colour, pale testaceous beneath. Head with many black 

 hairs above, white about the eyes, and with a black band in front. 

 Abdomen blackish red about the middle ; two subapical bands 

 luteous, pale testaceous on each side. Apical tuft black, fawn- 

 colour in the middle above. Wings limpid, dark red at the base, 

 and with broad dark red borders, with fawn-coloured tomentum at 

 the base and along the costa ; the dark red hue emitting a ray in 

 each areolet towards the disk. Fore wings with dark red tips. 

 Length of the body 11 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Shanghai, North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



9. Sesta Hylas. 



Viridis, subtus alba; abdomen fascia subtus dilatata rubra, macu- 

 lis lateralibvs et ventralibus albis ; alee limpidce, nigro sub- 

 marginatce, basi viridi-nigra?, anticce apice nigrce. 



Sphinx Hylas, Linn. Mant. i. 539. Fab. Sp. Ins. ii. 154, 4; Mant. 



Ins. ii. 99, 4 ; Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2387, 95. 

 Sphinx Picus, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii. 83, pi. 148, f, B. 

 Sesia Hylas, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. 1, 379, 3. 

 Cephonodes Hylas, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 131, 1402. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



b. Congo. Presented by A. Curror, Esq. 



c. West Africa. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



d. Zoolu Country. Presented by G. F. Angas, Esq. 

 e,f. Ceylon. From the Rev. J. Wenham's collection. 

 g. North India. From Mr. James' collection. 



h, i. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 

 j. Penang. Presented by Sir W. Norris. 



