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Group 3. 



This group much resembles the second, but the colours are 

 paler, the metallic hue less prevalent. 



3. Ch^rocampa Alecto. 



Ferrugineo-fusca, subtus lutescens ; capitis thoracisque latera alba; 

 abdomen cervinum, maculis duabus basalibus lateralibus 

 nigris ; alee ciliis rufescentibus ; anticce lineis subobliquis 

 subparallelis obscurioribus et pallidioribus, margine exteriore 

 glaucescente ; posticce Icete rosece, basi nigrce, margine exteriore 

 fusco, plaga apud unguium interiorem roseo-albida. 



Sphinx Alecto, Linn. Mus. Lud. Ulr. 357; Syst. Nat, 802, 

 20. Drury, Ins. Exot. ii. 48, pi. 27, f. 4. Cram. Pap. Exot. 

 ii. 62, pi. 137, f. D. Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. 152, 52; Mant. Ins. ii. 

 97, 56 ; Ent. Syst. iii. 1, 376, 59. Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 

 2384, 20. Minti. Cat. Obj. ZooL Caucase, 258, 1237. 



Isoples Alecto, H'ubn. Verz. Sclimett. 135, 1453. 



Deilephila Cretica, Boisd. Icon. Hist. Lip. Sphing. 20. (Foem.), 

 Duponch. Hist. Nat. Lep. Ft. iii. Suppl. 15, pi. 1, f. 3. 



Deilephila Alecto, Boisd. Ink. Meth. 46, 376. 



Greece. Caucasus. 



a, b. North India. From Mr. James' collection. 



c. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 



d, e. Silbet. From the Rev. J. Stainforth's collection. 



h. Landoor, N.W. Himalaya. Presented by Gen. Hearsay. "Larva 



feeds on the vine," MSS. 

 i. Hong Kong. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

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

 k, I. Turkey in Asia. Presented by W. K. Loftus, Esq. 



Group 4. 



Distinguished by the slender body, the narrow and much 

 acuminated wings, and the hind wings without any rosy hue. 



4. Ch^eocampa Cretica. 



Fusca ; caput et thorax albo bivittata ; abdomen basi nigro bima- 

 culatum, linea media obscura, lateribus pallidioribus ; alee 

 antica? cinereo umbrinee striis obliquis punctoque discali fus~ 

 cis ; posticce angulo anali dilutiore. 



