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Group 4. 



Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis obsoleta. Palpi breves, 

 validi. Antennae thorace longiores. Abdomen tborace duplo lon- 

 gius. Pedes sat graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor brevius- 

 eulis. Alae sat longae, mediocriter latae, apice rotundatae ; anticae 

 apud costam recta?, margine exteriore recto integro mediocriter ob- 

 liquo. Mas. — Antennae serratae. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 



Body bardly stout. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi sbort, stout. 

 Antennae longer tban tbe tborax. Abdomen about twice the length 

 of the thorax. Legs rather slender; hind tibiae with four somewhat 

 short spurs. Wings rather long, moderately broad, rounded at the 

 tips. Fore wings straight in front, straight entire and moderately 

 oblique along tb^ v terior border. Male. — Antennae serrated. 

 Female. — An tern ~ simple. 



16. Smerinthus pudorinus. 



Pallide rufo-cervinus ; abdomen testaceum ; alee anticce pallide cer- 

 vina?, postica? pallide rufce. Mas. — Alee anticce lineis nonnid- 

 lis interruptis fnscis, fasciaque abnormi pallide fusca margi- 

 nibus obscurioribus. 



Smerinthus pudorinus, Boisd. 31SS. 



Pale reddish fawn-colour. Antennae whitish. Abdomen tes- 

 taceous. Fore wings pale fawn-colour. Hind wings pale red. 

 Male. — Fore wings with some interrupted brown lines, and with an 

 irregular pale brown band, which has darker borders. Length of 

 the body 8 — 9 lines ; of the wings 20 — 24 lines. 



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



Group 5. 



Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis obsoleta. Palpi 

 breves, validi. Antennae subpectinatae, thorace longiores. Abdo- 

 men oblanceolatum, thorace duplo longius. Pedes breves, validi ; 

 tibiae posticae calcaribus duobus apicalibus, brevissimis. Alas lon- 

 giusculae, mediocriter latae, apice rotundatae ; anticae apud costam 

 rectae, margine exteriore denticulato perobliquo; posticae margine 

 exteriore apud angulum exterioretn excavate 



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