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lanuginous. Abdomen extending as far as the hind wings. Legs 

 blackish cinereous ; anterior femora and middle tibiae fringed with 

 yellow hairs ; hind tibiae pale yellowish, much dilated, ending in a 

 thick lanceolate protuberance; one of the first pair of spurs much 

 longer than the other, slightly convoluted towards the tip ; one 

 apical «pur. Fore wings elongated, blackish cinereous ; rather 

 more or less than one-third of the surface from the base yellow, 

 except along the costa, where the cinereous hue is more or less 

 broad ; an exterior bright yellow band, which extends from the 

 costa and is abbreviated near the interior angle ; exterior border 

 very oblique. Hind wings with a broad blackish cinereous border. 

 Var. /3. — Fore wings with the basal yellow part limited to a broad 

 streak. Female. — Antennae and legs slender, smooth. Fore wings 

 less elongated than those of the male. Hind wings extending 

 beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 9 — 12 lines ; of the 

 wings 32 — 34 lines. 



Amboina. Batchian. 



a. Ceram. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 

 6, c. Waigiou. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Celeeena spreta. 



Foem. Lceteflava; palpi nigri, articulis \o et 2o subtus flavis ; 

 antenna nigro-cinerece ; thorax fascia nigro-cinerea ; pedes 

 cinerei, coxis femoribnsque flavis ; alee fascia marginali 

 nigro-cinerea ; antics vitta costali basali fasciaque subobliqua 

 nigro-cinereis. 



Female. Bright yellow. Palpi black, obliquely ascending, 

 rising as high as the vertex ; first and second joints yellow beneath ; 

 third linear, more than half the length of the second. Antennae 

 blackish cinereous. Thorax with a blackish cinereous band between 

 the fore wings. Abdomen a little shorter than the breadth of the 

 hind wings. Legs cinereous, smooth, slender; coxae and femora 

 yellow. Wings with a blackish cinereous marginal band. Fore 

 wings much elongated, with a blackish cinereous costal stripe, which 

 extends from the base to half the length and then joins a slightly 

 oblique blackish cinereous band ; marginal band much dilated at 

 the tip ; exterior border very oblique. Length of the body 10 lines ; 

 of the wings 30 lines. 



Batchian. In Mr. Saunders collection. 



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