294 SPHINGJDiE. 



91. Aeosmeryx aneeus subdentata Roths. & Jor£. (Fig. 74- 

 C-E, genitalia ; fig. 75 A, imago; PI. IV, fig. 3, larva). 



Aeosmeryx aneeus subdentata, Roths. & Jord., 1903, p. 528 (Sikkim) 



Seitz, 1929, p. 550. 

 Philampelus aneeus, Moore (non Stoll), 1865, p. 794 (Bengal). 

 Aeosmeryx aneeus, Cotes & Swinhoe (non Stoll), 1887, p. 8 (Sylhet ; 



Sikkim). 

 Aeosmeryx aneea, Hampson (non Stoll), 1892, p. 81, fig. 51 (cJ). 

 Aeosmeryx aneea f. aneea, Dudgeon (non Stoll), 1898, p. 409 (Sikkim ; 



Bhutan ; 2,000 ft.). 



Imago. — <$ $. The smallest species of the genus, and markings 

 different from those of all the other species. Palpus, breast 

 and first two abdominal sternites pinkish. Fore wing dis- 

 tinctly angulate at R 3 , often with traces of teeth. Upper 

 side tawny- cinnamon to chestnut-brown ; an oblique distal 

 band diffuse posteriorly ; first discal line heavy, continuous ; 

 greyish costal apical area stopping at R 1 or beyond it ; a broad 7 



Fig. 75 A. — Aeosmeryx aneeus subdentata Roths. & Jord. 



curved, pinkish-grey submarginal line continuous with apical 

 lunules of the same colour. Hind wing fuscous. Underside : 

 fore wing ochraceous clay-colour ; a subapical, triangular, 

 costal, chestnut patch extending to R 1 , straight proximally, 

 where it is bordered by a grey or pinkish-grey line or patch ; 

 outer disc between R 1 and SM 2 pinkish-vinaceous or vinaceous- 

 cinnamon, not so dark as the subapical patch ; pinkish-grey 

 submarginal scaling extended basad, basal half of costal margin 

 of the same colour as the hind wing. Hind wing vinaceous, 

 brown marginal border reaching R 2 only half-way to second 

 pair of discal fines. Expanse : ^$, 70-88 mm. 



<£. Harpe (fig. 74 C) much more prolonged than in the other 

 species. Penis-sheath (fig. 74 D) with a broad left process 

 rounded at end and dentate at distal and proximal edges. 



$. Vaginal plate (fig. 74 E) widely different from that in the 

 other species ; sides nearly parallel, abruptly converging near 



