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23. Syntomis Imaon. 



Mas. Fusca, cylindrical sublinearis ; caput antice luteum ; antenna 

 graciles, subserrata ; thorax fascia antica subinterrupta lutea ; 

 aloe cupreo-fuscce ; anticce ampla maculis quinque magnis sub- 

 divisis limpidis ; posticce plus dimidio basali limpidce ; abdo- 

 men luteo bif as datum, 



Var. Purpureo-fusca, proboscide, palpis antennisque nigris ; pro- 

 thorax fascia interrupta fiava ; pectoris latera flavo oblique 

 bifasciata ; abdomen flavo bifasciatum ; alee anticce fasciis 

 duabus latis limpidis, posticce macula magna basali limpida. 



Syntomis? Imaon, Boisd. Mon. Zyg. 114. 



Sphinx adscita Imaon, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. 94, pi. 248, f. E. 



Syntomis Imaon, Hiibn. Verz. Schmett. 122, 1321. 



Surinam ? 



Male. Dark brown, cylindrical, nearly linear. Head luteous 

 in front. Antennae slender, serrated beneath. Thorax with a 

 slightly interrupted luteous band in front. Pectus with luteous 

 hairs. Wings brown, with a cupreous tinge. Fore wings rather 

 long and broad, with five large limpid slightly divided spots, three 

 near the base, two towards the tips ; discal fold not apparent in 

 the discal areolet. Hind wings limpid for more than half the 

 length from the base. Abdomen with a luteous band at the base 

 and another beyond the middle. Legs rather slender; spurs of the 

 hind tibiae small. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 

 lines. 



Var. P Purplish brown. Proboscis, palpi and antennae black. 

 Prothorax with an interrupted yellow band. Pectus with two large 

 oblique yellow bands on each side. Wings purplish brown, slightly 

 cupreous. Fore wings with two broad irregular limpid bands which 

 are interrupted by the coloured borders of the veins. Hind wings 

 with a large limpid spot at the base. Abdomen with a yellow band 

 at the base, and another beyond the middle, 



a, b. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



c. Silhet. From Mr. Stainforth's collection. 



d. Hong Kong. From Mr. Harrington's collection, 



