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nervure, the former being obsolete in some of the forms ; two 

 irregularly dentate, more or less obsolete antemedial lines, and two 

 similar lunulate postmedial lines ; a curved band from apex to 

 outer angle, the inner part of which is light, the outer dark. 

 Hind wing ochreous, mottled with fuscous ; an erect medial, and 

 curved more or less lunulate postmedial band; some specimens 

 with the anal half of the margin dark. 



One Burmese specimen is greyish, the olive markings on thorax 

 and at base of fore wing very prominent, the waved lines well 

 defined. The next palest form placida is greyish, with the mark- 

 ings of fore wing ill-defined ; auripennis is ochreous ; rhodoptera has 

 a reddish tinge ; in substrigilis = sericeipennis = schauffelbergii the 

 markings are more prominent ; liturata has a purplish tinge with 

 streaks on the nervules ; in consanguis the costal olive blotch is 

 present, and there is an olive blotch near outer angle ; whilst 

 maculifera is the darkest form, being purple-brown in colour. 



Larva pale green with darker granular spots ; a white dorso- 

 lateral line ; pale yellow oblique streaks on 5th to 10th somites ; 

 horn purple, with white granular spots. 



Hcib. NVW. Himalayas ; Sikhim ; Assam ; Silhet ; Ceylon. 

 Exp., 6 100, $ 130 millim. 



104. Ambulyx semifervens, Wlk. Cat. xxxi, p. 38. 



Ambulyx tuxbata, Butl. Tr. Zool. Soc. ix, pi. 93, fig. 7; C. $ S. 



no. 124. 

 Ambulyx thwaitesii, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii, p. 11, pi. 80, figs. 1, 1 a, 



1 b (larva and pupa) ; C. fy S. no. 129. 

 Ambulyx labora, Butl. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 251 ; C. 8f S. no. 123. 

 Ambulyx subocellata, Felcl. Bets. Nov. pi. 76, fig. 3. 



The lateral olive bands on the thorax much narrower than in 

 substrigilis. Fore wing with some small grey annular marks 

 taking the place of the subbasal blotches ; the antemedial lines 

 much less dentate. 



The form semifervens = thivaitesii is pale ochreous; turbata = 

 lahora dark ferruginous red, the intermediate gradations occurring. 



Larva olive-green above, bluish at sides with pale granulated 

 spots : a white-spotted subdorsal line and lateral stripes ; sub- 

 dorsal and lateral purplish patches on 5th to last somites ; a 

 purplish streak on 2nd and 3rd somites ; horn green. 



Hob. Throughout India and Ceylon ; China ; Java ; New 

 Guinea ; Ternate. Exp., S 90, $ 110 millim. 



105. Ambulyx rubiginosa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 391. 

 Ambulyx rubescens, Butl. III. Set. vii, p. 26, pi. 121, fig. 2 ; C. $ S 



no. 61 a. 



The hind wing not crenulate; colour dark red-brown slightly 

 suffused with grey. Fore wing with numerous indistinct waved 

 lines ; hind wing brighter red ; thorax and abdomen yellow below. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas. Exp. 6 80 millim. 



