94 . sphingidjE. 



lateral baud ; thorax with a pale band on vertex ; abdomen with 

 four pale dorsal lines. Fore wing green, with a black patch at base 

 of inner margin ; a black dot at end of cell ; about seven indistinct 

 oblique lines from the apex. Hind wing black, with a diffused pale 

 submarginal band. Underside ochreous, suffused with red and 

 speckled with black ; some black in cell of fore wing and post- 

 medial dark lines. 



In the variety major prominent pale stripes appear between the 

 oblique lines of the fore wing. 



In some specimens the second or third line from the outer 

 margin of the fore wing becomes double towards inner margin. 



Hob. Mussooree; Sikhim ; Assam ; Sylhet. Exp. 86-108 millim. 



C. Hind iving dull red or orange. 



144. Chaerocampa pallicosta, Wlh. Cat. viii, p. 145 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 



ii, pi. 84, fig. 6; C. # S. no. 106. 



Head and thorax red-brown, with a lateral white streak. Fore 

 wing red-brown, with the costa paler ; a pale speck at end of cell ; 

 a white line along inner margin ; a postmedial lunulate diffused 

 dark line and traces of a submarginal line. Abdomen, hind wing, 

 and underside pinkish ferruginous ; cilia of hind wing white. 



Hob. Assam; Sylhet; E.Pegu; Ceylon; Hongkong. Exp. 82 

 millim. 



145. Chaerocampa erotus, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii, p. 12; C. fy S. no. 107. 

 Chgerocampa erotus, var. andamanensis, Kirby, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1877, 



p. 242 ; Waterh. Aid, ii, pi. 141, fig. 1. 

 Gnathothlibus erotoides, Wallengr. Wien. ent. Mon. iv, p. 43. 



Brighter in colour than pallicosta. Fore wing with a slight 

 purplish suffusion and clouded in parts beyond the middle ; two 

 indistinct antemedial curved lines, and two similar postmedial 

 lines. Hind wing bright orange-yellow, with a diffused red-brown 

 band along outer margin except at apex and anal angle ; cilia red- 

 brown. Throat and first joint of palpus pure w-hite. 



Hab. Andainans ; Australia ; Solomon Isl. Exp. 96-114 millim. 



Genus DAPHNIS. 



Daphnis, Hilbn. Verz. p. 134 (1818). 



Type, D. nerii, Linn. 



Range. Europe ; Africa, Mauritius ; throughout India ; Ceylon ; 

 Boimeo ; Java ; Amboina ; New Hebrides. 



The tibial spurs considerably longer than in Chcerocampa ; the 

 palpi slightly more rounded at apex ; outer margin of fore wing 

 as in the typical species. 



146. Daphnis nerii, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 798 ; C. $ S. no. 112 ; Moore, 



Lep. Ceyl. ii, pi. 82, figs. 1, 1 a (larva and pupa). 



