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6. Sesia euscicaudis. 
Pallide cervina ; caput subtus el pectus albido-leslacea ; abdomen 
rubrum , basi cervinum albo marginatum , maculis lateralibus 
testaceis ; fasciculus apicalis ruber , lateribus nigro-fuscis ; 
alee limpidee , basi marginibusque latissimis rubris ; anticce 
basi cervince, apice rubree . 
Macroglossa fuscicaudis, Boisd. MSS. 
Light fawn-colour. Head beneath and pectus whitish testa- 
ceous. Palpi prominent. Abdomen deep red ; basal part light 
fawn-colour, bordered with white ; a row of testaceous spots along 
each side. Apical tuft blackish brown; middle third part deep red. 
Wings limpid, deep red towards the base, and with very broad deep 
red borders. Fore wings fawn-colour at the base, deep red towards 
the tips. Length of the body 13—14 lines ; of the wings 25—27 
lines. 
a, b. Georgia. From Mr. Abbot’s collection. 
Asia. 
S. Saundersii and S. radians resemble the two European 
species ; S. Hylas and S. Cunninghami form a third type. 
7. Sesia Saundersii. 
Cervina aut viridescens , subtus testaceo-alba ; caput antice nigro 
fasciatum ; abdomen fascia rubra , apicem versus luteum , ma- 
. culis lateralibus testaceis ; fasciculus apicalis rufo nigroque 
kirtus , a pud medium Luteo hirtus ; alee limpidee , basi margi - 
nibus angustis et anticarum apicibus nigro-rufis. 
Macroglossa Saundersii, Boisd. MSS. 
Fawn-colour or greenish, testaceous white beneath. Head with 
a slight black band in front. Abdomen with a deep red band 
beyond the middle, luteous towards the tip, with pale testaceous 
spots along each side. Apical tuft with luteous hairs in the middle, 
and with mingled black and red hairs on each side and beneath. 
Wings limpid, blackish red at the base, and with narrow blackish 
red borders, covered with fawn-coloured or greenish tomentum at 
the base, and more slightly so along the costa of the fore wings, 
