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OXYAMBULYX. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
maculifem. 0. maculifera Wkr. (= consanguis Bth., schauffelbergeri Leech nec Brem. <£• Gray) (61 d) is much smaller. 
its wings are shorter, squarer, the apex of the forewing is less pointed, the anal angle of the hindwing less 
produced. The submarginal stripe of the forewing is more curved than in sericeipennis , above the centre of the 
margin more remote from it, but nearer to it at the submedian area. Hindwing more uniformly ochreous. Sikkim. 
kuanglun- 0. kuangtungensis Mell. is quite similar to maculifera, the transverse bands of the forewing are feeble, 
ffensis. or Qy a t the costal and inner margins more distinctly marked. The antemarginal stripe is only distinct from 
the apex to the centre of the margin, then it vanishes' - in the darkened anal area of the fore wing. Larva more 
or less green, sometimes with rusty spots; horn long, curved. On Poupartia fordii. — Described from a valley 
in North-Western Kwangtung. The species is unknown to me. 
belli. 0. belli Jord. is somewhat smaller than maculifera (61 d), otherwise similar to it; the exterior antemedian 
transverse line of the forewing meets the posterior edge of the cell at some distance from the lower cell-angle, 
extending less obliquely than in ochracea (Vol. II, pi. 37 a). Veins in the distal area of the forewing less broad 
dark. North Canara; it also resembles substrigilis aglaia. 
labor a- 0. lahora Btlr. (= semifervens Hmps. p. p.). Of this species but one male in the British Museum is 
known, from North-West India, quite similar to the preceding ones, but of a more reddish tint. The dark line 
which in maculifera extends across the abdomen, is expanded in lahora on the abdominal end into a spot; the 
submarginal stripe of the forewing is indistinct, but the subbasal spot large and strong. 
schauffel- 0. schauffelbergeri Brem. cb Gray (= trilineata Rothsch.) (Vol. II, pi. 37 a) which is common in Japan 
bergeri. anc ) North China and was therefore dealt with in Vol. II, p. 239, penetrates to the south as far as Kwang-tung, 
thus also to the Indo-Australian region. Larva yellowish-green, tinted darker, on the sides long light oblique 
lines which are above bordered with dark green, horn green; the colouring may also vary in yellow and reddish- 
brown and exhibit rusty spots, like those of Amorpha populi \ it lives on Pterocarya stenoptera and presumably 
also on other Juglandeae. It seems to be not so common in the Indo-Australian range as in the north. 
ochracea. 0. ochracea Btlr. (Vol. II, pi. 37 a). Common in the palaearctic region and therefore described in 
Vol. II, p. 238. Loam-coloured yellow. From Japan to North India. Abdomen without a dorsal line, but 
somewhat spotted in its posterior portion. Larva on the Anacardiacea Poupartia fordii; the adults above 
yellowish-green, beneath greyish-green; from the head to ring 4 a yellow subdorsal stripe. Oblique stripes 
yellow. On the dorsum often whitish-violet wedges edged with rust-colour. Not rare in South China. 
liturata. 0. liturata Btlr. (61 b). Quite similar to sericeipennis (61 a), but easily discernible by the antemarginal 
stripe being more remote from the margin and the abdomen exhibiting a distinct dorsal line; separated from 
johnsoni. the otherwise similar maculifera (61 d) by the absence of the costal subbasal spot. In johnsoni Cllc., from 
the Philippine Is., the forewing is much more yellow; more ochreous, and the dark transverse bands are narrower 
and more distinct on both wings, especially on the hindwing; on the forewing the submarginal stripe is removed 
obliteraia. a little more to the margin, the whole insect being smaller. obliterata Rothsch., from Benkulen in Sumatra, 
differs from the continental type in the much paler colouring, the forewing is less marked and the marking of the 
hindwing is also very much reduced. Body more tan-coloured yellow, not so much tinted in claret-colour; the 
yellowish red-brown bands on veins 4, 6 and 7 of the forewing are entirely absent, and the other veins are less 
prominent. — Clark states that specimens from Selangor differ anatomically from Sumatrans. - — Larva similar 
to those of the preceding species, the longitudinal stripes of the rings 2—4 the same, but the lateral stripes 
more variegated, terminating in white spots of a red tint. On oaks. The typical form is not rare in Sikkim; 
to the south as far as Assam. 
substrigilis. 0. substrigilis Ww. (= philemon Bsd.) is a most variable and widely distributed insect; from the other 
members of the genus it is best discernible by the basal part of the hindwing being shaded with dark brown. 
The dorsal line on the abdomen is as distinct as in maculifera (61 d), but in the latter the costal subbasal spot 
is distinct, in substrigilis absent. Typical specimens originate from North India, Assam and Hainan. 
auripennis. auripermis Mr., from Ceylon, is deeper yellow than North-Indians, the bands on the wings are less prominent; 
eteocles. the antemarginal stripe is above only traceable, beneath quite absent; in Ceylon the species is rare. eteocles 
Huwe (= moorei Bsd.) is the Javanese form differing from the following pryeri only in the male genitals. —- 
pryeri. In pryeri List. (61 b) the submarginal stripe is less curved than in the North-Indian specimens; it is straighter 
and the subbasal spot in the submedian area is much larger and thicker than in typical substrigilis . Malacca, 
staudingeri. Sumatra, Borneo. - staudirsgeri Rothsch., from the Philippine Is., is a very large race in which the submarginal 
stripe does not extend to the anal angle, but terminates into the margin already at the lower median branch.- 
aglaia. aglaia -Jord., from North Canara, is similar to belli, almost like the North-Indian form of substrigilis, but in the 
male the under surface of the wings and body as well as the upper surface of the hindwings are of a much deeper 
maiii. orange. — matti Jord. is intermediary between belli and aglaia, but less fawn-coloured than belli. Hindwing 
narrower than in substrigilis, the ground paler yellow, the dark brown basal spot smaller. North Canara. — 
