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middle of the wings are two strongly deutated slender dark sti'igoe resting upon a broad brownish snbapical bar ;
the outer margin of the wmg also clay-brown ; the base of the fore wings and an adjacent striga, brown.
Expansion of the fore wings 4 inches.
Inhabits China. In the Collection of M. Dalen,
DESCRIPTION.—The front of the thorax aud costa of the fore wiugs are whitish^ the latter greyish
towards the tips, which bear two small oblong black patches, irrorated with white scales, followed by
two dark-red Innules. The base of the wing is brown, with Inteons scales, followed at a short distance
by a dark-brown fascia, pru'plish on the inside. Behind the ocellus of the fore wings is a somewhat
triangnliU' patch of grey and Inteons scales; the hind wings are traversed by a very pale streak between
the base and the ocellus. The head and hind part of the thorax, as well as a large tuft at the tail, are
dark-brown, and the antennte are luteous buif. The specimen delineated is a female.
This species is allied to S. Pavonia.
FIGURE 3.
LIMACODES HILARIS. WESTW.
Limacodes capite thorace medioque alarum anticarnm pallide vii-idibus, harum basi apicequc fusco-sericeis,
striga ciliisque obscm-ioribus alis posticis straniineis ciliis fuscis.
Limacodes with the upper side of the head and thorax and the middle portion of the wings of a pale grass-green ;
the under-side of the head, with the palpi ¡ind antennie, and the base and apex of the fore wings, of a silky-brown,
divided from the green disc by a slender dark-broTO waved striga ; ciliiE of the same colour ; abdomen, under-side
of the body, and hind wings, straw-colora'ed, with darker brown cilise.
Expansion of tlie wings of the female 1 inch.
Inhabits central India. In the Collection of Colonel Heai-sey.
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FIGURE 4.
LIMACODES GEACIOSA. WESTW.
Limacodes brunnea, thoracis lateribns, ahsque anticis liete viridibus plaga eblonga ad basin costa, margineque
postico lato sericeo-brvmneis, aUs posticis basi stramineis pone medium pallide brunneis ciliis brunueis.
Limacodes brown, with a purphsh tinge ; the sides of the thorax and the fore wmgs of a fine pale green ; the
latter with an oblong patch at the base of the costa, and the outer mai-gin of silky brown, the latter divided
from the green disc by a straight slender darker striga ; the hind -wings at the base straw-colom-ed, beyond tlie
middle pale brunneons, fringe dark bnmneons, underside brimneons, with the middle of the fore wings paler, somewhat
straw-coloured.
Expansion of the fore wings of the female rather more than IJ inches.
Inhabits Ceylon. In the Collection of Dr. Templeton.
Colonel Hearsey has brought home a male specimen of this genus from Central India, which I consider
as the male of L. graeiosa, which differs only from the female in having the upper side of the
head and thorax entirely pale green, and the hind wings pale buif, with the outer margin rather
darker.
Dr. Templeton has also sent another species from Ceylon, closely alhed to the two preceding, which
may be thus characterised.
Limacodes lieta, Westw., capite et prothorace supra fasciaque tenui sub-mediana alarum anticarum
parum nudata ràidibus, harum basi apiceque late brunneis, macula parva alba versus basin alarum,
alis posticis basi stramineis apiceque obscuriori. Exp. alar, antic. 1 une.
The plant represented in this plate is the Vanda teretifolia of Lindley, from China.