PHILAMPELUS,—PACHYLIA. 15 
part of Central America. In South America it is common, and ranges over a very 
wide tract of country. 
PACHYLIA. 
Pachylia, Walker, Cat. viii. p. 189 (1856). 
Six species have been described, all peculiar to Tropical America, three (as far as I 
know) being found in Central America. 
1. Pachylia ficus. 
Sphinzx ficus, Linn. Mus. Lud. Ulr., ex Clerck, Icones Ins. t. 49. f. 21. 
Pachylhia ficus, Butl. Trans. Z.8. ix. p. 578’. 
Hab. Mexico?; British Honpvuras, Belize (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemata, Coban 
(Champion); Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica, Irazu (Rogers, van Patten, 
mus. D.); Panama, Chiriqui (mus. Staudinger).—Antittes, San Domingo; Ecuapor 
(mus. D.) ; Trintpap (Mus. D.). 
This insect varies to a considerable extent—some specimens having all the markings 
dark and well defined, whilst in others they are almost wanting; but I cannot detect 
any character of specific value by which to separate the large series of specimens 
before me. 
2. Pachylia darceta, sp.n. (Tab. II. fig. 4.) 
Uniform dull brown, paler beneath ; primaries with some slight undulating brown bands beyond the middle, 
two straight brown bands near the base, and a brown spot at the end of the cell; secondaries brown, 
rather paler at the base ; abdomen, antenne, and legs brown. xp. 43 inches. 
Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (mus. Staudinger). 
This species resembles Nephele equivalens, Walk., from West Africa. 
3. Pachylia syces. 
Einyo syces, Hiibn. Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 132. 
Sphinz ficus, Cram. Pap. Ex. iv. t. 394. f. D. 
Pachylia syces, Butl. Trans. Z. 8. ix. p. 578. 
Pachylia inornata, Clem. Journ. Ac. Phil. 1859, p. 159... 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Riimeli) ; British Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneaux) ; Panama, 
Chiriqui (#766é)—Ecuapor (mus. D.); Upper Amazons (mus. D.); Paraguay 
(mus. D.). 
This species is easily distinguished from the former one by having the secondaries 
uniform dark brown. 
