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5. SPHINGIDAE. 



Antennae thickened towards middle or posteriorly, in $ ciliated with 

 partial whorls. Thorax and femora densely hairy beneath. Forewings : 

 6 out of 8, 9 absent. Hindwings : 5 parallel to 4, 6 and 7 connate or 

 stalked, 8 connected by oblique bar with margin of cell before middle, 

 more or less approximated to 7 near beyond cell. 



A numerous family of wide distribution, but in New Zealand only repre- 

 sented by two immigrants. 



29. Deilephila Ochs. 



Deilephila Ochs., Schnett. Eur. iv, 42 (1816) ; type, lineata Fabr. 

 Choerocampa Dup., Lep. Fr. Suppl. ii, 159 (1835). 



Tongue strongly developed. Antennae less than \, gradually thickened 

 to near apex, then pointed, apex slender, hooked. Abdomen smooth, 

 broad, conical, pointed. Tibiae with appressed scales. 



A large nearly cosmopolitan genus, chiefly in warm regions. 



214. D. celerio Linn., Syst. Nat. 1, 491 (1758). 



Titahi Bay (Wellington), Nelson; several specimens. Throughout 

 Old World; common in Australia, whence it probably immigrated. 

 Larva on grape-vine (Vitis). 



30. Sphinx Linn. 



Sphinx Linn., Syst. Nat. 1, 489 (1758). 



Characters of Deilephila, but thorax with low double posterior crest. 

 A moderate cosmopolitan genus. 



215. S. convolvuli Linn., Syst. Nat. 1, 490 ; Huds., N.Z. Moths, 99, pi. xiii, 



1 : roseofasciata Koch, hid. Austr. Lep. 54 : distans But!., Cat. N.Z. 

 Lep. 4, pi * ii, 11. 



Rather common north of Napier, rare southwards ; a cosmopolitan 

 species. Larva on Convolvulus. 



