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NOTES ON SPHINGIDAE, WITH DESCEIPTIONS OF NEW 



SPECIES. 



By the HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD. 

 (PI. v., VI., VII.) 



HAVING just completed aiTang'ing the Sjihinf/iflae in the Tring Museum, in 

 which arraugement I emjiloycil Mr. Kirl)y's catalogue o^ IL'trrorera, I find 

 I have the following notes to make, and 77 (seventy-seven) new species to 

 describe. 



Mr. Kirby ennmerates 913 species in his catalogue. Of many of these I can 

 give no opinion, not having seen specimens, but out of these 913 species :yZ (tifty- 

 two) are certainly either bad species or only local subspecies, so that .Slil species are 

 left, which, together with the 77 (seventy-seven) new ones I am des(u-ibiug, makes 

 a total of 938 species. The collection at Tring contains 623 sjiecios, rcjiresented by 

 about 4oo0 specimens, and in addition to the tyjies of the species described in this 

 paper, possesses the types of the following : — 



Cephonodes veuata (Feld.). 

 „ woodfordi Butl. 



Hemaris pelasgus (Cram.) = synonym of H. 



thysbe (Fabr.). 

 Macroglossa pylene Feld. 



„ melvus Feld. = synonym of M. 



milvus (Boisd.). 

 Macroglossa rectifascia Feld. 

 Stenolophia tenebrosa Feld. = synonym of S. 



restituta (Walk.). 

 Pachygonia magna (Feld.). 

 Amphion nessus (Cram.). 

 Lophuron pusillum (Feld). 

 Cornipalpus succinctus Feld. = synonym of 



Unzela j.apix (Cram.). 

 Triptogon danum (Cram.) = synonym of T 



ocypete (Linn.). 

 Triptogon fegeus (Cr.am.). 



„ camertus (Cram.). 



„ lyctus (Cram.). 



Tylognathus scriptor Feld. = synonym of 



Alcnron prominens (Walk.). 

 Aleuron smerinthoides (Feld.). 

 ,, philampeloides (Feld.). 

 Hemeroplanes triptolemus (Cram.). 



,, oiclus (Cram.). 



Theretra aeson (Cram.). 



,, cajus (Cram.). 



,, drancus (Cram.). 



Theretra anubus (Cram.), 

 hystrix (Feld.). 

 Metopsilus fusimacula (Feld.). 

 Ampelophaga dolichoides (Feld,). 

 Deilephila daiicus (Cram. ) = synonym of D. 



lineata (Fabr.). 

 Pholus crantor (Cram.) = .synonym of Pb. 



achemon (Drury). 

 Argeus phorbas (Cram.). 

 Daphnis .angustans (Feld.). 

 „ protrudens (Feld.). 

 Ereryx myron (Cram.). 



,, choerilus (Cram.). 

 Ambulyx tigrina Feld. 



,, subocellata Feld. 



„ eurysthenes Feld. 

 Nyceryx hyposticta (Feld.). 

 Eurypteryx molucca (Feld.). 

 Nephele morpheus (Cram.) = synonym of X. 



didyma Fabr. 

 Cijcytius medor (Stcll) = synonym of C. 



hydaspus (Cram.). 

 Cocytius chientiuB (Cram.i. 

 Phlegethontius bannibal (StoU). 

 Sphinx Lanceolata Feld. 

 Gargantua gordius (Stoll). 

 Phryxus caicus (Cram.). 

 Leucophlebia heuglini (Feld.). 



MA CROGWSSIXAE. 

 In the genus Hemaris, 11. /ji/ram».i (Boisd.) sinks as a synonym of //. n/Jicauf/i.s 

 (Kirby), for on comparing specimens and the two descriptions carefully 1 find they 

 agree almost exactly. 



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