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ADDITIONAL NOTES ON SPHINGIDAE. 



By the HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD. 



SINCE the first number of the Novitates Zoologiga.e appeared, several facts liave 

 turned np wliicli make it necessary to continue the notes on S///ii/>(/idae both 

 in this number and the next. 

 I have received a number of fresh hawk-moths from Aroa, Venezuela, which 

 induce me to give here the complete list of species received from tliere nj) to 

 the present time. All these species have come to hand in very considerable series, 

 and they were without exception caught on the electric lamps in the copper mines at 

 Aroa. 



Stenolophia restituta (Walk.). 

 Pachygonia coifeae (Walk.). 

 Triptogon lugubris (Linn.). 

 „ camertus (Cram.). 



„ ocypete (Linn.). 



Callioma nomius (Walk.). 

 „ ellacombei Rothsch. 

 „ lutescens Butl. 

 „ calliomenae (Burm.). 

 „ licastus (StoU). 

 „ parcae (Fabr.). 

 „ pluto (Fabr.). 

 „ drucei Rothsch. 

 Hemeroplanes triptolemus (Cram.). 

 ,, ornatu.s Rothsch. 



,, oiclus (Cram.). 



Theretra trilineata (Walk.). 

 „ anubus (Cram.). 

 „ titana (Druce). 

 „ nechus (Cram.). 

 „ guianensis Rothsch. 

 „ ceratomioides (Grote and Rob.). 

 „ rufescens Rothsch. 

 Dupo vitis (Linn.). 



,, linnei (Grote and Rob.). 

 Philambelus licaon (Cram.). 



„ anchemolus (Cram.). 



Argeus labruscae (Linn.). 

 ,, phorbas (Cram.). 

 „ capronnieri (Boisd.). 

 Darapsa porcus (Hilbn.). 



„ tjMidarus (Boisd.). 

 Ambulyx strigilis (Linn.). 



„ eurycles (Herr. — Schiiff.). 

 „ ,, ab. snlphurea Rothsch. 



„ gannascus (StoU). 

 ,, palmeri Boisd. 

 Pachylia ficus (Linn.). 



„ resumens (Walk.). 



Diludia brontes (Druce). 

 „ florestan (StoU). 

 ,, brevimargo Butl. 

 ,, rufescens Butl. 

 „ lichcnea (Walk.). 

 ,, corallina Druce. 

 „ albiplaga (Walk.). 

 Pseudosphinx tetrio (Linn.). 

 Macrosila lefebvrei (Gue'r.). 

 Cocytius aflinis Rothsch. 

 „ rivularis (Butl.). 

 „ duponchelii (Poey). 

 „ cluentius (Cram.). 

 Phlegethontius rustica (Fabr.). 

 „ ochus (Klug.). 



„ pellenia (Herr. — SchafE.). 



„ lucetius (StoU). 



,, ciiigulata (Fabr.). 



Dilophonota cUo (Linn.). 

 „ picta (.Sepp). 



„ lassauxi (Boisd. ). 



,, ,, ab. meriauae (Grote). 



„ obscura (Fabr.). 



„ ,, ab. oenotrus (Stoll). 



,, ,, ab. penaeus (Fabr.). 



„ „ ab. melancholica (Grote). 



„ ,, ab. omphaleae (Boisd.). 



,, „ ab. rhaebus (Boisd.). 



,, „ ab. janiphae (Boisd.). 



,, „ ab. domingonis Butl. 



,, „ ab. festa H. Edw. 



,, guttularis (Walk.). 



„ ,. ab. pallida ((irote). 



Phryxus caicus (Cram.). 

 Isognathus laura Butl. 



„ oougratulans (Grote). 



,, amazonicus (Butl.). 



„ scyron (Stoll). 



Aucoryx fasciata (Swains.). 



