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M. FuciFOEMis and M. bombtlipoemis. Both species common 

 in collections ; generally distributed. 



Genus 2. — Sesia, Fab. {Macroglossa, Steph, nou Ochs.) Two species. 



S. STELLATARUM. Commou in collections ; generally distributed. 



S. CEOATiciE, Esp., 1" 1"'-!" 2"' Q-reen ; hind margin of fore-wings 

 broadly reddisli-brown ; hind-wings red (Walker), VI. VIII. 



Larva\\ket\x2kt of fuciformis,'bvit darker; bright green, speckled 

 all over with little white dots. Sub-dorsal line darker. Lateral streak 

 pale yellow ; stigmata red, bordered below and slightly above with pale 

 yeUow ; legs and horn orange (Freyer). On Scabious, VII. 



Dalmatia, Greece. Scarce in collections. 



Genus 3. — Proserpinus, Hub. {Pterogon, Bd., Macroglossa, Ochs. p. ) 



Two species. 



Body thick ; head obtuse ; proboscis rather long. Abdomen rather 

 longer than the thorax, very slightly tufted at the tip. Wings mode- 

 rately broad, hind margins concave ; fore- wings slightly hooked at the 

 tip (Walker). 



P. (enothee^, Pab., 1" 3"'-!" 6'". Fir green, with a very distinct 

 darker transverse band, and the hind margins darker. Hind-wing 

 orange, with a broad black border ; tip of antennae white. Fore-wing 

 very variable, VI. 



Larva dark bluish-grey, mixed with black. Belly and sides pale 

 rosy- white, stigmata red, prolegs flesh-colour ; horn replaced by a 

 shining round plate, marked with a black pupil in a red or orange- 

 yellow ring (Dup.) On Epilohium angti^tifolium, roseum, and montanum. 

 VII. Hides itself under stones during the day. 



Sub-alpine and southern Europe. Common in collections. Flies 

 in the evening. 



P. Gorgon, Esp. (Oorgoniades, Bd.) 1" 3'". Fore-wing grey, mixed 

 with brown ; hind-wing brownish, with several obscure greyish lines 

 (Hubn.) V. VI. 



Larva unknown. 



South Eussia. Very rare in collections. 



SphingidcB. 

 Genus 4. — Chcerocampa. Five species. 

 A. Abdomen with the sides not tessellated. 



B. Ground colour rosy, mixed with olive ; fringe of tlie hind-wings 

 white. C. Elpenor. 



BB. Fore- wings brown, not silvery. 



