18 [Juns, 



Hah. : "West Africa, Cameroons (Hittherford). Mus. Druce. 

 Not unlike T. comjjlacens from Japan, but quite distinct. 



Triptogon cttis. 

 Primaries and secondaries uniformly pinkish -grey-brown, crossed in the middle 

 by a brown line, a small black spot at the base of the primaries : under-side as above. 



Expanse of wings, 2^ in. 



Hah. : South Africa, Vaal Eiver. Mus. Druce. 



A very distinct species, not nearly allied to any with which I am 

 acquainted. 



Sub-Family SPHINGIN.E. 



Protoparce laucheana. 



Primaries light chestnut-brown, marked and banded with white, resembling P. 

 solani. Secondaries blackish-brown. Under-side uniform slate-colour. Upper-side 

 of head, thorax, and abdomen chestnut-brown ; under-side white, tinged with pink. 



Expanse of wings, Sj inch. 



Hah. : West Africa {Thomson) . Type, Mus. Druce. 



Htloicus Keeyei. 

 Primaries greyish-brown, crossed from the inner margin to near the apex by a 

 wide whitish band, the outer margin almost black, between it and the white band 

 are several indistinct brown lines. Secondaries greyish-white, bordered with dark 

 brown. Under-side uniform greyish-white, the secondaries almost white. Head, 

 thorax, and abdomen above, black ; under-side whitish. Expanse of wings, 2% in. 



Hab. : Paraguay {Beece). Type, Mus. Druce. 



This species is allied to H. Dynceus, Hiibuer, from which it differs 

 in the broad white band on the primaries, and the almost white 

 secondaries. Hiibner's species is not included in Mr. Butler's mono- 

 graph of the SphingidcB, but is well figured iu the " Sammlung 

 exotischer Schmetterlinge," Nos. 463, 461. 



The Beeches, Circus Eoad, N.W. : 

 2dth April, 1882. 



EEMARKS ON SOME CENTRAL AMERICAN SPECIES OP 

 ri'RRHOPYGE, HUBN. 



BY GERVASE F. MATIIEW, R.N., F.L.S., E.Z.S., &c. 



While on the Pacific station during 1872 — 4, I had an oppor- 

 tunity of making the acquaintance of this remarkable genus, and when 

 Pyrrhopyge Amra, Hew., was noticed for the first time at San Bias, on 

 the coast of Mexico, in December, 1873, it was taken for some species 

 of day-flying moth, for its habits were quite unlike those of any 



