( 697 ) 



Early stances not known. 



Hub. Sontli America : French and British Gniana ; Pern ; Rao Panlo. 

 In the Tring Mn,«eum 1 ? from Ciliristianbnrg, R. Demerara. 

 In coll. Olierthiir ti/pe (cJ) from Cayenne. 



In coll. Stainlinger 1 c? from Sao Paulo ; 1 S (type of bottgeri) ami 1 ? from 

 C'hnchuras, Pern. 



t>40. Xylophanes belti. 



*Charrornmjifi lieUi Druce, Ent. M^o. ^[iig. xiv. p. i\9i (1878) (Chontales. Nicaragua : — Mas. Brit.) ; 



id., in Biol. Cent. Amet:, Lcp. Het. i. p. 11. n. 11. t. J. f. .S. 4 (1881). 

 Theretra heiti, Kirby, Cat. Lip. IJet. i. p. 657. n. 91 (1892). 

 Clioerncampn hilti Dnice, I.e. Siippl. p. 305 (ISOfi) (Orizaba, Chiriqiii). 



J ? . One of the finest species. External spnr of midtil>ia little shorter than 

 internal. A stripe from base of forewiug to palpns, a lateral patch on abdomen and 

 underside of body and wings vinaceous brick-red. Abdomen with traces of two rows 

 of dorsal dots. Upperside of wings olive-green, interspaces with a silky grey gloss; 

 three antemediau lines, "2 and 3 merged together ; discal lines not distinct, 3 and 4 

 separated by a straight, conspicuous, silky interspace. Band of hindwing either 

 pale green or pinkish. Underside somewhat variable. 



(?. Tenth abdominal tergite as in the allied species. Process of harp e suddenly 

 curved upwards at end, compressed, the acute upper edge notched and dentate. 

 Penis-sheath similar to that of anubt/.-^, the dentate right process broader than 

 in anubus, and the patch of teeth on the left side not quite so prominent, the 

 proximal teeth more regularly arranged in a row. 



Early stages not known. 



Ilab. Central America : Mexico to Chiriqui. 



In the Tring Museum 1 6 without locality. 



fi-Jti. Xylophanes rothschildi. 



*Thri-etm rothschildi Dognin, Ami. Sor. Eiil. Bely. p. 107 (18'J5) (Loja ;— coll. Dognin). 



?. Uppei'side of forewing quite green, with one line (line 4), which ends at 

 apex of wing. Hindwing rosy for the greater part, respectively shaded with rose- 

 colour. Underside of body greenish clay-colour, sides reddish tawny like wings. 



Ilab. Loja, Ecuador. 



One specimen in coll. Paul Dognin. 



(i.jl. Xylophanes chiron. 



Drury, IUu,ti: Ex. Lix. i. p. 5(!. t. 26. f. 3 (1771 ) (.Jamaica). 



Sphin.c chirmi id., /.--. Index (1773). 



iiphinx sagittfda Goeze, Eiit. Bei/lr. iii. 1. p. 21(1. n. 42 (1780) (Jamaica). 



Sjihinx ImtKS Fabricius, .Uaiit. Jus. ii. p. 0><. n. 02 (17S7) (•• India" !) : Gmel., Si/st. Kal. i. 5. p. 2,385. 



n. 90(1790). 

 Sphine /„il,is {'.) Fabricius, Enl. .Sysl. iii. 1. p. 377. n. 94 (1793). 

 Choeriicomjiii rhiron. Walker, List Lep. Ins. B. M. viii. p. 132. n. 7 (1856) (= mchv."). 



S ?. Antenna of ? feebly comjjressed, basal ciliae of segments not distinctly 

 prolonged. External spur of midtibia longer than internal, or of the same length. 

 External row of spines of first protarsal segment regular, single, only here and 

 there with an edditicnal s-piLe. Ccmb of midtari-us strongly developed. 



