( 711 ) 

 060. Xylophanes neoptolemus. 



Sphinx iieoptiileiiais Stoll, in Cram., Pap. K.njf. iv. p. 23. t. 301. f. F (17s2) (Surinam). 



Jsoples jieo])tolfmi<s, Hiibner, IVr-. Iifk. Sclim. p. 13(5. n. 1-J(i4 ( 1S-J2). 



Chaerocampa nenptcleuitia, Walker, Lixt Lep. Inn. B. M. viii. p. 134. n. 12 (1856) ; Moschl., ]'p)-!i. 



Zool But. Ges. Wie,i xxvi. p 3r,0 (187C.) (Surinam): Butler, Tnuix. Z,mI. Snc. Lnvd. ix. \,. IiUCk 



n. 16(1877). 

 *Chiierocainpa triVmeiita Walker, Lr. xxxi. p. .30 (18(U) (Venezuela ; — Mus. Brit.) ; Butl., I.e. n. ITi 



(1877); Maass.. Sielt. Ent. Ztit. xli. p. 50 (1880) {= iieoptolrmn.'') ; Druce, in Bin/. Ceitlr. 



Amer., Lep. Ilfl. i. p. 0. d. 1 (1881) (Nicaragua; Venezuela; Trinidad); Schaus, A'///. V< itx 



ix. p. 135 (1898) (= tvHineala). 

 Thcnim iicopiolniciix, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Ilet. i. p. 652. n. 18 (1802). 

 Theretm trilineatu, id., I.e. n. 19 (18!>2). 



ChoerocamjMi triiineata, Druce, I.e. Suppl. p. 304 (1896) (Jalapa ; Belize ; Guatemala). 

 Choerueampa nenptolemiis, Kaye, Trans. Ent. Snc. Loud. p. 138 (1901) (Trinidad). 



cJ?. Stoll's figure is far from being exact. In fact, the breadth of the red 

 baud of the hindwing of the figure points to the preceding sjiecies instead of the 

 present. However, as Stoll was more likely to be fairly correct in the colour than 

 in the width of the band, we accept his name for the bright-red-banded species. 



The three lines of the abdomen, above, are moie distinct than in the two 

 preceding species ; meso-metanotum with grey mesial band. The poppy-red band of 

 the hindwing varies little in colour; it is broader than in lib>/a and loelia, reaching 

 costal margin, or almost, tajiering costad, its inner margin convex, more sharply 

 defined than in lodln. 



The undcrsij/e of tiie wings more red tlian in the otlier species. Tlie discal 



line of the forewing distinct to near inner margin, a little less oblique than in 

 lot'l/ii, more so than in li/ji/a, thin, continuous ; black subapical costal dot mostly 



very small ; snbmarginal lines forming a sharp angle before R" as in //fji/a. 



Hindwing : discal lines continuous as in loelia, marginal band not iiit('rru])ted, 

 dentate between R- and R'', no marginal spot C — SO". 



(?. Sexual armature as in loelia. 



Early stages not known. 



JIad. Neotropical Region : Mexico to Surinam. 



In the Tring Museum lii c?(^, 8 ? ? from : Vera Cruz, Mexico ; Costa Rica : 

 Chiriqui ; Aroa, Venezuela ; Rio Demerara. 



OTii. Xylophanes thyelia. 



Sphiiu- thiielia Linm', .S>7. V»/. ed. x. p. 492. n. 22 (1758) ("India") : id., .Mm. Liul. Vlr. p. -.'Ci) 



(1704) ; Clerck, Iron. /;«. ii. t. 40. f. 4 (1704) ; Houtt., Natiirl. Hist. i. 11. p. 456. n. 22 (1707); 



Fabr., ^yt^t. Ent. p. 547. n. 37 (1775) (India err. luci) ; id.. Spec. Ins. ii. p. 153. n. 60 (1781) ; 



id., ildnt. Ins. ii. p. 98. n. 07 (1787) ; id., Ent. Syyl. iii. 1. p. 378. n. 70 (1793) (partim) ; 



Auriv., Ku7igl. .Sv. ];t. J/-. Ilninll. xix. 5. p. 140. n. 178 (1882) (receni-io crit. : not tlici/lia of 



Cramer). 

 Sphin.r ihi'iiUa Linne, Syxt. Sal. ed. xii. p. 803. n. 24 (1767) ; MiUI., Natnrs. v. 1. p. 642. n.24 (1774); 



(ioeze, Ent. Bii/tr. iii. 2. p. 170. n. 24 (1780) (partim) ; Gmel., Syst. Nut. i. 5. p. 2380. n. 24 



(1790) (partim>. 

 Chmrorainpa esun, Walker, List Ltp. Ins. B. .)/. viii. p. 137. n. 17 (1850) (sub .syn.) ; Butl., Trans. 



Zool. Soe. Land. ix. p. 566. n. 13 (1877) (sub syn.). 

 *Chiieroeampa salvini Druce, Ent. Mo. Mafi. xiv. p. 249 (1878) (Guatemala ; — coll. Druce). 

 Chueriicaiiipn salvini id., in Biol. Ctntr. .Imer., Lrp. Ilet. i. p. 9. n. 5. t. 1. f. 2 (1881) (Guatemala ; 



Nicaragua ; Chiriqui). 

 Therelra tlnjeVm, Kirby, Cut. Lep. Ilet. i. p. 051. n. 11! (1892) (partim). 

 Theretra sahini, id., t.c. p. 657. n. 83 (1892) ((Juatemala). 

 Therelra spec. D, Bonninghausen, Iris xii. p. 130. n. 02 (1898) (Rio de .Jan.). 



