( 751 ) 



Liji. MiiiUui. p. Vil. n. I'ST (18f<4) ; Druce, in Moloney, W. A/r. Funxtri/ p. 4'J.'!. ii. IJ (|SS7) : 



Butl., Proc. Zonl. Soc. L<md. p. 674. n. 157 (1803) (Zomba, vii."); Fawc, Tmm. Z,.al. Snc. Loud. 



XV. p. 309. n. 11. t. 58. f. 3. 4. 5. 6 {L, p.) (1900). 

 Chomiramjia nxyris, Boisduval, Sjier. Gdi. Lep. IIM. i. p. 237. n. 10 (187.')); Staud. & Reb., Cat. 



Up. ed. iii. p. 103. n. 754 (1901). 

 Chaerucitiiipa oayrh, Mabille, Ann. Soc. Ent. France p. 298 (1879) (Madag. |. 

 rhcrdra oxirh, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Hct. i. p. 653. n. 30 (1892). 



c??. Hindtibia nearlj' as loug as hindwing. Antenna of S very stout in 

 in-oportion to that of ? . Abdomen with two black side-patches. 



S- Tenth segment as stout as in celerio, but tlie sternite much more gradually 

 narrowed to a point and rather obtuse. Harpe (PI. LII. f. 25) compressed, i'eebly 

 curved nj)wards at the extreme end, which is rounded ventrally ; dorsal edge 

 notched. Penis-sheath (PI. LVIl. f. 3(5) : a feebly arched and rather loug left row 

 of teeth, the right row reduced to one subapical tooth. 



Larva : a very large ocellus on fourth segment, followed by a smaller one on 

 fifth : horn short ; a pale dorso-lateral line on abdomen. 



Pupa : not glossy ; tongue-case very large, very iiromineut ; abdominal 

 segments transversely rugate, striate at the sides, with large punctures before 

 the stigmata, posterior segment more smooth ; stigmata black ; cremaster narrow, 

 conical, divided at end ; a series of black ventral spots on abdomen. 



llab. Aethiopian Region, northward occasionally to Spain. 



In the Tring Museum 3 pupa-cases, and 2 pupae, 19 (?(?, IG ? ? from : Sierra 

 Leone (Dr. (.'lemens) ; Warri, Niger, iv. v. (Dr. Roth) ; Congo (Bentley) ; Torn, vi. 

 (Dr. Ausorge) ; Kilwa, ii. (Reimer) ; Madagascar. 



701. Hippotion celerio. 



Pctiver, Gtixoph. t. 12. f. 9 (1702) ; Friscb, lux. xiii. p. 4. t. 2. f. 1. 2. 3 (1738) ; Roes., /«.s. Bchi^t. 



iv. p. 59. t. 8 (1746) ; Ernst c*t Engr., Pap. Em: iii. p. 94. t. 110. f. 157. e. d (1782). 

 Sphinx celerio Linns', Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 491. n. 10 (1758) (syn. partim) ; Hufnag., Bcrl. Mag. ii. 



p. 182. n. 12 (1766) ; Houtt., Nalnrl. Hi^t. i. 11. p. 434. n. 10. t. 90. f. 3 (1767) ; Linni', Si/st. 



Nat. ed. xii. p. 800. d. 12 (1767) ; Forster, Cat. Anim. N. Am. p. 29 (1771) ; Beckm., Epi't. i. 



p. 160. n. 8 (1772) ; Miill., Nnturx. v. 1. p. 639. n. 12. t. 20. f. 3 (1774) ; Mein., ^^(((»//. i. 



p. 243 (1774) ; Fuessly, Verz. Schweis. /».<<. p. 32. u. 617 (1775) ; Fabr., Sijst. Evt. p. 545. n. 30 



(1775) ; Den. .^' Scbiff., Verz. Sdim. Wicn p. 42. n. 2 (1776) ; Cram., Po^). E.rot. ii. p. 42. 



t. 125. f. E (1777); Mad., ed. Kleem., Ratipenhd. p. 53. n. 14.3, p. 71. n. 200 (1777) ; Esp., 



Schmett. ii. p. 83. 176. 201. t. 8. f. 1. 2. 3, t. 22. f. 1, t. 28. f. 1, t. 45. f. 3 (1779-82) ; Fabr.| 



Spec. Lk. ii. p. 151. u. 60 (1781) ; Goeze, Ent. Beytr. iii. 2. p. 161. n. 12 (1780) ; Lang, V<r:. 



Amjsb. p. 69. D. 565 (1782) ; Fuessly, N. Mag. Ent. ii. p. 371 (1785) ; Fabr., Mant. Li^. ii. p. 97. 

 n. 54 (1787) ; Borkh., Enr. Schm. ii. p. 70. u. 3 (1789) ; View., Verz. Brandcnb. p. 10. n. l.i 



(1790) ; Gmel., Sy.t. Nat. i. 5. p. 2379. n. 12 (1790) ; Schwarz, Raupenkul. p. 509. n. (;:i4 



(1791) ; Borkh., Rhein. May. i. p. 315. n. 142 (1793) ; Fabr., Ent. Sy-.t. iii. 1. p. 370. n. 43 

 (1793) ; Donov., Brit. In.i. vi. p. 25. t. 190 (1797) ; Prun., Lep. Pedeni. p. 88. n. 176 (179S) : 

 Shaw, Vir. Nat. xx. t. 160 (180- ?) ; Hiibn., Samml. Eur. Schm., Sphinrj. f. 59. 146. 167. U.S. 

 (180—1) ; id., Gesch. Eur. Schm. ii. Sphing. iii. Leg. B. a. b. f. 1. a. b (180—?) ; Ochs., Schm. 

 Eur. ii. p. 205. n. 2 (1808) ; Nagel, miifsb. Schm. p. 1,54 (1818) ; God., Lep. France iii. p. 43. 

 t. 18. f. 2 (1823) ; Lep. & Serv., Em: n;»t. Nat. x. p. 466. t. 65. f. 7. 8 (1825) : Meig., Ilandli. 

 Schm. p. 94. n. 6 (1827) ; Boisd.. /nd. .Ucth. p. 32 (1829) ; Meig., %.s7. Bcschr. Schm. p. 134. u. 2. 

 t. (10. f. 1 (1830) ; Luc, Lep. Eur. p. 110. t. 45 (1834) ; Bory, in Silberm., Rec. Ent. ii. p. 179 

 (1834) (Canaries) ; Friv., ibid. ii. p. 181 (1H34) (Hungary) ; Lucas, Lep. Eur. p. 110. t. 45. f. 1 

 (1834) : Ramb., Faune Andahm^. p. .332 (1842) ; GuOr., in Lef., Vay. Abyss, p. 386 (1845) : 

 Herr.-Sch., Eur. Schm. ii. p. 86. n. 12 (1847) ; Frey., N. Beytr. vi. p. 62. n. 9.50, p. 106. n. 1006. 

 t. 51«. 548 (1H52) ; Luc, in Chenu, Enc J/ist. Nat., Pap. i. p. 264. fig. 468 (1853) ; KtfersL, 

 II'/Vh. Ent. Man. ii. p. 225 (1H58) ; Auriv., Kangl.Sr. Vcl. .1/-. ITandl. xix. 5. p. 13',l. ii. 177 

 (1H82) (rccens. crit. ; = tisiphnne = utqniUnus — ocys). 



Sphinx tisiphunc Linne, Syst. Nat. ed. x. p. 492. n. 2 (1758) ; id., .l/«.s-. Lud. LIr. p. 359 (1769) : 



