FUPiTHEPi NOTE OX AUSTRALIAN SPHINGID.E. 



By W. H. Miskin, F.L.S., F.E.S. 



[Bead hrfnre the Hoyal Sacieti/ <>/ Quecnshnvl, JuJij 2oth, 1891] 



Since the publication of my Revision of this group in the 



Proceedings of the Society, some further mformation has come 



to hand, principally through the assistance of Mr. Rowland E. 



Turner, of Mackay, which enables me to supplement my former 



article. 



Sub-Fajiily— MACROGLOSSINiE. 



Hemaris Kingii, Mtal. 



Cephiwles Burldawli, But}., A. & M. N. H. (5) XIV. p. 404 

 (1884), Port Darwin. 



Mr. Try on, of the Queensland Museum, has called my 

 attention to the above quoted reference, which I had previously 

 overlooked. 



Walker declares his insect {( (Otniui/lianii) to be identical 

 with Boisduval's (originally a M. S. name), whose figure exactly 

 pouvtrays our species, shewing the dentation on the inner 

 edge of apical marginal band, mentioned by Butler, and which 

 frequently occurs in our specimens, which also vary considerably 

 in size. Walker's description, however, certainly seems to- 

 better apply to Hijhts. 



Boisduval, in the Sp. Gen., quotes Walker's description^ 

 but with doubt as referring to ('unniniihanu. 



Both Walker and Boisduval appear to have overlooked 

 Macleay's description, which is undoubtedly applicable to th& 

 species under notice. 



