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Genus 26. SPHINX, Fab., Latr., Steph. 

 Spectrum, Scop. Eumorph^, Hiibn. 



Wings lanceolate, entire. 



Antennce rather elongate, gradually, but slightly increasing in 

 thickness from the base nearly to the apex, especially in 

 the females ; the apex attenuated, uncinated, and termi- 

 nated by a scaly seta. (Steph.) 



Palpi contiguous at their apex, densely clothed with hair. 

 (Steph.) 



Maxillce very long, (Steph.) and strong. 



Head large, subtrigonate ; (Steph.) eyes very large. 



^oc^ thickly covered with hair ; (Steph.) abdomen generally 

 marked posteriorly with transverse light and dark co- 

 loured bands. 



Larva smooth, not hsavy, head flat, obtuse, oval ; caudal horn 

 on the penultimate segment large, smooth and incurved ; 

 body marked with oblique lateral stripes. 



Pupa smooth, the sheath of the maxillae always prominent; 

 metamorphosis subterranean. 



Species. Icon. 



1. Sp. Pinastri, Linn.... Ernst, III. PI. LXXXVIII. 



f. 115. a— f. 



2. — Convolvuli, Linn. . Ernst, III. PI. LXXXVI. f. 114. 



a— e. PI. LXXXVII.f.114. 

 f— k. 



3. — Ligustri, Linn. ... Ernst, III. PI. LXXXV. f. 113. 



a— g. 



Genus 27. ACHERONTIA, Ochs., Steph. 



Manduc^e, Hiibn. Sphinx, Linn. Fab. Latr. 



Spectrum, Scop. 



Legs, tarsi terminated by sharp claws, tibiae spinous. 



Wings broad, entire ; the posterior slightly emavginated : 

 cilia very short. 



Anteima: short, very gradually and slightly thickening from 

 the base nearly to the apex, uncinated, the hook termi- 

 nating in a long, hairy seta. (Steph.) 



Palpi not contiguous, applied close to the head, naked in- 

 wardly, densely clothed with hair outwardly. (Steph.) 



Maxillce very short, robust. 



Head large. 



J3odj/ obtuse, densely clothed with short velvety pile. (Steph.) 



Larva smooth, not hairy, with oblique, purplish-coloured la- 

 teral stripes; anal horn tuberculated, defiexed, and curved 

 at the apex. 



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