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Hi. Coelonia fulvinotata. 



Sphinx solan!, Herrioh-Schaeffer {iimi Boisauval, 1R33), Ausser. Schm. i. p. 101 (1854) ; Guen., in 



Vinson, Voi/. Mndnij. p. 30 (18G5) (Madag.) ; Boisd., Spec. Gen. Up. Hi-l. i. p. 85. n, 19 (1875) 



(partim) ; Dew., J/;«/(. Miinrli. Enl. Ner. iii. p. 2G (1879) (Chinchoxo) ; Mab., ISidl. Sae. Eiit. 



France p. 294 (1879) (Madag.) ; Ploetz, Slett. Ent. Znl. xl. p. 77. n. 287 (1880) (Afr. occ). 

 iUicrnsila solani, Walker, List Lep. Het. B.U. viii. p. 20(5. n. 1.3 (1856) (Natal, Ashanti, Maurit., 



Madag.). 

 *Pniiuparce fulvinotata Butlei, Pnic. Zool. Soc. Loml. p. 11 (1875) (S. Africa ;—Mus. Brit.) ; id., 



Tni„.i. Zool. Soc. Land. ix. p. G06. D. 2 (1877) (Natal ; Ashanti) ; HoU., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 



xvi. p. 67. n. 26 (1889) (Kangw.', ? ). 

 *Prnlo/iuree mauritii Butler, I.e. n. 3 (1877) (Mauritius, Natal ;— Mus. Brit.) ; Saalm., Lep. Maihup 



p. 132. n. 303 (1884) ; Fawcett, Tram. Zonl. Soc. Lond. xv. p. 311. n. 15. t. 48. f. 9. 10. 12 (/.) 



11 [p.) (1901) (life history). 

 ProtojMrce .lolani, Saalm., I.e. p. 129. n. 301 (1884) (partim) ; Druce,in Moloney, WesI Afr. Foreslri/ 



p. 493 (1887) ; Mcisehl., Abh. Senkenb. Nat. Ges. xv. p. 70 n. 155 (1890) (Accra). 

 PliJegelhontiufifnlrinotala, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 687. n. 3 (1892) (S. Africa). 

 Phleuethoiitius mauritii, id., I.e. n. 4 (1892) (Natal, Maurit. ; citat. incorr.). 

 Phlegethontius solani, id., I.e. n. 5 (1892) (Madag. ; partim). 



(? ? . Often confounded with solani, and standing generally under this name 

 in collections. The distiiictions given by Butler, I.e., between fidvinotuta and 

 mnwitii are individual, bnt it may nevertheless be true that tlie insular specimens 

 are a little different from the Continental ones on close examination of a long 

 series. So far we can only say that we do not know of any difference that holds 

 good. The sexes are different in colour, the subapical region of the forewing being 

 whiter in the ? than ia the S. Antenna white at the tip. Metanotuni with 

 rosy red hair-scales, reminding one of similarly coloured scales on the thorax of 

 Ackerontia lachesis. 



S. With a strongly developed proco.sal scent-organ (as in Me'ffacorma), the 

 long hairs of this organ generally visible without removal of the coxae ; in 

 Ar/ierontia and Ifer.ie the organ is vestigial, or at least not so strongly developed, 

 and it is also much less conspicuous in solani. Foretibia short, very broad on 

 acconnt of the long dense scaling ; foretarsus also short, long-scaled internally. 

 Tentli aVidominal tergite as in Jlerse convolvuli, less high before end, but a little 

 broader ; sternite with a mesial lobe as in Mi'yucorma, but differently shaped 

 (?1. XXVI. f. 'Z-\). Processes of harpe as iu //. conoohuli, the ventral one longer 

 (PI. XXV. f. 10). 



? . The flap covering the orifice of the vagina (PI. XXII. f 9) much larger 

 than in tlie species of Ihvse, mesially membranaceous, divided into two fiajis 

 (o) which become narrower proximally. 



Larva and pupa see above. 



Uah. Aethinjiian Region, from Sierra Leone to Madagascar, Mauritius and 

 Bourbon. 



In the Tring Museum 26 cJ (?, 27 ? ? from : Sierra Leone (Stevens, x. ; 

 Mitford) ; Bopoto and Yaknsn, Upper (Jongo (K. Smith) ; Namaqualand ; Natal ; 

 Zomba, NyasHalan<l (Dr. P. Itendali, April, May) ; Mikindani, German E. Africa 

 (Ucimer) ; I'.niiti, Toro, 7. iv. '.t9 (Di. Ansorge) ; (irande Comore ; Madagascar. 



