( 90 ) 



a. I', hronti'.s c/(/h'/isis. 



Sphinx hrnules, Lucas, in Sagra, llisl. Cuba vii. p. 'I'M (1856) (Cuba) ; Hpit. Sch., Corresji. lil. 



p. 14!) (ISCiS) (Cuba) ; id., /..-. p. ng (1865) (syn. partim ; Cuba) ; Gmte, Pmi; E„l. Sue. Phil. 



V. p. 3!) (18(i5) ; Dew., ^rltll,. Miimh. Ent. Vn: i. p. 92 (1877) (Porto Rioo) ; Miischl., .14/,! 



Srnh. .\,il. Ges. xvi. p. 110. n. 107 (I8'.n) (Porto Rico : .«/«. e.n-l). 

 Sphinx fiibemit Grote, l.r. v. p. 09. t. 1. f. .") ( j) (ISG.S) (Cuba). 

 Dilu'lid broule.<:, id., I.e. p. 188 (18(15) (Cuba) : id., /..-. vi. p. 329 (ISlH) ; Gundl,, Cunli: Eiil. Ciibaim 



p. 214 (1881) (Cuba ; Porto Rico). 

 Dtluiliu nibemix, Grote, l.c, p. 188 (18(i5) (=hn>iites) : Kirby, I.e. n. 2 (1892) (Cuba). 



(? ? . Black lines of npperside of fovewiiig more proiniiieiit, than in the fcillowino- 

 snlis])eeies, third discal line better marked, the wing a])])oaririg more variegated. 

 Tooth of penis-sheath (PI. XXIX. f. 32), more pointed, slenderer, than in the 

 following form. 



//«/;. Cuba ; Haiti ; Porto Rico ; South Florida. 



In the Tring Mnsenm 3 cJd", 3 ? ? from: (Juba ; Haiti ; .Vassan, Bahamas 

 (Sir G. Carter). 



In coll. W. Schans from Miani, Florida. 



i. J', bnmti's brontcs. 



Sphinx lirniitfs Drury, I.e. i Goc-ze, Eul. H,';/lr. iii. 2. p. 219. n. 52 (1780). 



Sphinx pamphilinsi Stnll, I.e. 



*.\tiirmsila eiillin-is Walker, I.e. (partim) ; Edwards, Eiit. Aiiier. iii. p. 22:^ (1888). ' 



Dniba pnmphilns ( ! ), Walker, /.,■. p. 2:W n. 2 (1856) (" not seen "). 



miuiUa enUarix, Grote A- Rob., I.e. v. p. 16-i. n. 86 (1865) ; Boisd., I.e. p. 110. n. 50 (1875). 



Sphinx jia/njihiliis (!), Boisduval, I.e. p. 115. u. 57 (1875) ("not seen"). 



Dilmliii pamphilius, Kirby, I.e. u. 'A (1892) (" Surinam " en: loe.). 



(S ?. The postdiscal interspace and a streak before SM^ on the npperside of tiie 

 forewing are buff or pinkish bnff in the (^ ; in ? the mesothoracic tegnla, the 

 subbasal and distal areas of the forewing, above, and a marginal patch near anal 

 angle of hindwing are whiter than iu cubensis. 



Ilab. Jamaica. 



In the Tring Museum lu c?cJ, 8 ? ? from Jamaica. 



Stoll's figure of pamphilius refers doubtless to this form, which is often as 

 strongly biiffish in colour as the figure. 



00. Protoparce sesquiplex (PI. X. f. 4, S). 



*Sphiiix se.vjiil/)lex Boisduval, CV«,.«. Lrp. Gimlemala p. 73 (1870) (Felder's fig.) ; Feld., Rehe Norara 



t. 78. f. 5 (1874) (Mexico ;— Mus. Tring) ; Boisd., Spce. Ge„. Lip. Het. i. p. 118. n. 61 (187.";) 



(Mexico ; Guatemala). 

 Sphinx strix id., C'o/w. Lep. Gual. p. 73 (1870) {nom. m(i.dm: mperme.) ; id., Spee. Gin. Lip. Ilil. i. 



p. 118 (1875). 

 DiluiVm M.ifjuiplex, Butler, Trnn.i. Zw,l. Soe. Lund. ix. p. 614. n. 8 (^1877) (Gnatemala) ; Druce, Biol. 



Centr. .l„„r., Lep. lid. i. p. 22. n. 1 (188.'.) (" not seen ") ; id., I.e. Suppl. p. 317 (1896) (partim ; 



Guatemala). 

 Fhletjethuntiux xrsipiiplex, Kirby, Cat. Lep. ILL i. p. 688. n. 19 (1892) (Mexico ; Guatemala). 



S ■ (iround colour of body and wings whitish smoky grey. Antenna thick and 

 long. Second and third segments of palpus together not much shorter than the 

 first. Pulvillus vestigial. Tenth abdominal tergite (PI. XXVII. f 27) long, slender, 

 pointed, gradually and slightly curved ; sternite more than twice as long as l)road 

 (PI. XX VII. f. 28), truncate, mesially sinnate, subcarinate on the ventral surface, 

 slightly curved upwards. Clasper gradually narrowed to a])ex ; dorso-apical margin 



