( 697 ) 



Early stages not known. 



Ilab. South America : French and British Gniana ; Peru ; Sao Panic. 

 In the Tring Museum 1 ? from Cbristianburg, R. Demerara. 

 In coll. Oberthiir tifpe (cf) from Cayenne. 



In coll. Staudinger 1 c? from Sao Paulo ; 1 S (type of bdltc/eri) and 1 ? from 

 Chucliuras, Peru. 



')49. Xylophanes belti. 



*CliaeronnHji<( helti Druce, Ent. Mo. MiKj. xiv. p. 1^48 (1878) (Chontales, Nicaragua ;— Jtiis. Brit.) ; 



id., in liiol. Cent. Amer., Lcp. Hel. i. p. 11. n. 11. t. 1. f. 3. 4 (1881). 

 Thcrelm belli, Kirby, Cat. Lip. Het. i. p. 057. n. 91 (1892). 

 O/ioprnrampri hrlli Druce, I.e. Suppl. p. .SD.t (1890) (Orizaba, Chiriqui). 



i ? . One of the finest sjiecies. External spur of midtibia little shorter than 

 internal. A stri|)e from base of furewiug to palpus, a lateral patch on abdomen and 

 underside of body and wings vinaceous brick-red. AbJomen with traces of two rows 

 of dorsal dots. Ujiperside of wings olive-green, interspaces with a silky grey gloss ; 

 three antemediiin lines, 2 and '■^ merged together ; diseal lines not distinct, 3 and 4 

 separated by a straight, conspicuous, silky interspace. Band of hindwing either 

 ]iale green or pinkish. Underside somewhat variable. 



S. Tenth abdominal tergite as in the allied species. Process of harpe suddenly 

 curved upwards at eml, compressed, the acute upper edge notched and dentate. 

 Penis-slieatb similar to that of anubus, the dentate right process broader than 

 in anubus, and the patch of teeth on the left side not quite so prominent, the 

 liroxinial teeth more regularly arranged in a row. 



Early stages not known. 



Ilab. Central America : Mexico to Chiriqui. 



In the Tring Museum 1 i without locality. 



650. Xylophanes rothschildi. 



*Th(retra rothschildi Dognin, Aim. Svr. Kiit. Belij. p. 107 (18115) (Loja ;— coll. Dognin). 



?. llpperside of forewing quite green, with one line (line 4), which ends at 

 apex of wing. Hindwing rosy for the greater part, respectively shaded with rose- 

 colour. Underside of body uTcenish clay-colour, sides reddish tawny like wing.s. 



JIab. Loja, Ecuiador. 



One specimen in coll. Paul Dognin. 



fiyl. Xylophanes chiron. 



Drury, /(/«*/,■. /•;,.;. /,«. i, p. M. t. 20. f. .'l (1771) (Jamaica). 



Sfj/iiiu: ckiriiii id., t.r. litihx (177.i). 



.s>///nr siii/itliitit Gofze, Kut. Jli\i/li: iii. 1. p. 210. n. 42 (1780) (Jamaica). 



Sphinx liuhn Fabricius, .Muni. Ins. ii. p, 9«. ii. 02 (1787) (" India" !) ; <imel., N,'/»^ A'"', i- ■''• P- -^^^'■ 



n. 90(1790), 

 Sphinx hiiliiH (!) Fabricius, Eiil. Si/nl. iii. 1. p. 377. n. 94 (17'.i:i). 

 Chiifriimmpii rhiron. Walker, /,/»/ Leji. Inn. I>. M. viii. p. 132. n. 7 (18,'')0) (= ntrhun). 



6'4. Antenna of V.fei'bly compressed, basal ciliae of segments not dislinctly 

 [iroiorigcd. External spur of midtiliia longer than interind, or of tiie same length. 

 Exlcrnal row of sjiines of first protarsal segment regular, single, only here and 

 there with ••m fidditi(in(il hj ii.e. ( '< nib of midtiirMis stiongly develojed. 



