( 726 ) 



ll<ib. Southern district of South America: Tucnman to Patagouia ; Chili; 

 Southern Brasilia. 



In the Triug- Mnsonm 14 (?c?, 12 ? ? from : ("hili : Buenos Ayres : La Gama, 

 Argentina, xii. ; Province of Rio de Janeiro. 



678. Celerio annei. 



Spliinx immi Guerin, Miifi. Znol. (2). i. Ins. t. i. (IH.SO) (S.antiago). 



Deihjihila annei. Walker, List Lep. Ins. B. M. viii. p. 171. n. 14 (1851)) ; Eoisd., Spec. Gen. Lfp. 

 Hit. i. p. 101. n. 3 (187.5) (Chili ; Peru ;(?,?); Butl., Tram. Zml. S,,,: Loml. ix. p. 571. n. 18 

 (1877) ; Bartl.-Calv., Cat. Lep. Chile p. V2. n. 02 (ISSO) ; Kirby, Cut-. Lep. Het. i. p. G(;7. n. 20 

 (1892) (Peru; Chili). 



cJ?. Pulvillus present. Spines of external row of first jirotarsal segment 

 stout. Upper edge of mesothoracic tegula white. Abdomen with five black side- 

 patches, tirst the largest. Costal area of forewing above shaded with brown, not 

 sharply defined, a brown patch beyond end of cell ; discal area grey, becoming paler 

 towards base, somewhat huffish or creamy along the brown discal band. 



Not dissected. 



Early stages not known. 



Hub. Chili ; Bolivia ; Peru. 



In the Tring Museum 6 ? ? from : Uancagna, C'hili : La Paz, Rdlivia : 

 Cambas, Peru, xii. ISOO (Simons). 



079. Celerio nicaea. 



Sphinx nicaea Prunner, Lep. Pedem. p. 86 (1898). 



c??. Pulvillns present. First protarsal segment with external sjiines not 

 prolonged, the row doubled or trebled at base. Spines of comb of midtarsus little 

 prolonged. Abdominal sternites unicolorous, the apices being barely paler than the 

 rest of the segments. Upper and under surftxces of legs not contrasting strongly, 

 the under being nearly as pale as the upjier. Mesothoracic tegula without white 

 upper fringe. 



i . Hari)e stronger curved than in euphorbiae, similar to that ni' t/allit. 



Larva : head and pronotum of the pale colour of the other segments ; two 

 dorsal series of large black patches (also on head), a round yellow or red spot in 

 these patches, spot at base of horn elongate ; a series of ventro-lateral patches 

 including similar yellow or red spots and extending on the under surface ; horn 

 black. — Food-plant: Euphorbia. 



Ildb. Mediterranean district, eastwards to Trauscaspia and North West India. 



Three sub.-ijiecies : 



a. C. nicaea nicaea. 



H]>!iin.r iiieara Prunuer, /./■. ; Hiibner, f^ainiiil. En): Sehm., Sjihimj. f. 14'.i. I."i0 (180-?); God., Lep. 



France iii. p. 171. t. 17. f. 1 (1823) ; Meig., Si/»l. licsehr. Sehm. ii. p. 1311. n. 8 (1830). 

 Sjihinx ci/pnrisxvje Hubner, Samml. Enr. Schm., Sjihiii;;. f. 115 (180- V) ; id., Ges'i'h. Eiir. Sehm.n. 



Hphincj. iii. Laj. B. e. f. 1. a. b. c (180- ?). 

 Deile.phila nicaea, Ochsenheimer, Schm. Eur. iv. p. 43. ii. 8. p. 178. n. 8 (IHIG) ; Frey., N. Beytr. ii. 



p. 143. n. 120. t. 92. 93 (182',)) ; Boisd., Ind. Melh. p. 33 (lK2il) ; Boisd., (irasl. & Riimb,, /eon. 



ChenilL, S/ihlng. i. 1. f. 3. 4 (1H32) ; Cant., iu Silberm. Her. Enl. i, p. 77 (lH:i3) (Dept. Var, 



vi. viii., = cypuriesiae.) ; Treit., in Ochs., Sehui. Eur. X. 1. p. 130 (1H34) ; Uup., Icon. CheniU. 



t. 9. f. 1. a— d (lH.32-42) ; Herr.-Sch., Enr. Schm. ii. p. 88. n. 20 (1845) ; Luc, in Cheuu, Enc. 



Ilisl. Nat., I'a/i. i. p. 258. fig. 457. 458. 459 (1853) ; Walk., List Lep. Lis. Ii. .M. viii. p. 16a 



n. 7 (185i;) ; Boisil., Sprr. Gin. Lfp. Ilet. i. p. 1G4. n. (1875) : Luc, linll. Snc. Enl. France 



