( 728 ) 



(1834) ; Dup., in God., Liy. France, Snjipl. ii. p. 20. t. 3. f. 1 (1835) ; Eversm., Fdiuiu Vntr/o- 

 Vnil. p. 110 (1844) ; Heir. -Sell., Eur. Sclim. ii. p. 87. n. 17 (1847) ; Walk., List Lrji. hix. Ii. .)/. 

 viii. p. 108. n. 9 (1850) : Christ., Slelt. Ent. Zed. xxxiii. p. -JKi (1872) (Derbent) ; Boisd., 

 ■V- f'"'- i'k'- Jlet. i. p. 168. n. 10 (1875) ; Weism., Rtml. De^r. ii. p. 34. t. 3. f. 50 (187('i) ; 

 Butl., Traiix. Znitl. Snr. Lmid. ix. p. 570. n. 14 (1877); Kirby, '/';■«».•.■. Eiil. Soc. Loml. p. 231) 

 (1877) (S. Russia) ; Weism., ed. Meld., SI,,,/. Tl„„r. /)«,-. i. p. 217. t. G. f. 50 (1882) (larva) ; 

 Rom., .!/(■•/«. Lep. i. p. 70 (1884) (Derbent; Ordubad ; Titiis ; Eldar ; DjielB; iv.— ix.) ; 

 Alpb.. in Rom., ibkl. v. p. 83. n. 20 (1889) (Lob Nor, var.) ; Grum-Orsch., in Rom., ilihl. iv. 

 ]). 511. n. 203 (1890) (Ferghana) ; Kirby, Cat. Leji. Ilel. i. p. (il",5. n. 8 (1892) ; Hofm., li,i„it. 

 (!r„«sxi-hm. p. 285. t. 48. f. 9 (189.3) ; Teich, Stell. Eiil. Zril. Ivii. p. 30 (1896) (Araxes, larva 

 common) ; Bartel, in Riihl, Grnssschm. ii. p. 69 (1899) ; Stand. & Reb., Cil. Lep. ed. iii. p. 102. 

 n. 744 (1901). 

 Deilephihi zi,f,/,/,i/in (!), Hofmann, ffcuiwAm. p. 29. n. 3. t. 17. f. 3 (1894). 



<S ¥ . First protarsal segment with few and long external spines. Pulvillus 

 vestigial. Mesotlioracic tegnla mostly with wliite fringe above, but not always. 

 Abdominal sternites without distinctly white edges. White discal band of forewiiig 

 restricted, the cinnamon-clay-coloured costal area more extended than in ciqihorbiue, 

 patch beyond end of cell merged together with this area, less rounded than in 

 euphorbiae. 



(?. Process of harpe relatively long, curved at end. 



Larva variable, green, grey, or brown, dotted witli wliite, a black dorsal 

 line, a white dorso-lateral one which shows sometimes vestiges of the ronod sjiols 

 of other species ; horn black. — Food-plant : Zi/(/0}ihi/U>tm. 



Jliih. South Russia eastwards to the Lob-Nor. 



In the Tring Museum 13 c?c?, 9 ?? from: Astraclian ; Ordnliad ; Merw; 

 Ruschke, Afghanistan. 



681. Celerio vespertilio. 



Ernst & Engr., Pap. Eur. iii. p. 98. t. 111. f. 1.59 (1782). 



Hj,h;n.r resperHlin Esper, S,-hi,ietl. ii. p. 178. n. 28. t. 22. f. 4 (1779) (Veron.i) ; Fuessly, Arch. Ins. 

 t. 2. f. 1. 2 (1781) ; Fabr., Spec. lux. ii. p. 504 (1781) : id., .Vniil. Iu.i. ii. p. 90. n. 38 (1787) ; 

 Borkh., Em: S.'lim. ii. p. 87. n. 4, p. 142. n. 9, p. 179. n. 9 (1789) ; Vill., Ent. Linn. ii. p. 97. 

 n. 17. t. 4. f. 17 (1789) ; Gmel., Sy.^t. Nnt. i. 5. p. 2384. n. 84 (1790) ; Rossi, Firuna Etc. ii. 

 p. 160. n. 1049 (1790) ; Fabr., Eul. Si/.il. iii. i.p. 369. n. 40 (1793) ; Prunn., L,'p. Pexlem. p. 87. 

 n. 175 (1798); Hiibn., Samml. Eur. Schm., Spliiiig. p. 97. n. 9. t. 11. f. 62, t. 21. f. 103. 104 

 (180—?) ; id., G,-srh. Eur. Schm. ii. Sphiug. iii. Leg. B. b. f. 1. a. b (180— ?) ; Ochs., Sclnu. Em: 

 ii. p. 228. n. 6 (1808) ; Latr., in A'. Di,t. Hixl. Nat. xxii. p. 27 (1819) ; God., Lej,. Fram-c iii. 

 p. 178. t. 17. f. 2 (182.3) ; Frey., A'. Beitr. Schm. i. p. 73. t. 39 (1829) ; Meig., Ilandb. Schu. 

 p. 97. n. 12 (1827) ; id., Syit. Besch: Schm. p. 142. n. 12. t. 66. f. 1 (1830) ; Luc, Lip. Eur. 

 p. 113. t. 43(1834) 



Cehriri rexpertilio, Oken, Lehrb. Xaturg. iii. 1. p. 761. snb n. 2 (1815). 



De'ilephila rcspertiliii, OchsenhemeT, Schm. Eur. iv. p. 43. n. 11 (1816); Boisd, Ramb. & Gra.il., 

 Hist. Iniu. CheuilL, Sphing. t. 6. f. 4. 5 (1832); Cant., in Silberm., lice. Ent. i. p. 77 (18311) 

 (l)ept. Var, vi.) ; Boisd., Hht. Lou. Lep. ii. p. 22. n. 3. t. 49. f. 3 (1834); Treit., in Ochs., 

 S,-hm. Eur. X. p. 135 (1834) ; Duponch., I,;,u. Chenill. i. texlc. t. 3. f. 2 a— d (1832— 42); Herr.- 

 Snh., S,-hm. Eur. ii, p. 89. n. 24 (1847) ; Mill., Bull. S„t: Ent. France p. 14(1852) (Ichueura.); 

 Walk,, Lht Lep. Ins. B. M. viii. p. 170. n. 10 (18.56) ; Luc, in Chenu, Enc. IlUt. Nut., l'"p. i. 

 !>. 260, fig. 460 (1853) ; Wilde, Rai,p. ii. p, 84 (1860) ; Boisd., Spec dihi. Lip. IhH. i. p. 174. n. 17 

 (187.5) ; Butl,, Traus. Zool. Soc. Land. ix. p, 571. n. 22 (1877) ; Staud., //")■. .SV. Ent. liais. xiv 

 p. 296 (1878) (Asia Min. V ?) ; Kill., Jahrb. Nat. CV.v. t/raub. xxiii. p. 44(1880); Rom., Mem. 

 Lep. i. p, 70 (1884) (Borjoum ; Lagodekhi) ; Kill., /.'■. xxix. p. 7 (1886) ; Weism., ed. Meld., 

 Stuil. Thcr. I)e„c. i. p. 209. t. 3. f. 13. 14. 15, t. 6. f. 49 (1882) (larvae) ; Kirby, Od. Lep. Ilel. 

 i. p. 667. n. 23(1892) ; Hofm., ««»;!. tr'mv.wAw. p.i28. t. 7. f. 3 (189.3) ; id., (r'ms.w/wi.p. 29. n, 1. 

 t. 17. f. la (1894) ; Kill. & Cafl., Jahrb. Xal. (;«.•<. (Iratih. xxxviii. App. p. 19 (1895) ; Kirby, in 

 Allen, Nat. Libr., .Mathn iv. p. 35. t. 102. f. 2 (1897) ; Bartel, in Biihl, Ui;mHchm. ii. p. 68 

 (1899) ; Staud. .<i Reb., Cat. Lep. ed. iii. p. 101. n. 742 (1901) (Alp. val. ; Austr. ; Gal. m. 

 mont. ; It. c. ; Ami.). 



