( '31 ; 



Huh. Transcaspia, e.astwanls to the Issyk-kiil ; North Persia; ? Naryn, S. 

 Russia. 



In the Triug Mnseura <? J, 5 ? ? from : Margelan ; Merw. 



GS3. Celerio lineata. 



Sphinx vilix, Houttuyn («.)» Linne, 1758), JVnliirl. Hist. i. 1 1. p. 434. n 14. t. 90. f. 4 (17G7) (partim). 

 Sj^hhix Ihientii Fabricius, Si/st. Ent. p. 541. n. 18 (1775) (America) ; id. Muiit. Lis. ii. p. 9Ci. n. :17 



(1787) ; id. Spec. Itis. ii. p. 147. n. 34 (1781) ; Gmel., Si/sl. Nnl. i, ."i. p. 238?: n. 83 (1790) ; 



Fabr,, Ent. Si/st. iii, 1. p. 308. n. 39 (1793). 

 Deilepliila lineatii., Ochsenheimer, Schin. Eur. iv. p. 42. n. 5 (ISlCi). 

 Phry-nm livornim, Hilbner, Vei-.. bek. Sclim. p. 137. u. 14(58 (1822). 

 Deilephihi liroi-niiyi Bartel, in Riibl, Gi-ox.'<schm. ii. p. 98 (190(1). 



S ? . Pulvillns present, smaller in the American subspecies tlian in the two 

 of the Eastern Hemisphere. Onter spines of foretarsus prolonged, at least partly, 

 their number often obviously reduced. Mesothoracic tegula with white upper 

 fringe. Abdomen with a double series of black dorsal dots. Veins of forewing 

 above pale from cell to marginal band. End of abdomen see PI. LXIII. f 3, and 

 mouth-parts PI. LXII. f. 2. 



Sexual armature of the ordinary type ; jiroeess of harpe comparatively short, 

 acute, curved. 



Larva very varialile ; green to black; a dorsal line, a dorso-lateral one 

 traversing the eye-spots and a line below the stigmata : these lines sometimes 

 absent; eye-s.pots often vestigial. — Food-plants: Galium; Vit?s; Rumrx; Oenotheiu; 

 Partulaca ; Primus ; etc., etc. 



Pupa long; tongue-case enlarged basally, two frontal tubercles above at 

 its base. 



Hub. America ; Africa ; South Europe, eastwards to China and South India ; 

 Australia. 



The distribution is very remarkable, inasmuch as the species does not occur 

 in the countries between North India and Austrulia, while it reajipears in the 

 latter. 



Three sharply defined subspecies : 



a. C. lineata lineata. 



Sph.n.r ritin, Houttuyn {nnn luinnd, 1758), Naturl. Hist. i. 11. p. 438. n, 14. t. 90. f. 4 (17l'.7) 



(partim) ; Miill., Xntur^. v. 1. p. 640. d. KJ. t. 20. f. 4 (1774) (partim). 

 Sphhi.i: Ihieatii Fabricius, Synt. Ent. p. 541. n. 18(1775); Goeze, Ent. JSej/tr. iii. 2. p. 20G. n. 11 



(1780) ; Abb. & Smith, hm. <!cnrr/!a i. p. 77. t. 39 (1797) ; Don., lirlt. Inn. vi. p. 59. t. 204. f. 1 



(1797). 

 SpMnr ihwcis Cramer, /'ap. Exnl. ii. p. 41. t. 125. f. i) (1777) ; (ioezc, /■.'«/. lUiili: iii. 2. p. 223. n, 09 



(I7H0) ; Lep. & Serv., Eur. .Vrlh. x. p. 465. t. GO. f. 5 (182,'i). 

 l)plli'j,li/la linmlii, Ochsenheimer, Sr/,,ii. Eur. iv. p. 42. n. 5 (18U1) ([lartini) ; Sti'pli., ('"t. liril. /»«. 



ii. p. 33 (1829) ; Harris, in SiUim., .lown. Sr. Art xxxvi. p. .304. n. 1 (1839) ; Clem., ./oiirn. .If. 



A^. Sc. I'lulnil. iv. p. 143. n. 22 (1K59) ; Morris, Cut. Lrp. N. Aw. p. 20 (1800) ; Clem., in Morris, 



Syn. Lep. N. Am. p. 104. n. 1 (1802); Harris, ud. Flint, /n«. /«/'. V'-yet. p. .•(28 (180.3) ; Lintn., 



I'roc. Ent. Sue. Plulail. iii. p. G02 (lK(i4)(|ife liist.) ; Grote, Priir. Eul. Snr. I'liiliiil. V. p. .18 



(180.0) ; id. & Kob., ilM. v. p. 150. n, 49 (1b05) ; Grote, I.e. vi. p. 328 (18i;7) ; Uiley, Enl. .Im.v. 



ii. p. 2.'',7. fig. 102—104 (I87ii) ; Dimm. & Mann, /'«//-■/»■ ii. p. 07 (1H7I) (liter, rol. to motjun.) ; 



Riley, Urpl. .Uhmuri iii. p. 141 fig. (1871) ; Liutn., Ent. Omtr. i. p. 192 (1872) ; id.. I.e. ii. p. 179 



(1873) ; (Jrote, Pull. linffiiln Sor. N. Sr. i. p. 21 (1874) ; id., I.e. ii. p. 225. n. 25 (187.5) ; TImxt., 

 J'Myrlie i. p. 29 (1874) (Newton, Mass., vi. ix.) ; Haund., l/f/it. Enl. Sn,: Ont-n: iv. p. 28 fig. 



(1874) ; Kiley, Itept. Mi^muri viii. p. 122. fig. 42 44 (187(;) ; Saund., I.e. vi. p. 37. fig. (1870) ; 

 Uutl., Vm,/,. Zn„l. &«: Luml. ix. p. 508. n. 2 (1877) ; Ucw., Mitth. .Miiwli. Enl. Vrr. i. y. 92 



