( "SI ) 



Lip. Miiilur/. p. 12-2. n. 'JRT (18ft4) ; Druce, in Moloney, W. Afr. Fnndnj p. J'.i;!. n. li ( 1KS7) : 



Butl., Pro<:. Zonl. Sor. Limd. p. 674. n. 157 (1893) (Zomba, vii."); Fawc, Tinns. Zuol Soc. Lniid. 



XV. p. 309. n. 11. t. 58. f. 3. 4. ,5. 6 {1.,ik) (1900). 

 Clwerucampa osyris, Boisduval, Spei: Gen. hep. Hit. i. p. 237. n. 16 (1875); Staud. & Reb., Cut. 



Lq>. ed. iii. p. 103. n. 754 (1901). 

 Chaeraai iiqja osyris, Mabille, Aiiit. Sot: Ent. Frmici' p. 298 (1879) (Madag.). 

 Thei-etru nsiris, Kirby, Cit/. Lep. ITcf. i. p. 653. n. 30 (1892). 



c??. Hiudtibia nearly as long as biiidwing. Antenna of 6 very stout in 

 proportion to that of ? . Abdomen with two black side-patches. 



S. Tenth segment as stout as in cderio, but tlie sternite much more gradually 

 narrowed to a point and rather obtuse. Harpe (PL LII. f. 2o) compressed, feebly 

 curved upwards at the extreme end, which is rounded ventrally ; dorsal edge 

 notched. Penis-sbeatb (PI. LVII. f. 36) : a feebly arched and rather long left row 

 of teeth, the right row reduced to one subapical tooth. 



Larva : a very large ocellus on fourth segment, followed by a smaller one on 

 fifth ; horn short ; a pale dorso-lateral line on abdomen. 



Pupa : not glossy ; tongue-case very large, very prominent ; abdominal 

 segments transversely rugate, striate at the sides, with large jiunctures before 

 the stigmata, posterior segment more smooth ; stigmata black ; cremaster narrow, 

 conical, divided at end ; a series of black ventral spots on abdomen. 



Hah. Aethiopian Region, northward occasionally to Spain. 



In the Tring Museum 3 pupa-cases, and 2 pupae, 19 <?(?, 10 ? ? from : Sierra 

 Leone (Dr. (Siemens) ; AVarri, Niger, iv. v. (Dr. Roth) ; Congo (Bentley) ; Torn, vi. 

 (Dr. Ansorge) ; Kilwa, ii. (Reimer) ; Madagascar. 



Tol. Hippotion celerio. 



Pctiver, Gozoph. t. 12. f. 9 (1702) ; Frisch, Ins. xiii. p. 4. t. 2. f. 1. 2. 3 (1738) : Roes., Ins. Ilhisl. 



iv. p. 59. t. 8 (1746) ; Ernst & Engr., Pap. Em: iii. p. 94. t. 110. f. 157. c. d (1782). 

 Sphiiij- celrrio Linn^, Si/st. Xat. ed. x. p. 491. n. 10 (1758) (syn. partim) ; Hufnag., Bol. Maij. ii. 



p. 182. n. 12 (1766) ; Houtt., Xatid-I. Jfisl. i. 11. p. 434. n. 10. t. 90. f. 3 (1767) ; Linno, .s>(. 



Ndl. ed. xii. p. 800. d. 12 (1767) ; Forster, C'lil. Aiiiiii. N. Am. p. 29 (1771) ; Beckm., Ejjil. i. 



p. IC,!). n. 8 (1772) ; Mull., A'.(^(-^-. v. 1. p. 639. n. 12. t. 20. f. 3 (1774) ; Mein., Niiliiif. i. 



p. 243 (1774) ; Fue.ssly, Verz. Schwclz. Ins. p. 32. n. 617 (1775) ; Fabr., Si/si. Ent. p. 545. n. 30 



(1775) ; Den. & Schiff., Verz. Selim. Wicn p. 42. n. 2 (1776); Cram., Pap. E.rol. ii. p. 42. 



t. 125. f. F. (1777) ; Mad., ed. Kleem., Rniipcnhd. p. 53. n. 143, p. 71. n. 200 (1777) ; Esp., 



f>rhmett. ii. p. 83. 176. 201. t. 8. f. 1. 2. 3, t. 22. f. 1, t. 28. f. 1, t. 45. f. 3 (1779-82) ; Fabr., 



,S>ec. /;«. ii. p. 151. n. 50 (1781) ; Goeze, Ent. Ileiilr. iii. 2. p. 161. n. 12 (17811) ; Lang, \'<rz. 



Amjslj. p. 69. D. 565 (1782) ; Fuessly, X .Ucit/. Ent. ii. p. 371 (1785) ; Fabr., .Uanl. Ins. ii. p. 97. 

 n. 54 (1787) ; Borkb., Em: Scliin. ii. p. 70. n. 3 (1789) ; View., Vci-. Ilminlnh. p. in. ii. 1.1 



(1790) ; Gmel., Sijst. Nut. i. 5. p. 2.379. n. 12 (1790) ; Schwarz, Raupenhil. p. 509. n. {;:U 



(1791) ; Borkh., Ithchi. May. \. p. 31.5. n. 142 (179.3) ; Fabr., Ent. S/jsl. iii. 1. p. 370. n. 43 

 (1793) ; Donov., lint. Ins. vi. p. 25. t. 190 (1797) ; Pi'un., Lap. Pedem. p. 88. n. 176 (179H) ; 

 Sbaw, Vic. Nat. xx. t. 160(180- ?) ; Hiibn., Samnd. Eur. Sr/ini., Sphing. f. 6'.K 14(i. 167. ITiH. 

 (IKO— ?) ; id., Gisrh. Enr. Hrlim. ii. Spliln;/. iii. Li'fj. B. a. b. f. 1. a. b (180—?) ; OcHb., Srlan. 

 Eur. ii. p. 205. n. 2 (1808) ; Nagel, IJHI/sIj. Sclim. p. 154 (1818) ; God., /,»•/'. Eranrr iii. p. 4.3. 

 t. 18. f. 2 (1823) ; Lep. & Serv., Enr. /list. .\ut. x. p. 466. t. 65. f. 7. 8 (1825) ; Mcig., Ilandh. 

 Hrhm. p. 94. n. l! (1827) ; Boisd., Ind. .V,:th. )). 32 (1829) ; Meig., Sijsl. llrsrhr. Sclnn. p. 134. u. 2. 

 t. 60. f. 1 (IK30) ; Luc, Lrp. Eur. p. 110. t. 15 (1834) ; Bory, in Silberm., lire. Ent. ii. p. 179 

 (1834) (Canaries) ; Friv., ibid. ii. p. 181 (1X34) (Hungary) ; LucaB, Up. Eur. p. llll. t. 45. f. 1 

 (1834) ; Ramb., Eaum: Andahnis. p. .332 (1842) , GucT., in Lef., l'".'/. Aliyss. p. 3H6 (1«45) ; 

 ncrr.-.Sch., Enr. Srinn. ii. p. 86. n. 12 (1847) ; Frey., .V. Bri/lr. vi. p. 62. n. 950, p. I0(;. n. 1006. 

 t. 518. 548 (1852) : Lue., in Cbcnu, Enr. /list. Nut., Pap. i. p. 264. fig. 4i;8 (18.53) ; Kcfersl., 

 Wiin. Ent. .M,m. ii. p. 225 (l«58) ; Auriv., KoiujI.Sr. I'.V. .!/■. Ilandl. xix. 5. p. 139. u. 177 

 (1K82) (rccens. crit. ; — tisiphunr - ini/iiiliniis = oi-i/s). 



Sphinx liHiplwnr. Linn(i, Hyst. Nat. ed. x. p. 492. n. 2 (175H) ; id., .I//--. I.nd. I Ir. p. 3,V,P (1769) ; 



