210 Insecta. Pterodicera. 



Observatto. Alce superiores omniiiiii angulalje. 

 Sphinges : octUata , Tilice , Populi, Qiurcus. 



DXCTI. Gr.Nus. Spjtt^x. SpJiinx. 



Spliiux , Ltss. , Geoff. , SrjT.EFF. , Fab. , DE 

 Geer, Den. , Scjtjff. , Esr., Borkii., Cram. , En- 



GR^M. , OliI'., T^^JLL., RosS., PaNZ., CuV., L.4M., 



Prunn., Sciir., Hurn., TFjlck. — Speclrum , 3Ia~ 

 croglussum , Scop. — Sesici , Fabrtctt. 



Palpi cniiipressi , clcnslssinie sqnaniali, supra lin- 

 gnam conligui aut vis. altcr al) altero distantcs. Antennce 

 prismalicie, niedium versus et sensim crassiores, sira- 

 plices aut in ma.«c«//6' hreviter piloso-blcillaloe ( suLbar- 

 balae). Lingua distincla, convolula. 



/. Abdomen elongato - conicuni , acittum , ano iTtiberbi, 

 Genus Spectrvm Scop. ; Sphinx Fabricii. 



1. Alce angulafce ; inferiores saltem de?itatce. 

 Sphing. /Enotherce , Porcellus , elc. 



1. Alce nec angulata? nec clentafce. 

 Sphing. Convolvuli, Atropos, Euphorlice , Ligustri , etc, 



7/. Abdomcn ano barbato, 



Genus IMasroglossvm Soop. j Scsia Fabric. 



Sphiitg. stellatarum , fuciformis , elc. 



Annotatio. Antennce qnain in " prsecedentibns breviores , 

 crassiores, ail originem graciliores ; iinco teiminali breviore , 

 dislinclins floccido j at hi characteres geuus propriuiu cousli- 

 luere uequeunl. 



