590 mr. j. h. leech on the [occ. 18, 



36. Thyris fenestrella. 



Ihyris fenestrella, Scop. Eat. Cam. p. 217 (1763). 

 Three specimens at Gensan in June aid July. 

 Gensan (Jul}'). 



37. Thyris usitata. 



Thyris usitata, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (J)) iv. p. 367 

 (1879). 



I took four specimens in Satsuma in May. A very fine series 

 coll. Prjer. 



Yokohama (Jonas and Pryer) ; Oiwake (Pryer) ; Satsuma 

 (^Leech). 



38. Melittia bombyliformis. 



Sphinx bombiliformis, Cram. Pap. Ex. iv. p. 241, pi. 400. fig. C. 

 (1782). 



Melittia anthredoniformis, Hiibn. Vei^. Schmett. p. 128 (1816). 

 Trochilium phorcus, West. Cab. Orient. Ent. p. 62, pi. 30. fig. 7. 

 A specimen from Japan in the National Collection. 

 India, N. and E. 



39. Melittia eurytion. 



Trochilium eurytion, Westw. Cab. Or. Eut. p. 62, pi. 30. fig. 5 

 (1848). 



Melittia eurytion. Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. viii. p. 70 (1856). 



Two specimens at Tsuruga in June. Five examples coll. Pryer 

 (no. 42;. 



Yesso, Nikko, Yokohama {Pryer) ; Tsuruga {Leech) ; Nortli 

 India, Silhet. 



40. Melittia chalciformis. 



Sphinx chalciformis, Fabr. Ent. Syst. torn. iii. pt. 1, p. 382. 

 Melittia indica,B\xt\. Ana. & Msig. Nat. Hist. (4) xiv. p. 411 

 (1874). 



One example in Satsuma in May. 

 Satsuma {Leech). 



41. Sphecia rhynchioides. 



Sphecia rhynchioides, Butl. Trans. Eut. Soc. 18S1, p. 589. 

 Six specimens in coll. Pryer, Yokohama. 

 Pryer says that the larva "feeds on oak." 



42. Sphecia contaminata. 



Sphecia contaminata, Butl. 111. Typ. Lep. Het. pt. ii. p. 59, pi. xl. 

 fig. 2. 



Four specimens, coll. Pryer. 

 Yokohama {Jo7ias) ; Yesso {Pryer). 



