1886.] LEPIDOPTERA OF MHOW. 435 
9. DeILEPHILA LIVORNICA. 
Sphinx livornica, Esper, Ausl. Schmett. ii. pp. 87, 196, pl. 8. f. 4 
(1785). 
June. 
10. DAPHNIS NERII. 
Sphinz nerii, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 798 (1766). 
September, October, and November. 
11. PotypTicHUs DENTATUS. 
Sphinx dentata, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii. p. 42, pl. 125. f. G (1779). 
October. 
12. LrvcoPHLEBIA BICOLOR. 
Leucophlebia bicolor, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 16, pl. 2. f. 5. 
June and July. 
13. BASIANA CERVINA. 
Basiana cervina, Walker, viii. 237 (1856). 
August (Forsayeth). 
14. ACHERONTIA STYX. 
Acherontia styx, Westwood, Cab. Orient. Ent. p. 88, pl. 42. f. 3 
(1847). 
September. 
15. ACHERONTIA MORTA. 
Acherontia morta, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 140 (1816). 
February and September. 
16. PROTOPARCE ORIENTALIS. 
Protoparce orientalis, Butler, Tr. Z.S. 1877, vol. ix. part 10, 
p- 609. 
June, July, and September. 
17. NEPHELE HESPERA. 
Sphinx hespera, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 546 (1775). 
Common from September to June. Very plentiful in November. 
Hawk-Moths were in extraordinary abundance in September 1881 
in Mhow. A large thorny tree in my garden remained in full 
blossom for the greater part of that month, and I spent many 
evenings sitting under it watching these moths. About half an 
hour before sunset a few Cephonodes hylas would come, to be followed 
in a short time by Macroglossa belis and M. gyrans; then would fly 
by with a rush a single Nephele hespera. He would circle round 
and fly away, and a minute afterwards thousands of these insects 
would take possession of the tree. The solitary one always came first, 
apparently to see that all was safe, then flew away and a multitude of 
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