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2. Calliomma nomius. 



Calliomma nomius, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 109. no. 1 (1856). 



Brazil (Becker). . Type, B.M. 



3. Calliomma licastus. 



Sphinx licastus, Cramer, Pap. Esot. vol. iv. p. 180, pi. 381. fig. A (1782). 

 Oreus licastus, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 136 (1816). 

 Calliomina lycastus (part.), Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 110. no. 2 (1856). 

 Calliomme parce, Ramon de la Sagra, Hist. Cuba, tab. 17. fig. 3. 

 Calliomma c/alianna, Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. v. p. 49 (1865). 



Santa Cruz, St. Vincent [Douhleday) ; St. Thomas (Iloriibeck) ; Yi.a,iti{Tweedie). B.M. 



4. Calliomma parce. 



Sphinx parce, Pabricius, Sp. Ins. ii. p. 148. no. 42 (1781). 



West coast of South America [Kellett & Wood). B.M. 



We have two examples of this species in the collection ; I have compared them with 

 the Banksian type, and have no doubt of their identity ; they differ from C. licastus as 

 follows: — Above and below altogether paler; the lilac marginal area of primaries re- 

 placed by buff; the bright multilunulate ochreous patch beyond cell of primaries ob- 

 solete ; the silver marking smaller and more oblique ; the spots on body obsolete. In 

 form it differs also as follows : — wmgs longer; primaries narrower, outer margin less 

 convex. 



5. Calliomma galianna. 



Sphinx galianna, Burmeister, Sph. Bras. p. 6. (1856). 



Calliomma galianna, Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. v. p. 49 (1865). 



Calliomma lycastus (part). Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 110. no. 2 (1856). 



Altogether darker in tint than C. licastus ; the primaries with the lilac area more 

 diffused, the pale line from it to apex straight instead of inarched, and not edged out- 

 wardly with black; the multilunulate postcellular patch deeper in colour, distinctly 

 interrupted, its outer edge curving outwards instead of slanting inwards ; a dark 

 discal nebula between it and the external angle ; all the transverse grey lines better 

 defined ; secondaries less uniform in colouring, the external area dusky ; the dark patch 

 on anal border quite black, but interrupted as usual ; body more purplish in tint ; 

 abdomen with three increasing dark brown cordiform spots. 



In form : — wings shorter ; primaries with outer margin far less convex, inner mar- 

 gin more distinctly waved, the external angle consequently more prominent ; outer mar- 

 gin scalloped ; abdominal margin longer. Expanse of wings 75 millims. 



Rio Janeiro [Stevens). B.M. 



This species is probably confined to Southern South America ; I have no doubt that 

 it is quite distinct fi'om C. licastus. 



