new or rare SphingidcB. 237 



P. Inconspicua, "Walk. (?) Jamaica. 

 Oryha Rubusta, Walk. Ucayali. 



Sphinx Achemenicles , Cram., is evidently closely allied 

 to this species, wliicli Avas placed by Boisduval in 

 Pachylia, to which it is clearly related. A drawing of 

 O. Robusta was lately sent me by Erschoff as P. Kadeni, 

 Schauf., but I have not been able to consult the descrip- 

 tion of the latter. 



AMBULICINiE. 



Ambulyx Eurycles, Herr Schaff. S. America. 

 „ Lycidas, Boisd. Brazil. 

 „ Crethon, Boisd. Hab. — ? 



SMERINTHINiE. 



Metamimas Banksice, Boisd. S. Australia. 

 Polyptyclius Timesius, Stoll. N. China; India 

 {= Sph. 3Iodesta, Fabr., E. S. iii. 1, p. 356, n. 4 

 (1793)). 

 The legs of this species are very thick and strongly 

 spined. 



The earliest notice of Lophostethus Dumolinii is by 

 Latreille, Cuvier's Regne Animal, ed. 2, vol. iii. pi. 20, 

 £ 1. (i830), as Sphinx Dumolin. 



Calasymbolus Astylus, Dru. N. America. 

 Smerinthus Ocellata, Linn. (= Sph. Semipavo, 

 Retz.) 

 „ Tatarinovii, Brem. (= Smer. Evers- 



manni, Popoflf, Bull. Mosc. 1854, ii. p. 182, pi. i. 

 f. 5). 

 Basiana Exusta, Butl. Cashmir. 



Walker quotes a record that his B. Postica, from 

 Natal, "gives out sounds resembling those of a Lamia, 

 for minutes together." 



ACIIERONTIIN^. 

 Acherontia Medusa, var. Malacca. 

 Resembles Japanese rather than Chinese examples, and 

 is as dark as these above and below. The inner black 

 band of u. s. h. av. sends off a very distinct branch near 

 the costa to the discoidal spot. 



Acherontia Sculda, n. s., infra. Borneo. 



