AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS. qi 



confluent. The antenna; in this species are black, and considerably shorter than in the others, with the extremity 

 much less strongly curved. 



The caterpillar is described by Esper as greenish, with the head and fore legs black ; the others green, a 

 whitish stripe down the back, and a row of black spots on the side. It is said to feed on the trefoil. 



Mr. Stephens captured a number of specimens of this species at the end of June in West Horsley Park, 

 Surrey. There is also a specimen in the cabinet of the Zoological Society (formerly Mr. Vigors') from a 

 different locality ; and I possess a specimen taken by myself, but I do not recollect the place of capture. 



SPECIES 5.— ANTHROCEIIA HIPPOCREPIDIS. 



Synonvmes.— .S'/)Aini' Hippocrepidis, Iliibncr, Spli. pi. 17, fig. 83 I Sphinx Loii, Hubner, Spli. pi. 5, f. 32 $ . 

 $ ; Stephens, Illust. ; Wood, Ind. Eiit., pi. 4, fig. C, (AiUhroccra,H.) I 



This species varies considerably in the expansion of the fore wings, from 13 to PJ lines. The -wings above 

 are of a black blue, with six red spots, tiic sixth being generally small, with a coloured vein running through it ; 

 on the under side the red spots are all confluent. The hind wiugs are red, with an undulated greenish-bine 

 margin. The abdomen is blue-black, without any spots. This species varies considerably in having the spots 

 more or less confluent or obliterated ; and sometimes the spots are of a pale lemon-yellow colour, as in the 

 specimen figured by Wood above referred to. 



The caterpillar is greenish, with the sides marked by a broad yellowish stripe and a row of black dots, and 

 the head varied veith white. It feeds on the wild liquorice. 



Mr. Stephens states that he has taken this species at Coombe Wood, on the 20th June, 1810, and near 

 Darenth wood. In France it has only been found on the borders of Switzerland. I have introduced this and the 

 two other species (A. Loti and Jleliloti) on the authority of a statement made to me by Mr. Stephens, within 

 the last few days, founded upon a careful comparison of German specimens brought over by Dr. Becker of 

 Wiesbaden, with those in Mr. Stephens' own Cabinet, described in his Illustrations. 



Sphinx Feccedani of Esper, has been introduced as a native species by Wilkes, under the name of 

 Sph. filipendulae, from which it is at once distinguished by having the tips of the antenna white, and a red belt 

 across the .abdomen. It is figured by Wood in the Index Entomologicus, t. .53, fig. 21 , amongst the doubtful 

 British species. 



