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BEUTENMULLER, MONOGRAPH OF THE SESIIDyE. 



M 3 and Cuj from end of cell, slightly separated at base; Cu 2 from cell. Discocellulars but 

 slightly oblique. Sc + R very long, touching R s at extremity. Legs long ; tibiae slightly hairy. 

 Type : Sphinx tabaniformis Rott. (= vespiformis Linn.), from Europe. 



Fig. 14. Venation, Anal appendages of male, Head, and Hind Leg of Meniythrus cuftressi. 



The genus is somewhat variable as regards the secondary sexual characters 

 of some of the species. The male of M. denudatus has all the wings transpar- 

 ent, and M. polistiformis and M. cupressi have four anal pencils. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Fore wings opaque, violet black. 

 Hind wings transparent. 



Abdomen with four ( $ ) or three ( 5 ) yellow bands tricinctus. 



Abdomen with all the segments banded with yellow denotatus. 



Fore wings opaque, brown. 



Hind wings with outer border running into the wings. 



Abdomen with a yellow band on the second segment scepsiformis. 



Abdomen with segments red and yellow admirandus. 



Hind wings opaque, except at base. 



Abdomen brown, sometimes with one or more yellow bands dollii. 



Like dollii, but the abdomen and thorax is chestnut brown var. castaneus. 



Hind wings transparent. 



Abdomen with a narrow yellow band on each segment seminole. 



Abdomen with a yellow band on the second and fourth segments, male with four anal 



pencils polistiformis. 



Fore wings ochreous yellow. 



Abdomen yellow, three basal segments black robinice. 



Abdomen with first segment black, male with four anal pencils cupressi. 



Fore wings with a transparent area at the hind angle in both sexes. 



Abdomen orange palmii. 



Abdomen yellow simulans. 



Fore wings of male transparent ; female opaque with transparent area at hind angle. 



Abdomen with narrow yellow bands asilipennis. 



