CATALOGUE OF 



** Antennae clavatae. 

 b. Pedes postici densissime pilosi 

 b. Proboscis longiuscula. 



a. Antennae maris pectinatae. 



b. Antennae maris simplices, - 

 B. Corpus gracile. 



a. Antennae subtus non dense pubescentes 



a. Ala? non totae opacae. - 



b. Alae totae opacae. - - 

 i. Pedes sat validi, non ciliati. 



ii. Pedes cradles, ciliati. - 



b. Antenna? subtus dense pubescentes. - 

 B. Alas maculatae. 



A. Corpus robustum. - 



B. Corpus gracile. 



a. Palpi longiusculi. 



b. Palpi brevis. - 



11. Lenyea, Walk, 

 10. Melittia, Hubn. 



- 4. Taksa, Walk. 

 8. Toosa, Walk. 



2. iEGERiA, Fabr. 



6. Alonina, Walk. 



9. Suka, Walk. 



- 12. Ninia, Walk. 



- 2. Soph on a, Walk. 



14. Thyretes, Boisd. 



13. Thyris, Ochs. 

 15. Arna, Walk. 



Genus 1. SPHECIA. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis fere obsoleta. Palpi ascendentes, 

 acuminati, subtus basi dense pilosi ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2i 

 dimidio brevior. Antennae validae, thorace paullo longiores. Ab- 

 domen sessile. Pedes validi; tibiae pilosae. Alae sat angustae. 

 Mas. — Antennae subpectinatae. Fcem. — Antennae vix pectinatae. 



Sphinx, p., Linn. ; Fabr.; Scop.; Esp. ; Bork. ; Donov. ; Stew.; 



Turt, ; Haw. ; Htibn. 

 Trochilium, p., Scopoli. 

 Sphinx Sesia, Gmelin. 

 iEgeria, p., Fabr. 



Sesia, p., Laspeyres ; Ochs. ; Dup. ; Boisd. Ind. Meth. 41. 

 Sphecia, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 127; Steph. Cat. Brit. Lep. 30. 

 Setia, p., Meig. Syst. Besch. Eur. Schmett, 

 Trochilium, Steph. Haust. i. 137. 

 iEgeria, Newm. 



Body stout. Proboscis almost obsolete. Palpi moderately 

 long, obliquely ascending, acuminated, rather thickly pilose beneath 

 towards the base ; third joint lanceolate, less than half the length 

 of the second. Antennae stout, a little longer than the thorax. 

 Abdomen sessile. Legs stout: tibiae somewhat pilose. Wings 

 rather narrow. Fore wings with the four inferior veins near each 

 other ; second superior vein forked at before half its length. Male. — 

 Antennae slightly pectinated. Female. — Antennae hardly pectinated. 



