CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 12. NINIA. 



Corpus gracile. Palpi elongati. Antennae graciles, setaceae, 

 longiusculae. Abdomen elongatum, apice fasciculatum. Pedes 

 graciles, longiusculi ; tibiae posticae cilia tse. Alae opacse, metalli- 

 colores. 



Sphinx, p., Drury. 

 iEgeria? Westw. 



Body slender. Palpi elongated. Antennae slender, setaceous, 

 rather long. Abdomen elongated, tufted at the tip. Legs slender, 

 rather long ; hind tibiae tufted. Wings opaque, metallic-coloured. 



1. Ninia PLUMIPES. 



Nigro-cyanea ; abdominis segmenta posteriora ochraceo marginata ; 

 tihice tarsique ochracea ; tibia, posticce ciliatce. 



Sphinx plumipes, Drury, Exot. Ins. iii. 3, pi. 2, f. 3. App. 

 iEgeria ? plumipes, Westw. Ed. Drury, iii. 3, pi. 2, f. 3. 



Sierra Leone. 



Genus 13. THYRIS. 



Corpus validum. Proboscis distincta. Palpi validi, caput sat 

 superantes ; articulus 3us longi-conicus. Antennae simplices, seta- 

 ceae, thorace valde longiores. Abdomen alas posticas triente su- 

 perans. Pedes graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longissimis. 

 Alae amplae, maculis vitreis; anticae apud costam rectae, apice ro- 

 tundatae, margine exteriore sat obliquo ; posticae margine exteriore 

 denticulato. 



Phalaena, p., Scopoli. 



Sphinx, p., Fabr. ; Wien. Verz.; Gmel.; Iltibn. 



Sesia, p., Schrank. 



Thyris, Ochs. ; Hubn. ; God. ; Boisd. ; Chenu. 



Body stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi stout, extending some 

 distance beyond the head ; third joint elongate-conical, more or less 

 than half the length of the second. Antennae simple, setaceous, 

 very much longer than the thorax. Abdomen extending for one- 

 third of its length beyond the hind wings. Legs slender; hind 

 tibiae with four very long spurs. Wings somewhat ample, with 

 vitreous spots. Fore wings straight in front, rounded at the tips, 

 somewhat oblique along the exterior border; first, second and 



