88 CATALOGUE OF 



South America. 



South America has two types of Macroglossa, the one — or M. 

 Tantalus and M.Fadus — like the European species in structure, the 

 other comprising M. Ceculus and M. Sagra, and distinguished by 

 the broader wings, and by the dilated abdomen. 



4. Macroglossa Tantalus. 



Cinereo-fusca, subtus albida ; abdomen fascia lata maculisque late- 

 ralibus albis, postice ferruginosum ; ala anticce fasciis variis 

 undulatis obscurioribus, macula discali nigra, fasciaque obli- 

 qua abbreviata plus minusve guttulari vitrea alteraque inte- 

 riors posteriore albida ; posticce nigricantes, anticce et apud 

 unguium interiorem albidce. 



Sphinx Tantalus, Linn, Mus. Lud. Ulr. 21. Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. 



153, 1 ; Mant. Ins. ii. 98, 1. Cram, Pap. Exot. i. 107, pi. 68, 

 f. F. Gmel. ed. Si/st. Nat. i. 5, 2386, 25. 



Sesia Tantalus, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. 1, 379, 1. 



Sphinx Ixion, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 803, 26. Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. 



154, 2 ; Mant. Ins. ii. 98, 2. Gmel. ed. Sijst. Nat. ii. 5, 2386, 

 26. 



Sphinx zonata, Drury, Ins. Exot. i. 57, pi. 26, f. 5. 



Sphinx Titan, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii. 73, pi. 142, f. F. 



Aellopus Tantalus, Hubn. Exot. Schmetl. Lep. ii. Sphing. iii. Leg. 



i. Bomb. A. Vulg. 2. 

 Macroglossum annulosum, Swains. Illustr. iii. pi. 132, f. 1. 



a. Para. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



b. South America. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



c. d. Brazil. 



e,f. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



g. Mexico. From M. Hartweg's collection. 



h. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



i,j. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



5. Macroglossa Ceculus. 



Cinerea-fusca, subtus albida ; abdomen vittis duabus anticis ab- 

 breviatis later alibus luteis, maculis lateralibus posticis et 

 inferioribus albis ; alee basi subtus albidce, anticce fasciis 

 undatis obliquis ferrugineo-fuscis ; posticce nigro-fuscw fascia 

 lutea. 



