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streaks on each side at the base, and with a row of white spots along 

 each side. Fore wings with several slight dark brown bands, and 

 with an indistinct exterior glaucous band. Hind wings brownish 

 black, with the costa and a streak along the exterior border testa- 

 ceous in the male, whitish in the female. Length of the body 

 14 — 16 lines ; of the wings 24 — 28 lines. 



a. Australia. From the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake. 



b. Australia. From Mr. Strangers collection. 



c. d. Moreton Bay. Presented by — Gibbons, Esq. 



Genus 3. PROSERPINUS. 



Corpus crassum. Caput obtusum. Proboscis longiuscula. 

 Palpi breves, robusti. Antennae subclavatae, thorace paullo longiores. 

 Abdomen thorace longius, apice subfasciculatum. Pedes graciles ; 

 femora et tibiae pilosissima ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. 

 Alae mediocriter latae, apud marginem exteriorem excavatae ; anticae 

 apice subhamatae. Mas. — Antennae subserrato setosae. Fcem. — 

 Antennae simplices. 



Sphinx, p., Fabr. ; Schr. ; Esp.; Illig. ; H'ubn.; Panz. 

 Proserpinus, H'ubn. Verz . Schmett. 132. 

 Macroglossa, p., Ochs. 



Pterogon, Boisd. Ind. Meth. 32; ed. 2, 46. Icon. Hist. Lep. 

 Sphing. 64. Dnponch. 



Body thick. Head obtuse. Proboscis rather long. Palpi 

 short and thick. Antennae subclavate, a little longer than the tho- 

 Tax. Abdomen rather longer than the thorax, very slightly tufted 

 at the tip. Legs slender ; femora and tibiae very pilose; hind tibiae 

 with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad, excavated along 

 the exterior border. Fore wings slightly hooked at the tips ; second 

 inferior vein much further from the third than from the first ; third 

 much further from the fourth than from the second. Male. — An- 

 tennae minutely serrate-setose. Female. — Antennae simple, a little 

 more clavate than those of the male. 



1. Proserpinus (Enother^e. 



Cano-viridescens ; antennce apice albce ; thorax plagis duabas 

 trigonis lateralibus viridibus ; ala anticce fascia obliqua satu- 

 rate viridi, guita discali nigricante, margine exteriore viri- 

 descente ; posticce lutea, fusco late marginatce, ciliis albidis. 



