180 CATALOGUE OF 



Sphinx Megaara, Linn. Mus. Lud. Ulr. 358. Clerck, Icon. pi. 47, 

 f. 2. Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2385, 21. 



Bright green, testaceous beneath. Palpi and sides of the tho- 

 rax and of the abdomen testaceous. Abdomen with a row of white 

 spots along each side, and at one-third of the length with a black 

 band, which is dilated on each side. Fore wings with a black and 

 white spot at the base, with a black discal dot, with a brown spot on 

 the costa at two-thirds of the length, and with a larger brown spot 

 near the end of the interior border; under side reddish towards the 

 base. Hind wings luteous, black at the base, and with a black 

 band, which is abbreviated towards the costa ; exterior border ferru- 

 ginous, hoary towards the interior angle. Length of the body 20 

 lines ; of the wings 42 lines. 



a. Ashanti. From the Wesleyan Missionary Society's collection. 



b. Port Natal. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Group 2. 



Alae mediocriter latae; anticae subacuminatae, margine exte- 

 riore perobliquo, vix convexo, apicem versus subexcavato. 



Wings moderately broad. Fore wings slightly acuminated, 

 slightly excavated behind the tips, hardly convex and very oblique 

 along the rest of the exterior border. Hind wings slightly denti- 

 culated. 



12. Philampelus Helops. 



Viridescente-fuscus, subtus albidus; capitis thoracisque latera albida ; 

 abdomen cervinum, basi viridescente-fuscum maculis duabus 

 lateralibus nigris unaque majore dorsali albida ; alee anticce 

 ex parte cano suffuses, fascia ante basali obscuriore viridi- 

 fusca, litura discali obscure fusca, lineisque fuscis obliquis 

 undulosis ; posticce nigro-fuscce, apud angulum interiorem 

 lestacece, ciliis albidis. 



Sphinx Helops, Boisd. MSS. 



Greenish brown, mostly whitish beneath. Head and thorax 

 whitish along each side. Abdomen fawn-colour, greenish brown at 

 the base, with a black spot on each side, and a larger whitish dorsal 

 spot. Fore wings partly covered w T ith hoary bloom, with a darker 

 greenish brown band near the base, with a dark brown discal mark, 

 and with some undulating brown oblique lines. Hind wings 



