LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 201 



Sphinx Hydaspus, Cram. Pap. JExot. ii. 31, pi. 118, f. A. 

 Sphinx Medor, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. 215, pi. 394, f. A. 

 Sphinx Jatropha?, Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. 143, 18 ; Mant. Ins. ii. 94, 21 ; 

 Ent. SijsL iii. 1, 362, 22. Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2376, 63. 

 Cocytius Jatropbse, Hubn. Verz. Schmeti. 140, 1497, 



This species varies very much in size and in the colouring of 

 the wings. 



Brownish green, whitish testaceous beneath. Head in front 

 with a lanceolate appendage on each side. Antennae whitish. 

 Thorax with a black stripe on each side. Abdomen with a stripe of 

 blackish spots, and with three whitish dots on the hind border 

 of each segment; a black stripe on each side; first, second and 

 third segments with three large yellow lateral spots. Wings with 

 whitish spots along the ciliae. Fore wings with slender undulating 

 blackish bands, with a whitish discal dot, and with an exterior un- 

 dulating macular whitish band. Hind wings blackish brown, yel- 

 low at the base, and with a short broad vitreous discal stripe, which 

 is intersected by the brown-bordered veins. Length of the body 

 19 — 23 lines; of the wings 44 — 52 lines. 



Surinam. 



a, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 

 c. ? From Mr. Children's collecion. 



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



e. St. Domingo. From M. Salle's collection. 



f — i. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



j. From the Voyage of Capt. Collinson. "Taken at sea, Lat, 



40°'2 ; South Long. 56*35 West." 

 k. Honduras. From Mr. Miller's collection. 

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

 m. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 n. .? 



5. Macrosila collaris. 



Cana, subtus alba ; tkorace fascia antica liturisque lateralibus 

 fuscis ; abdomen linea interrvpta media maculisque transversis 

 lateralibus fuscis ; alee subtus fuscce ; anticce gutta discali 

 alba, lineis obliquis transversis undulosis fuscis, necnon striga 

 fasciaque obliqua undulosa testaceis ; posticce fuscce, cano 

 bifasciatce, basi et apud marginem interiorem albidce. 



Closely allied to M. lichenea, male. 



