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S. Erotus differs much from all the preceding species, and 

 may form a new genus. 



17. Sphinx? Erotus. 



Fusca ; thoracis latera albida ; abdomen ochraceum ; alee anticoe 

 gutta discali lutea, fascia cervina, plaga basali fasco bisignata 

 cinerea, margine exteriore cinereo ; posticce lutece, fusco mar- 

 ginatce. 



Sphinx Erotus, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii. 12, pi. 104, f. B. Fabr. 8p. 



Ins. ii. 145, 24 ; Mant. Ins. ii. 95, 27 ; Ent. Syst. iii. 1, 365, 



28. Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2379, 69. 

 Chromis Erotus, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 138, 1479. 



Genus 29. ANCEEYX. 



Corpus robustum. Caput subconicum. Proboscis longa. 

 Antennae graciles, subfiliformes. Abdomen oblanceolatum, thorace 

 vix duplo longius. Pedes longi, graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus 

 quatuor longissimis. Alae longae, angustae; anticae acuminata?, 

 apud costam rectae, margine exteriore perobliquo subdenticulato ; 

 posticae subacuminatae, apud marginem exteriorem vix denticulatae. 

 Mas. — Antennae subserratae, thorace non breviores. Fcem. — An- 

 tennae simplices, thorace paullo breviores. 



Hyloicus, p., et Erinnys, H'dbn. Verz. Schmett. 139. 

 Anceryx, Bois. MSS. 



Body stout. Head slightly conical. Proboscis long. Palpi 

 as usual. Antennae slender, subfiliform. Abdomen oblanceolate, 

 nearly twice the length of the thorax. Legs long, slender ; hind 

 tibiae with four very long spurs ; fore tibiae tufted as usual. Wings 

 long and narrow. Fore wings straight along the costa, acuminated, 

 very oblique and slightly denticulated along the exterior border ; 

 second inferior vein rather further from the third than from the 

 first ; third more than twice further from the fourth than from the 

 second. Hind wings slightly acuminated, hardly denticulated 

 along the exterior border. Male. — Antennae very slightly serrated, 

 as long as the thorax. Female. — Antennae simple, a little shorter 

 than the thorax. 



